Q&A: Conan’s Favorite Norm Macdonald CONAN Sketch | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend 

I think Andy really got the essence of Norm's humor when he compared him to someone who would take you on a 4 mile hike to show you a dog turd, an observation that had Norm fall to his knees laughing and then shake Andy's hand.

Oh, Conan... WE KNOW about "Sully Sullenberger, Airport Pilot." Believe me.

Stories about Norm Macdonald from his friends give me life.

My favorite Norm bit was the gift basket he brought to Conan on his last Tonight Show appearance. Had me rolling then, and will still have me rolling today.

Me to a norm video is like a moth to a pediatrist's office

Norm as Sully Sullenberger …..”we’re saving up for the thing!”

We still love you Norm. Wherever you are, you old chunk of coal.

I think one thing that made Norm's bits work so well is that he always sounded completely insincere and mildly snarky no matter if he was being genuine or playing a character or what, so you really had no way of telling when he was taking you on a long detour to an absurd dead end or when he was relaying an actual anecdote. His roast of Bob Saget is delivered identically to his interviews. That's a practiced skill, to have such a consistent affect.

Hey there, social media staffer...just wanted to say, you're doing a great job and we realize that it's a whole team that creates the funny! The operations/revenue side gets little attention but I see you!

Jim Downey and Norm has such a similar/overlapping sense of humor. As Jim put it, it's hilarious to waste people's time. Many jokes they did on SNL and after were along those lines. Moth joke, Moorehead Grayson are good examples as well, of both of their humor.

Conan reacting to Norm's various appearances on his show would be all time great video

Reminds me of that tragedy

If Norm wastes my time once, shame on him. If I rewatch clips of Norm wasting my time over and over again, shame on me.

Norm's clip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5zck9hlMl6w.html

Mostly it was, I know there's not enough time, but mostly we talked about it... was a love story... Between him and his wife: Laurie Sungleberger. What was her name? I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago

The role of Lorrie Sungelberger is truly an Oscar-worthy performance

I'm glad Conan highlighted that sketch, I love it for all the reasons Conan does

Theres 3 people i really miss and i still tear up when i think about them. Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain, and norm macdonald. I think about them alot.

Paul Newman told me you never get over it.

There is hardly a clip from Conan's various shows that I haven't seen, and I can confidently say that Conan's most interesting and funniest segments are when (respectively) Bill Burr, Kevin Nealon, and Norm MacDonald are his guests.

He didn’t care in a beautiful way!!! 😊I’m using that 😂

Norm being Norm is just the best. He cares not if anyone thinks it is funny. He thinks its funny and that’s enough.

I have a question too: How come Conan has never interviewed any of the cast of ‘Whose line is it anyway’?. Have only seen Wayne Brady on his nbc show once. Given how brilliant Conan is at improv, you would think they would have very interesting conversations and interactions but never seem to have happened. Find it really bizarre!🤷🏻‍♂️🤨

IT WAS THE SILLIEST WASTE OF TIME FOR A SKETCH....... very monty pythonesque I loved it

It was more a love story about him and his wife…Laurie sunkelburger, is that her name? I wrote this bit 15 minutes ago. Kills me everytime

Why does the thumbnail read "BEST GUESTS" when the clip has absolutely nothing to do with that?

He even said in the show about the woman playing Sully's wife: "I have cast her in your show"

Say, what a lovely picture show this was. Gee whiz!

There never has been and never will be a comedian that commits to a bit more than Norm. Absolute legend.

Norms moth Joke is still the best.

I really just live for those Norm stories!

I'm so glad Conan referenced this, because when I was 20 years old when Norm was on for this (2009 - also the episode with the tremendous Gordon Ramsay Cooking Segment) - my friends and I would quote this sketch relentlessly: to the point that we still do today. "Kitchener Leslie - the old Hobo waiting in wait for his time" when talking about the old homeless people from the Great Depression coming back due to the current economic recession in the US at that time. Another bit was near the end of the Sully skit where Norm completely blanks out on his own bit on how to pronounce Sully Sullenberger's last name: "Yeah, he and his wife....Lorie Sunkleburger...wait, what was her name?" and Norm cracks up in laughter and Conan just holds his head while Norm gleefully explains "I wrote this bit 20 minutes ago!". Rest In Peace, Norm. One of my favorite Norm/Conan appearances.

in the bit Sully's wife lands the plane

It’s important to remember that Norm did this like six months after it happened, way before anyone even considered making a movie about it. Part of the joke was that Sully was a wholly uninteresting character outside of this event, which made it all the more funny when Clint Eastwood did make a movie (where he had to make up a whole inquiry just to create some more drama).

I wonder if Norm inspired the old "Frankenstein Wastes a Minute of Our Time" bit

I absolutely love at Conan Norm stories. You can feel his love and admiration for his friend

Featuring Sully Sullenberg and Lori Sulkenberger

More Norm, I'm addict to Norm. More of that ole chunck of coal, now a diamond.

Norm was born on the 17th of October of the year of our Lord, 1959 as the Scriptures tells us. So, happy birthday, Normie, hope you like crap and being buried into the earth.

The person wanted a Norm story. You just described something that was aired on the show to someone who's such a fan of the show they came to see you.

This channel has figured out: NORM CONTENT = CLICKS 👍🏻

TEAM COCO!!! LONG TIME FAN since a kid, I loves Conans!! I loved the plague santa sketch during covid... ANYWAYS: please have the fat comedians on, TIM DILLON and also mr. Stavros Halkias on the CONAF series. SEPERATELY or together... Peace and LOVE. You all look really attractive. XOX MNK.

Sonya adds nothing. Why is she on stage next to Conan?

He did the same Sully sketch twice on Conan first on Late Night NBC then on TBS

Wow so random, I watched the clip last week.

Anytime Conan brings up norm I'm gunna watch so thank you to that girl who asked❤

AIRPORT PILOT

Sunkleburger.

The love story between Sully and Lori Sungleburger was the best.

Conan get Mark normand and Shane Gillis on the pod please !!!

What a terrible anecdote, reminds me of that tragedy.

I would love to see Conan (and other big names like Burr and Rogan) acknowledge how they all took the “I didn’t even know he was sick” line Norm did about Hitler

Conan jumped on the cancel Norm bandwagon.

I always wondered where he got his ideas from...

lol conan telling the sully story like it happened 70 years ago

Matt and Sona didn't get to answer... 😢

McLuvin team coco 24...or even speaker of the house #coco traphouse 24 #ankle deep blood and bones tour #scab writers revival motion

Norm, RIP 🕊

I remember when Norm first did the bit. It’s so damn funny and random.

Sully Sullenburger: Airport Pilot

I posted this at the beginning of the wrek and someone asked for this to be read. But in self-destructive way I added more yhkngs to be funny which xaused the person to tempve thir comment. 😢 I did take out the offending jokes which crossed the line; and hope that you will still read my comment on the Podcast Best "I was trepidatious about this episode with Ed Sheeran in NYC because I figured it was going to be a boring old one on one episode between Conan & Sheeran-- which would be fine, but that is not the format of your podcast. I assume CONAF listened to both QuestLove and us in the RU-vid comments, because Matt & Sona were there! Yay! (Sona's infectious laugh booms over any slow moment like a rushing river in a sonorous valley; and Matt interjects with his shy, sly, dorky improv wit on beat like a masterful conductor.) Also;, awkward & avuncular, Hawiian shirt loud Bley, who is television on feet, got more on-air time which is how it should be. David Hopping scurried in at the end, like the anthromorphic rabbit that he is, to help with listener questions. (His last name is Hopping after all; and the time when Hopping claimed Conan asked for carrots so he could eat them like Bugs Bunny was just an obvious deflection. ) All that was missing was Eduardo making an inappropriate interuption with his silky, smooth Jazz radio voice to hit all of the necessary, satisfactory checkboxes to make this episode a complete experience. (Not commenting on Adam "Moneybags" Sachs whose your version of Mr. Drysdale from the Beverly Hillbillies; albeit younger. His personality only comes out when Timothy Olyphant comes on.) Conan, remember you are Andy Griffith, who is only the normal everyman because you surround yourself with colorful characters --- and your Staff is your Mayberry."

For everyone's convenience, here's the sketch that was referenced: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5zck9hlMl6w.htmlsi=_nXXfx93MWL7tdJt

My question is, where are the interns from the remote now?

Conan does a decent Norm impression.

I love that Norm got a crew together, probably paid all of them decently, all to shoot that idiotic 60-second clip and run it on Conan.

We're saving for the ting...

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I love this so much

Oooh man i miss Norm

Norm was amazing.

chairman of the board

Very good 😂

Love normmm

Norm also figured out at some point in life how stupid it was to constantly pander to women. I give him credit for that since many men NEVER figure this out.

Lori Sungleburger!

someone tell sona im single

I don’t see that bit as random. Norm was bringing Sully down to earth, flattening him really, suggesting that Sully, despite being treated as a hero, was a boring pilot like all the others. Norm’s nihilistic streak is part of what made him so good.

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This woman has a fantastic voice. I hope she's a voice actor or Radio DJ

Sully fought for more pay for pilots. He is more than a moment

Carlin was my favorite.

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I wrote this bit 20 minutes ago😅 Sona is useless..fake laughter and everything else included

Will live on forever alongside comedy gems like rub light.