Norm Macdonald's Weekend Update - The Whole Damn Thing (Part 1)
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Published 2021-02-26
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This video seeks to understand the meaning behind the humour presented in Macdonald's jokes, and why it does or does not hold up today.
Macdonald's version of "Weekend Update" often included references to prison rape, crack whores, and the Germans' love of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. He would occasionally deliver a piece of news, then take out his personal compact tape recorder and leave a "note to self" relevant to what he just discussed. He commonly used Frank Stallone as a non-sequitur punchline.
Macdonald repeatedly ridiculed public figures such as Marion Barry, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and O. J. Simpson. Throughout Simpson's murder trial, Macdonald constantly pilloried the former football star, often heavily implying Simpson was guilty of the brutal slaying of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. In the broadcast following Simpson's acquittal, Macdonald opened "Weekend Update" by saying: "Well, it is finally official: murder is legal in the state of California."
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All Comments (21)
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This is perfect for falling asleep
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Had this on in the background. Any idea who's mug is now burned into my screen? You guessed it, Frank Stalone.
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It’s crazy that he opens up saying now the fake news. A few decades later, it’s all there is. Pioneer right here!
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Watching this I can’t help but be surprised Norm’s ventriloquist career never quite took off
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rest in uncomfortable silence
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I had been binging on Norm the last couple of weeks, not because I knew he
was going to die, because I go there whenever I get tired of the World -
Sucks it's only audio.
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"Man, I'm gonna tell ya, that is some bad luck when the one guy who would've died for you, kills you."
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I love that the same picture stays on screen for an entire 3 hours.
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You know who else enjoys the weekend update with Norm MacDonald, you guessed it, Frank Stallone
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I listen to these sometimes in the morning while I'm getting ready... Always a great way to start the day 😂
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Comedian Norm Macdonald died this week after a private battle with cancer.
Or so thr Germans would have us beleive. -
GERMANS LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF
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Thankful for all the hours of Norm on YouTube
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What made Norm great was he didn't spare anyone. It didn't matter where they were from, who they are, which "side" they were on. They all were the butt of his jokes because he realized it's funny to laugh at the absurd and dumb.
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Was shocked last week when I saw who was bagging my groceries. Yup! You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
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Norm: Goodbye everyone.
Us: We love and will miss you Norm.
OJ: Stab stab stab. -
The Whole Damn Thing ?!!
Its a pleasure to subscribe to a scholar and a gentleman like yourself. -
The greatest mind of comedy ever
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This video further proves my time tested theory that Germans love David Hasselhoff
