The only two TV shows I saw do that, where they don't warm them up and you can really bomb, was Saturday Night Live - and that's why it gets a lot of heat, too. Obviously it gets criticism fairly, too. But a lot of it is because Lorne [Michaels] lets the audience decide and doesn't force them to laugh.
Norm MacDonaldThe praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
Norm MacDonaldKenny G has a Christmas album out this year. Hey, happy birthday Jesus! Hope you like crap!
Norm MacDonaldMy dad had this thing - everyone in Canada wants to play hockey; that's all they want to do. So when I was a kid, whenever we skated my dad would not let us on the ice without hockey sticks, because of this insane fear we would become figure skaters!
Norm MacDonaldYou know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him.
Norm MacDonaldI've been offered political shows before, and I don't know anything about politics and I feel uncomfortable making political opinions - there's consequences to them. I often think I'm wrong, so I really don't like getting in political or religious discussions because of the giant possibility that I might be wrong.
Norm MacDonald