I tried to make the punchline as close to the setup as I could. And I thought that was the perfect thing. If I could make the setup and the punchline identical to each other, I would create a different kind of joke.
Norm MacDonaldWhen people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
Norm MacDonaldThe standard of morals is as variable as morals themselves; of which every nation has a different code, and every custom a different reading.
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