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14354904 No.14354904[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Can someone explain why Norm has me crying with laughter. I can't put my finger on his funny, and nobody seems to be able to explain his funny.

Also general theories of humor thread

>> No.14354947

>>14354904
His delivery style. He delivers his jokes in a non-chalant fuck-you way.

>> No.14354982

>>14354947
But also his book is hilarious. Ain't no delivery there

>> No.14355137

>>14354904
he is an extremely intelligent man who plays the fool. this is why he is God tier

>> No.14355142

>>14355137
He’s really not that intelligent and he actually tries to show off fairly often. He’s popular with pseuds for a reason. He’s more like a fool playing the wiseman playing the fool.

>> No.14355218

>>14354904
Some of his jokes are very childish or meta and you're sick of the cynical style of comedy we've had for the past twenty years.

>> No.14355252

>>14355142
the man always stutters and acts like he is drunk. You obviously haven't seen too much of his stand up. His linguistic and logical jokes fly far above the public's head. Do yourself a favor and get acquainted with this happy soul. I am under no illusion that he is a philosopher yet he is able to distill divine wisdom into some whimsical joke.

"What doesn't kill you, makes you extremely weak"

Who can quote Nietzsche and turn his aphorism on its head like that but a wise man?

>> No.14355307

>>14354904
For me, it's Mitch Hedberg.

>> No.14355342

>>14354904
There is an ancient Greek myth that involves King Midas and the satyr Silenus: Midas asks him what is best in life after having been granted the ability to turn everything he touches into gold; Silenus replies, "to have never been born"; to which Midas replies, "dark... ok second best?"; Silenus concludes, "to laugh."

>> No.14355345

>>14354982
You imagine it in his voice.

>> No.14355361

Why are people always so excited about Norm not being a retard? Is it just because almost everyone else in show business is a moron and that's what you expect? Let him be intelligent in peace, it seems unfair to put that pressure and expectation on him. He's clearly not well-educated or an intellectual and doesn't pretend to be.

>> No.14355428

>>14355361
he never sold out to cater to the masses. he got fired from SNL for shitting on the clintons and OJ simpson.

>> No.14355443

>>14355428
I know that, I'm well-acquainted with Norm. Just watched his sitcom recently because I ran out of everything else, now watching Stan Hooper.

>> No.14355549

>>14354904
can someone tell me why the last thread on norm got deleted although it was lit related?

norm explaining the perfect joke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GKKnlsZvQA

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>>14355307
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M1bIJ1cUC0