SNL sure made a strong stand when they told Shane Gillis he said some offensive words, then asked Eddie Murphy, who has comedy tracks called “Faggots” and “Faggots (Revisited)”, to host the show in December.
#SNL
#MakesSense
Gonna write this in Norm's twitter style and just keep adding to the end...
I've been lucky to have quite a few personal moments with Norm that were extremely funny, but there's a public moment that Norm had that has to rank as The Single Ballsiest Move in Comedy History...
#WeLoveYouJeff
Jeff Burton was always ready with something.
ALWAYS.
Even at the start of the pandemic, when everything was so uncertain, I joined
@RizzShow
for a live video stream where, as usual, I turned to Jeff to see what weird thoughts were going on in his head (cont'd)
BREAKING: St Louis Blues win their first Championship, as local superhero .
@Patrico1057
seriously considers streaking through downtown — AP News, St Louis
Norm was NO LONGER ALLOWED to do OJ jokes. He was ordered to stop.
That Saturday... Just days after the OJ verdict, Norm opened his set with "Welcome to Weekend Update, I'm your host Norm MacDonald, and our top story at this hour: It's official, MURDER IS LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA!"
Looking forward to a day that a Mariners, Seahawks and Sounders game is played on the same weekend, so we can have One In The Pink and Two In The Clink.
#Sorry
#IllShowMyselfOut
He was SO nice to me.
SO funny to me.
SO unbelievably supportive of me.
And I instinctively knew that he didn't feel comfortable with praise, so I never got to tell him how much I admired him.
But man, did I love him, as most comedians did.
You cannot replace this loss.
I AM AWARE of the situation in Seattle w/ The Mariners having one of the best starts in MLB history, and am struggling to understand it as a long suffering M’s fan. My family is asking for privacy at this time as I try to figure out why they’re doing this to me.
#GoMs
#Mariners
i'm not from LA, but I do live there, and I can tell you that not only are Rams fans going to start heading to their cars now, they're going to have a Tom Brady jersey in the backseat to switch into when they get there.
#Frontrunners
#NoSuchThingAsAnLARamsFan
#NFLPlayoffs
P.S. I took it so personally when you thought I intentionally left the hat you gave me in the station bathroom.
That's why I took that hat on a world tour and took pics of it on stage at every concert & on the field of every sporting event.
I told you I liked that hat, Jeff.
Sad to hear that James Hetfield relapsed, but happy to hear that he's going back into treatment.
There's no shame in slipping, as long as you get back up again.
@realDonaldTrump
How cool is it that we have a President who prioritizes shitting on his fellow Americans when he's supposed to be working for them?
#DividedWeFall
He won't be there for me.
Not happy about that.
But the idea that he's casually showing Olivia Newton John his hairy ass gives me comfort.
#RIP
Jeff Burton.
#WeLoveYouJeff
He showed up at Robin Williams' memorial at The Comedy Store and gave the most moving speech of the night.
So honest, and so unafraid to cry.
I hope that at his memorial, that someone pays tribute to Norm the same way that he did to Robin.
@RizzShow
L to R: Dude from 311, dude from every party at Freddie Mercury's house, dude from Maroon 5, dude that got kicked out of the Metallica tribute band for being too happy.
Norm was fired immediately.
But I don't know of any other comedian that has ever existed that continued to go for the joke despite all the warnings that Norm received.
Even the safest of comedians, who have no desire to push boundaries AT ALL, respect Norm for what he did.
Having Richard Lewis request that I leave him messages as Al Pacino so he could play it for his friends was a personal thrill for me.
He mentioned Pacino was a friend, and when I said, “You KNOW Al Pacino?”, he just stared at me and said, “OF COURSE I DO!” (Cont)
This is CRAZY.
Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars offered free tickets to EVERY. PERSON. IN THE WORLD.
And the only way to redeem free tickets was if Motley Crue ever toured again.
Well, guess who's going to see Motley Crue for free now? EVERY SINGLE PERSON READING THIS!
#Yay
Well, shit.
I wish I made more of an effort to reach out to him recently.
I did try, just not hard enough.
Rest In Peace, Ed, and thank you for the surreal experience.
It was so casually shocking and brilliant at the same time.
I can still see his ass in my head, and not because I want to.
Last week I made plans to see him when I get to St Louis next month, and when he replied "Can't wait", I counted on him to hang on for me.
It turned into all of us talking to Jeff, and someone asked him a question that required him to get out of his seat.
And that's when we all saw it.
First, the half shirt.
Then, the HOT PANTS.
Jeff turned and showed all of us his hairy ass as he casually walked away...
@realDonaldTrump
Good point, sir, we certainly haven't seen you say or do anything inappropriate with anyone more than a few thousand times in public.
#USA
Take a moment.
Stop.
Think about the good things you have. There are people who have much bigger problems than you do.
Be grateful.
#LifeIsWhatYouMakeIt
IF ANYONE in Maui needs to fly out to Honolulu tomorrow or the next day, hit me up and I will buy your plane ticket (you can offer this, too, because
@SouthwestAir
is offering flights for $19 for a limited time).
#PleaseShare
@realDonaldTrump
Weren't you the last one to confirm that you paid a porn star to bury the story about the unprotected sex you had with her? Wasn't that the definition of "Things going bad"? Help me out here....
Damn.
Vinnie Paul would always come out to comedy shows when I performed in Dallas, and I was looking forward to having him in the front row at my first big shows in Vegas next week.
Can’t help but think of his brother Dimebag as I hear this news.
#RIP
I can't be the only person who starts their day by turning on their computer and bracing myself for what shit show has taken place since I went to sleep, right?
@realDonaldTrump
Years ago, when people were kinder to each other, people known as "leaders" would acknowledge evidence against them and know when to check out.
Nowadays leaders don't acknowledge facts anymore, they just call "Fake News" on whatever they want at midnight from their toilet seat!
Realizing you’re a drug addict is humiliating.
But for some reason, admitting it to another person and getting help is where the line is drawn between people who get better and people who die.
I surrendered 14...
@realDonaldTrump
Man, I would be really freaked out about this information if I didn't have the common sense to research it and know that it's not true. Why are you trying to scare dumb people?
His notes were actually attempts to muzzle Norm.
The notes were regarding OJ Simpson jokes. Don didn't like the jokes.
It should be noted that one of Don's big claims to fame was creating ABC's Wide World of Sports, where he became friends with... OJ Simpson.
Just boarded a flight, and the guy sitting next to me is quietly telling someone on his phone to fuck themselves.
I. Want. To get. Involved.
SO badly.
#Drama
#LoveIt
#GossipyLittleBitch
@realDonaldTrump
To American President Trumparoni: NEVER, EVER HAS ANYONE WHO CAPITALIZED THEIR WORDS EVER BEEN TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY AS A RESULT. FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE FELT LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO BE HEARD IS TO MAKE THEIR LETTERS. BIGGER AND IT COMES FROM A PLACE THAT'S DEMENTED. BE CAUTIOUS!
Don would fax over notes saying it was enough with the OJ jokes, and that they should back off.
Norm, as it was explained to me, would simply drop those faxes into the garbage.
And he didn't stop doing OJ jokes, despite a big NBC executive having an issue with it.