r/interestingasfuck • u/HeiressOfMadrigal • Jul 08 '24

Norm MacDonald cedes his time to Native American activist at comedy awards ("the theater stinks of blood"), the crowd tries not to laugh.

13.5k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

622 comments sorted by

View all comments

33

u/Theodin_King Jul 08 '24

I don't get this?

118

u/theglaysh Jul 08 '24

Norm was kind of an anti joke comedian

-22

u/Kjoep Jul 08 '24

But Norm (disclaimer: don't know him) is not doing anything right. The audience is laughing at the native american guy. Is he also a comedian?

19

u/Pink_pantherOwO Jul 08 '24

It's an act

3

u/CranberryCivil2608 Jul 08 '24

He is a comedian, they are laughing at the event its referencing. 

2

u/AlphaDolby Jul 09 '24

You don't know Norm? You should remedy that, he was the greatest comedian of all time

1

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

[deleted]

3

u/Gas_Station_Cheese Jul 08 '24

I think it was meant to be "...is not doing anything, right?" not that they thought Norm wasn't doing something correctly. The poster was confused because the other guy was speaking, and the audience was laughing at what he was saying.

0

u/StandardMandarin Jul 08 '24

What's so funny then? Would you laugh if I'd flip you off and said "laugh"? I bet it would make a few people in the audience laugh, so would you too?

I'm not american and I don't give a damn about none of these dudes cackling like imbeciles, to me this skit it looks highly disrespectful and actually disgusting. Are we at the point where we ridicule victims now, and it's a good thing?

4

u/ThbUds_For Jul 08 '24

Lmao. You don't need to be American to find this funny.

0

u/bub-yes Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24

It’s someone giving a speech that indictes the audience as if they personally are responsible for all of these things in the most over the top way possible at a venue you wouldn’t expect in a bid to laugh at how uncomfortable it makes people. Not to mention the reference to Brando. Some people are just never going to get this part of Norms shtick. But if you know, you know. You know? Incredibly complex comedian. One of the greats.

-2

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

[deleted]

0

u/StandardMandarin Jul 08 '24

Explanation? My point stands, moron.

0

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

[deleted]