Holy crap, this has just popped up on a UK reddit thread. We are not impressed!
(If you don't know, Peter Kay is one of the biggest comic acts ever in the UK. This guy is a tribute act, literally copying his routine word-for-word. Madness!)



Current challenge on the sub is seeing how far we can get watching his 4:19min showreel before tapping out.
Average at the moment is around 30sec.

a standup cover comedian is not something i ever imagined happening, why wouldn't you just watch the original on tape instead?

ya that's just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard of

Could be hilarious in an ironic sort of way.

Sorry in advance

wow british chris farley sucks

It’s always strange to see very early Norm, but not nearly as strange as very early Daniel Tosh. I used to think of their first eras of demeanor as similar and thought that both grew into their more confident selves. But after seeing that stuff more recently, Norm was pretty much the same, just younger lol

Norm's early stand-up was/appeared more contrived and didn't contain as many layers. He definitely got a lot better as the years went on.

Enjoyed this quite a bit. Just posted on Mark Normand's channel.

He did develop over time but I also think he had a lot of that in him but knew that he had to break in with the simpler comedy.

His podcast was beyond awesome and I feel like his best work overall. He had no apparent limits and touched on a lot of stuff that comics are shying away from these days to great effect. While the Netflix version is very good, it didn't have the magic of the podcast.

I believe it has more to do with trial and error and figuring out what worked best. In the clip about Sinbad that I posted, he mentions how early on he would memorize every word and how he no longer did that. There are some comics (and writers, songwriters, etc.) that do their best work early on, but then there the ones who work super hard at what they do and figure out new ways to make things work. Some of the insights he shared made it clear that he thought really deeply about comedy.

There's an essay of sorts that he wrote on Twitter where he talked about how stand up comedy as it's primarily done is a craft and not an art. Art can be a part of it but that comes later. The idea is that you have to make something happen; say something and get the entire audience to laugh at the same time. It's like building a good chair. The most important thing is that it's functional; it's comfortable, the legs are even, and it won't fall apart. Adding intricate details are of secondary importance. Then he talked about how stand up comedians don't actually come up with laughs. The idea is that a comic tells a joke and the audience does what it's going to do, but neither the comedian nor audience decides what is funny. Funny just is. It's like building a chair from a set of instructions. Great read. If I can find it, I'll post it here.

Norm Macdonald Live was great.

Found it.

https://normtwitteranthology.tumblr.com/standup

Saw this dude on David Cross' podcast a couple of weeks ago and he was great. This special is even better!

I got to 1:47 somehow and rage quit the video. He REALLY sucks.

lasted exactly 4 minutes and 34 seconds

just not my style

Josh Johnson is probably the best up and comer right now. He’s actually a step or 2 beyond up and comer but still. His older stuff was very good even though he was like 17 or something. Lately, he’s been dropping long sets on various subjects that are really great. There was a 30 minute or so bit about the Kendrick vs Drake feud and his latest is an hour+ on Diddy and that whole thing. It’s all pretty much off the cuff and he’s yet to miss.

there were some parts i liked but ultimately kept on pausing it to focus on other stuff only to remember to go back and eventually just quit listening because it wasn't pulling my attention in

I feel like he could be good if he had more confidence in his delivery.

Never heard of him before, this was 4/5, will keep an eye out for him.

The Delta bit was the best.

Admonian is hilarious but that latest special not the best introduction nor his best. Find the one that was in a small club in Richmond, he spends some of the set hilariously interacting with the curtain.

His impression of Marc Maron talking to Louis CK on that podcast episode is what got me on board. Freaking brilliant!!