Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald “was, in a weird way, reconciling his mortality hilariously in front of us,” Dave Chappelle says of the late comic's "Nothing Special."

“This guy was, in a weird way, reconciling his mortality hilariously in front of us,” Chappelle says, after viewing the special. And this is what I said, ‘(Expletive) I almost picked that!’” Or when he cracks that his father was progressive because they had a "gender neutral bathroom." It was a very fitting goodbye.” Chappelle describes Macdonald as "uncharacteristically emotional when we parted company" the last time they saw each other at The Comedy Store. A picture from that night concludes Chappelle's "The Closer" special, dedicated to Macdonald. Chappelle says Macdonald picked his head up for the photo. I thought it was the other fella.’” And hanging out, and we have dinners and breakfasts and (expletive). He’d just be so much fun to see. He encourages the audience to having a living will and warns viewers, “You’ve got to be ready for anything life throws at you, in this here world. Macdonald loses his train of thought at times (whether that's part of his routine is hard to say). There are bits that might make some viewers cringe, like Macdonald's use of the R-word before launching into an uncomfortable bit about people with Down syndrome. It's interrupted by a dog barking in the background, and Macdonald's ringing phone, which he answers. The Quebec City-native, known best for his time as an "SNL" cast member (1993-98), died in September 2021 at 61. “I don’t want anybody painting my hair black on account I don’t want to die and then be surprised," when God says, "‘Well, I made your hair white. He wears a navy plaid blazer, baseball cap and headphones that he likes because they cover his white hair that he no longer wants to color.

The late comedian had some great material in a just-released stand-up routine recorded before his death.