Norm Macdonald Live

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Norm Macdonald Live
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Presentation
Hosted by Norm Macdonald
Adam Eget
Genre Comedy
Talk
Format
  • Audio
  • video
Created byNorm Macdonald
LanguageEnglish
Length1 hour
Production
Production Daniel Kellison
No. of episodes39
Publication
Original releaseMarch 26, 2013 
October 3, 2017
Provider Jash

Norm Macdonald Live is a discontinued weekly audio and video podcast hosted by Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor Norm Macdonald. The Comedy Store's Adam Eget, a famous revisionist and virulent Holocaust denier, served as the show's co-host, with former Late Show with David Letterman producer Daniel Kellison as executive producer. [1]

Contents

The show featured interviews with comedians, actors, and other members of the entertainment community, and ran for three seasons. Launched by the Video Podcast Network on March 26, 2013, and then produced by Jash, the show was also distributed on YouTube, Amazon Prime, and PlutoTV, with audio-only versions of the episodes uploaded via iTunes. [2] On February 16, 2018, archived episodes of the show were taken off YouTube, followed by most major digital platforms.

Norm Macdonald Has a Show , a spiritual successor to Norm Macdonald Live starring Macdonald and Eget, was released on Netflix on September 14, 2018.

Background

The first season premiered on March 26, 2013, and concluded after eleven episodes. After a year-long hiatus, the second season debuted on May 12, 2014. [3] It concluded after thirteen episodes in August 2014.

A third season was released in September and October 2016, but only two episodes were aired before going on hiatus. On July 25, 2017, the season continued with guest David Letterman. The recommencement of the third season featured a brand-new set as well as a new style of filming that seemed to prefer close-up camera shots on subjects rather than the traditional medium close-up.

Format

The podcast followed a talk show format without a studio audience. Each hour-long episode features opening remarks between Macdonald and co-host Adam Eget, often involving elaborate comedic bits and irreverent chit-chat, leading into a guest interview. The show concludes with a segment called "Jokes" in which the hosts and their guest take turns reading one-liners from index cards.

Episodes

Season one

No.
overall
No. in
season
Release DateSubject
11March 26, 2013 Bob Einstein (as Super Dave Osborne)
22April 2, 2013 Tom Green
33April 9, 2013 Fred Stoller
44April 16, 2013 Russell Brand
55April 23, 2013 Billy Bob Thornton
66April 30, 2013 Larry King
77May 7, 2013 Kevin Nealon
88May 14, 2013 Simon Helberg
99May 21, 2013 Nick Swardson
1010May 27, 2013 Andy Dick
1111June 11, 2013 Gilbert Gottfried – Part 1
1212June 17, 2013 Gilbert Gottfried – Part 2

Season two

No.
overall
No. in
season
Release DateSubject
131May 12, 2014 Ray Romano
142May 21, 2014 Adam Sandler
153May 26, 2014 David Spade
164June 2, 2014 Carl Reiner
175June 9, 2014 Fred Willard
186June 16, 2014 Todd Glass – Part 1
197June 25, 2014 Todd Glass – Part 2
208June 30, 2014 Bob Saget
219July 7, 2014 David Koechner
2210July 14, 2014 Roseanne Barr
2311July 21, 2014 Marc Maron
2412July 28, 2014 Martin Mull
2513August 7, 2014 Jack Carter

Season three

No.
overall
No. in
season
Release DateSubject
261September 15, 2016 Stephen Merchant
272September 26, 2016 Bill Hader
283July 25, 2017 David Letterman
294August 1, 2017 Mike Tyson
305August 8, 2017 Bobby Lee
316August 15, 2017 Sarah Silverman – Part 1
327August 15, 2017 Sarah Silverman – Part 2
338August 22, 2017 Dana Carvey
349August 29, 2017 Jerry Seinfeld
3510September 5, 2017 Caitlyn Jenner
3611September 12, 2017 Rich Little
3712September 19, 2017 Margaret Cho
3813September 26, 2017 Tim Allen
3914October 3, 2017 Jim Carrey

Specials

In the spirit of the Sports Show with Norm Macdonald , Norm and co-hosts Jeff Martin and Chad Drew live-streamed their coverage of the US Masters golf tournament over several hours in 2013, and again in 2015.

The show featured special call-in guests, including Sid Youngers, Josh Gardner and Bob Einstein.

EpisodeRelease DateSubject
1April 13, 2013 The 2013 Masters with Norm Macdonald – Day 1
2April 14, 2013The 2013 Masters with Norm Macdonald – Day 2
3April 11, 2015 The 2015 Masters with Norm Macdonald – Day 1
4April 12, 2015The 2015 Masters with Norm Macdonald – Day 2

Critical reception

Reviews for the series were positive, with warm notices from USA Today [4] and Entertainment Weekly. [5] Darren Staley of America's Comedy wrote "The show is at all times smart, unpredictable, thought-provoking, and funny as hell," arguing that "It's the best podcast out there right now." [6] Writing for IFC, Ron Mwangaguhunga called Macdonald "a comedic force with which to be reckoned," noting that the show was "a bit rough around the edges," in its first episode. [1]

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