In 2014, Norm Macdonald told us about lobbying hard for a late night hosting gig, his ideal first guest and always being the highlight of every late night.
Probably none of that matters. Even if Macdonald is the best person for the gig, the chances of him landing a hosting role are slim — it’ll probably go to someone younger and who looks less like how talk show hosts have looked for the last 60 years. But there are few comedians better able to pull back the curtain on the weird world of late-night comedy TV than Macdonald. We spoke with Norm about why he wants the job, his loose cannon reputation, memories of David Letterman and liquid morphine.
There are a million variables why someone might or might not get considered to host a talk show, but do you have a sense of why you haven’t gotten that call? When I was on the show, yeah. Lorne [Michaels] would ask our opinions, and I saw him, and I was like, “Oh my fucking god, you gotta get this guy. He’s insanely good.” And for some reason he was passed over. Sometimes that happens. Lorne’s got a great eye, but sometimes….Yeah, I remember he did a Geraldo impression, but the material was the smartest, you know? The material was almost scholarly. I don’t want to say it was beyond Conan, but it was beyond any educated person.
The conventions are so boring. Who are these people who are invested in the format of monologues and bands and boring conversations at desks?
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