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Norm's humour is very dry and almost sneaks past you if you aren't paying attention. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the show, and will go again next time Norm's in town.
If you are going to stand up, i'd assume you know what you're getting yourself into. Norm was his hillarious self. he tells stories in his own way and they end up being hillarious. that's all i got.
Norm is a Canadian comic genius, lots of creative mind bending fun, very natural and looks great for being 2 score + 7 years old as he likes to say; it was definitely worth the fee for service.
I could not believe how horrible this show was. He seemed drunk, couldn't get his words out properly. He went on for quite some time making jokes about people committing suicide by hanging themselves. Horrible pornographic jokes, very sick, not funny. Made fun of people with Down's syndrome. I was horrified, and almost walked out many times.
Ver very funny. Not for the family though.I laughed my head off.
I've always enjoyed Norm on TV - found him to be a quick wit, and thoroughly used to enjoy his relentless persecution of OJ Simpson on SNL - (too bad he took the fall for that)- so unfair! I felt like Norm never gained his comfort level at the River Rock, and his show felt disjointed with no point. He's far brighter than that, so hope he can get his act together.
I'm always glad when a comedian comes out and does a great show in front of the right size audience. The venue was perfect and Norm was and will always be worth the price of admission!
I feel that the guy was making it up as he went along!! I was really disappointed. We saw him like 20 years ago at Yuk Yuk's in TO and he was soooooo funny!! We were crying cause we were laughing so hard way back when!! But last Wednesday's show in Hamilton was disappointing. Sure, some of the jokes were pretty funny, but there was a lot of stuff in between that barely made me smile let alone laugh. He went off on so many tangents, and he seemed really unprepared. I absolutely hated his riffs on killing the deer and eating it with blood all over his face. Kinda disgusting, and not funny. I used to watch him on SNL and loved his humour, and I think he can be a really funny guy. It just didn't work for me last Wednesday night in Hamilton. The opening act had us laughing more...
He's an incredibly funny comedian and his timing and delivery is incredible. Also, you could tell that he loves doing stand-up. His set was almost an hour and a half. I had a great time and lots of laughs. I'd go see Norm again in a second.
The emcee was embarrassingly bad and his routine was more suited towards an older crowd. He didn't seem to have any back-up material. Steve Fromstein was hilarious- clever, ironic, made you think. Raised some very controversial subjects and had the whole room laughing. Norm was ok, seemed a bit slow. Some awkward pauses and some jokes went on too long. No mention of Kevin Farley, who many people came to see. Security really should have removed the opinionated troll who talked thru the entire show and ruined one of Norm's punch lines,
It's not just the Germans-Lindsay now has a warm spot in their hearts for Norm. The show at the Academy Theatre (a cool old-timey live-theatre venue) began with Denis Grignon tapping into local events as well as traditional comedic themes for his set. He was facing a crowd out on a week night on a cruddy March evening, and did pretty well. The next comic was Steve Fromstein, who wrestled his religion-based material to a draw before a friendly, if subdued crowd. I have never seen a comedian refer to his notes on stage before--I won't be disappointed if I don't see it again. I'd prefer to have a comic do his thinking at his pad before the show, and not referring to his Thinkpad during it. Also, his habit of saying "what else?" between bits showed they were just that-bits. Then Norm came out and showed why he's the headliner. He talked for more than an hour as if he were just gassing with friends. Ten minutes at least were spent weaving sidetrips out of the porkchop he had for dinner. He made an interesting tour around Germany's proclivity for engaging the whole world in fisticuffs every few decades, with an impression of Hitler that seemed to delight him as much as the audience, thrown in as a side dish. Top that off with some observations about the "cons"-and eventually, "pros"- of cannibalism, and it made for a very humourous evening. It's no small feat to engage an audience for an hour and a half or so, and keep them interested and on your side the whole time. Thanks, Norm.
Good venue for stand up comedy. Wished the seating was angled so everyone could have favourable sight lines to the main stage. Norm MacDonald was great. He had a solid 2 hours of material that everyone seemed to enjoy.
Thirty minutes of material crammed into ninety minutes.
Show was good. Norm put himself fully into the performance. Glad I went.
One of the best shows I've ever seen. Even Stevie Ray Fromstein was excellent as an opener. Would recommend to everyone. But see below for terrible seating
I don't ever write reviews, so that should be the first sign of just how much I loved Norm's show. Of all the stand-ups I've seen Norm has been by far the best. He is the most underrated comedian out there. This was the second time I've seen him and he destroyed his previous show. It was all new material and all hilarious. I've never been exhausted from laughter but by the end of the show I was finished. A great guy and a great entertainer, thanks Norm!
I'm pretty sure Norm was high, but he was hilarious.
The Show was very good. and very funny. The only this I wish for is that it was longer.
Review twitter style "He is a very funny man. I peed myself."
Bruce Clark opened the show capably, I was seated in the 2nd balcony and it was difficult to hear the first half of his set but after someone...err...tactfully notified him of this fact it was rectified and he did a good job warming up the crowd. From the get go Norm had the audience laughing. Time flew by for me. He's a true professional, his material, his delivery and his demeanor on stage show that. He's a true one of a kind and didn't need any sort of gimmick or crutch to rely on, he spoke for his time and then some and I don't think one person walked out of the Burton Cummings Theater unhappy. I would go see Norm again in a heartbeat.
