• howler@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Despite his appearance and delivery, i always thought Norm was the most “punk rock” comedian. He actually stood for something, stood by his friends and was true to himself. I did not always agree with his bits… But i never thought he was outright hateful. I think he tried to touch on the humorous or more absurd elements of society, with his commentary. Which was mostly the stuff i liked least… However, i believe that while Norm may not have understood some of these things, he wasn’t intolerant of them.

    Norm was about as big of an anti-celebrity, celebrity as i can think of. He always seemed eager to be silly and to laugh, and to love his small group of friends. I’m fairly cemented as being left of center, and i adored Norm.

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      10 months ago

      There’s a comedian I get pushed on YouTube sometimes, and I feel this way about him. I’m not always on board, but he’s at least writing and delivering jokes.

      So many “edgy” comedians just given up and bitch about being canceled for two hours… To a sold out stadium.