Let's talk about Norm Macdonald, divisive comic genius

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“Norm splits people,” says Nerdwriter at the top of his latest video essay on stand-up icon Norm Macdonald. He’s not wrong. Macdonald has spent his career alienating audiences with jokes that repeatedly test an audience’s patience, whether it be through an “offensive” punchline (revisit his time hosting SNL’s Weekend Update) or a long, winding setup (see any number of his recent late-night appearances). It’s easy to say that Macdonald’s genius lies in the idea that he “doesn’t give a fuck,” especially when watching his hilarious internal sabotage of this YouTube red carpet comedy show, but here Nerdwriter argues the opposite.