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THE FAKE NEWS (EE#22)
An e-zine for Norm Macdonald fans
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[ FROM THE EDITOR ]
Probably the single most asked question by readers is, "Hey!
When is Norm's comedy album coming out!?"
I haven't a clue. Mercury Records slated it for release a
couple times before "Norm" hit the air, but since then ... not
a peep. Just references to his work on it in recent magazine
articles (Rolling Stone, Details). So, when I get a solid lead
on the release date, believe me, you'll know. I'll shout it
from the roof tops. Heck, I might even go door to door.
While you're waiting, I want to ENTHUSIASTICALLY
recommend MITCH HEDBERG's first comedy CD,
"Strategic Grill Locations." You've probably seen Mitch on
his Comedy Central "Presents" show and a couple
appearances on "Dr. Katz" ... and "That 70s Show." I really
dig the guy. The best I can describe his act to someone who
hasn't seen it ... is as a Gen X STEPHEN WRIGHT, with
some of Norm's quirky vibe. I put together a small sample
from the disc, check it out below. You can get the full album
for $12 via mitchhedberg.com.
As always, thanks for your continued readership and
support. -- Noel
o A clip from the comedy album
http://www.thefakenews.net/mitch.ram
o Mitch's official website
http://www.mitchhedberg.com
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[ NEWS ]
Jan. 17 (American Music Awards) -- Norm relived his 1997
faux pas by once again dropping the F-bomb during a
national broadcast. This time, he said it in reaction to a
musical miscue during his monologue, instead of flubbing a
line, as he did on "Saturday Night Live." Censors were able
to mute the verbal slip this time around. Toward the end of
the show, they basically held down the mute button during a
riff he did on OLD DIRTY BASTARD ... there's no telling
where he was headed with that. All in all, he did OK. The
crowd didn't get him. The musicians were largely poor
sports, except for MELISSA ETHERIDGE, who gracefully
rolled with Norm's comedic punches. The American Music
Awards is basically a bullstuff show that exists mostly to sell
records, and cut in on some of the Grammys' action. There's
even talk that artists were strong-armed by the latter against
performing during the AMA broadcast. That's why you get
BROOKS & DUNN instead of GARTH BROOKS and
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS instead of RICKY MARTIN. And
folks like SHANIA TWAIN don't even bother to show up.
Hell, they could only scare up ONE BACKSTREET BOY
and there's like nine or ten of the little weasels. MARIAH
CAREY was there, though, and she won a prize. During her
acceptance speech she thanked the Lord for her "amazing
blessings" and the dress she wore exposed most of both.
While props are being issued, we'd like to send a very
sincere thanks to the designer of BRITNEY SPEARS' dress
... what there was of it. In between the wanna-be whores
and no-talent drips, Norm let fly with a few zingers. Not his
best work, but still amusing. He sank during the monologue,
but rebounded soon thereafter. His biggest foul up occurred
when he began an introduction for Iglesias, only to punctuate
it with a hasty throw to the EURYTHMICS. That was
probably a TelePrompter error. The weirdest thing happened
about 2 hours into the broadcast: Our Hero's black tie
inexplicably turned silver for about five minutes, before
returning to black. The mysteries of live television, huh?
ABC won big in the Nielsen ratings with an average of about
11.4 million viewers. So, it's pretty clear why networks
bother with this nonsense.
o Transcript and audio clips
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/0117ama.shtml
o AMA F-Bomb
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/a/ama_fbomb.ram
o SNL F-Bomb
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/a/wu96q_oops.ram
o Britney Spears pic
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/i/amabritney.jpg
o Mariah Carey pic
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/i/amamariah.jpg
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Read more NEWS ...
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/news.shtml
[ APPEARANCES ]
It looks as though Norm's headed out for some standup
dates. We'll post them as we become aware of them.
o "Dennis Miller" millennium special on Jan. 29 (HBO).*
o Standup performance March 24 in Anaheim, CA. (TM).
o Standup performance March 31 in Atlanta, GA. (TICK).
* Available in archive.
[ NORM ]
This week ... Episode 14 (rerun): "Norm vs. Death" -- When
Danny's dad dies suddenly, Norm is faced with his greatest
fear -- death; and Danny is shocked to learn the secret of his
father's double life.
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Next week ... Episode 26: "Norm vs. Fitz" -- While Norm
tries to befriend Jenny, her boyfriend, Kevin, gets wind of
his true intentions and offers Norm a chance to return to
hockey in exchange for vowing never to see Jenny again.
Playboy Playmates THE DAHM TRIPLETS (Erica, Jaclyn
and Nicole) guest star as themselves.
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"Norm" tapings are scheduled for February 11, 18. As of
presstime, tickets were still available for each date. If you're
going to be in the Burbank area, visit our friends at AUI and
snag some free tickets:
o Audiences Unlimited, Inc.
http://www.tvtickets.com
[ ARCHIVE ]
EW caught up with Norm at the height of his SNL stardom.
They quizzed him about the show and the time he let the
f-word slip during "Weekend Update." Good stuff.
o Entertainment Weekly (5/97)
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/week.shtml
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Explore our extensive ARCHIVE ...
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[ VIDEOS ]
For a limited time, with a $15 contribution toward the
maintenance of The Fake News, you can receive a thank you
gift of one of our quirky Norm videos!
o Info on the Norm Video offer.
mailto:editor?subject=Videos
[ LAUGHS ]
"Actor BRUCE WILLIS is filming his next movie the 'The
Broadway Brawler' in Wilmington, Delaware. Meanwhile
his wife DEMI MOORE is taking a break from movie work
saying that she wants to spend more time with her huge
breasts."
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"This week, the California Department of Corrections
confirmed that LYLE MENENDEZ and model ANNA
ERIKSON were married in prison. Following the ceremony
Menendez spent a romantic wedding night being raped by
two white guys and a big black guy."
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Time Out New York: "The superhero I always liked is
because he named himself weird. Do you remember the
FANTASIC FOUR? There were four people. You had the
THING, and he's this big thing. And there's the HUMAN
TORCH, and he's on fire. And the INVISIBLE GIRL, she
turned herself invisible. And the last guy was elastic; he
could stretch everywhere. So you figure his name is
something like Elastic Man. Instead, he calls himself MR.
FANTASTIC. I love that he just gave himself that name for
no reason at all. So I'd call myself something like that: Mr.
Fantastic. "
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Check out more LAUGHS ...
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/laughs.shtml
[ CONTEST ]
Our 27th Caption Contest is well underway. Get your entries
in by the March 23rd deadline and win a copy of one of our
crappy, yet remarkably cool Norm videos.
o Test your wit in the current contest.
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/contest.shtml
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