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| Want
to go for a steam? |
Well, add Martin Short's alter ego Jiminy
Glick to the long list of people who just don't "get" Norm. But
what can you expect from a guy who doesn't even know which network "Norm" airs
on (he thought it was CBS)? On March 17th, Jiminy traveled to the factory that
cranks out the finest sitcom in the history of television to chat with our hero.
After confirming that he was interviewing Norm Macdonald and not Norm Crosby
the two discussed what makes certain Hollywood stars shine, problems with hygiene and the
proper way to pronounce "secede". But, the majority of the interview was
dedicated to Jiminy struggling to conceal his alleged homosexuality while attempting to
hit on Norm at the same time. But when Norm tried to probe him on the issue, Jiminy
turned the tables by asking Norm why he had the title of "Happy Bachelor at 38."
Norm responded by saying that he wasn't a confirmed bachelor, he just wasn't seeing
anyone at the time of the interview. So, ladies, this may mean that Norm is
currently available unless, of course, it doesn't. Check out the audio clips and transcript.
| April 27 |
Norm Return Delayed |
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| Wait,
that's not Norm! |
There's no
stopping Regis Philbin. ABC continues to feed off the ratings machine known as
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" But when the alphabet network does so at Our
Hero's expense, well that's just unacceptable. "Norm" will not return on
May 3rd as originally expected. In it's place will be a celebrity version of
"Millionaire" in which Lance Bass of 'NSync, Drew Carey,
Dana Carvey, David Duchovny, Kathie Lee Gifford,
Emeril Lagasse, Queen Latifah, Rosie O'Donnell,
Ray Romano and Vanessa L. Williams will play for their
favorite charities. Why Our Hero wasn't even invited to compete in this event we may
never know (they're taking his timeslot after all). Don't panic yet, Norm will still
get a piece of the May sweeps. The sitcom is expected to air on May 24th and 31st at
8:30 PM. But renewal time is coming up and while ABC hasn't announced what it plans
to do with "Norm" they have announced that plan to air "Millionaire"
five nights a week. So the question still remains: Will Regis kill Norm?
On a
lighter note, here's one of the questions from the 4/18/00 episode of
"Millionaire":
--Which comedian stars in the CBS series
"Martial Law"?
A. Jim Belushi
B. Arsenio Hall
C. Cheech Marin
D. Norm Macdonald
In case you cared, the answer was B.
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| I
get nervous around sick people. |
Norm's just genuinely
funny. That's what David Letterman said when Our Hero made an appearance
on The Late Show on February 25th. After sharing with Letterman
his thoughts on his broken television and General Practitioners, Norm announced that he
has in fact given up his "hobby of compulsive gambling." Of course, we're
very proud and grateful for the big step that Our Hero has taken. The only drawback
is that Norm probably won't be doing a show in Vegas (where our editor lives) any time
soon. Norm also shared a story of the first time he got drunk. The story was
apparently the inspiration for "My Name is Norm," episode 5 of "Norm"
(the one where Norm goes out drinking with a client, wakes up in rehab, then pretends he's
an alcoholic). If you missed this appearance, you can catch it again on April 21. Check out the audio clips and transcript.
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