Norm Macdonald: LIVE

For more than 10 years, my sister and I have held the firm belief that Norm MacDonald could quite possibly the funniest guy on TV. We loved him on SNL (Weekend Update, and as Burt Reynolds on Celebrity Jeopardy), and we’ve watched all his movies (Dirty Work remains one of our all-time favourite movies), his (short-lived) TV shows, and most of his broadcasted stand-up comedy acts.

Not everybody shares our feelings about Norm. In fact, most people think he’s kind of dumb. BF doesn’t really like him, which is weird because we generally have the same sense of humour (he thinks The Three Amigos is the greatest movie ever, and I didn’t even crack a smile during that movie). But I think Norm’s delivery and timing are priceless, and he doesn’t really get the credit he deserves.

Anyway, he’s coming to the River Rock Show Theatre in January, and my sister said she would go with me, and buy me my ticket as part of my Christmas present ($63)! I somehow found the pre-sale Ticketmaster password, and we are sitting IN THE FIRST ROW. Close enough to get heckled by him! Another friend of mine who is cool enough to appreciate Norm is also coming with us. I’ve never seen live comedy before, so I’m really, really excited. Especially because the reviews I read about his last show in Vancouver were fabulous.