Norm Macdonald's "beginner’s mind" comedy

In Norm’s eyes, doing a personal, confessional reveal wasn’t an act of bravery. Going onstage and just telling funny jokes, that was true heroism.

“Norm Macdonald’s Comedy Was Quite Christian,” read the headline of a NY Times opinion piece that went up a few days after Norm passed. “It is by viewing him as a somewhat idiosyncratic Christian comedian that we can best take stock of Mr. Macdonald and his comic legacy,” Matthew Walther argues.

Yeah, right. Of course the editor of a Catholic literary journal thinks Macdonald was some kinda Jesus influencer. When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a– hmm, that might not be the best analogy to use when talking Jesus stuff, eh?

Anywaaaaay, Norm! I’d argue he’s actually quite Buddhist.

Up ahead: A deep dive into Norm’s approach with some of my all-time fave clips from him.