Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir

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Norm Macdonald's roast of Bob Saget remembered as 'one of the most brilliant pieces of comedy ever " . Independent.co.uk . September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022 . Retrieved September 15, 2021. Rose, Lacey (May 16, 2012). "Upfronts 2012: TBS Unveils Development Slate With Conan O'Brien Comedies, Norm Macdonald Talk Show". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 28, 2020. Norm on Millionaire Part 3". October 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 . Retrieved May 14, 2017– via YouTube.

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Everyone Is Sharing Their Favourite Norm Macdonald Moments In Tribute To The Beloved Comedian". Junkee. September 15, 2021 . Retrieved November 26, 2021. Norm is one of my all-time favorites, and this book was such a great read I forgot how lonely I was for a while.” — Amy Schumer While judging on Last Comic Standing, Macdonald criticized a contestant for a joke about the Harry Potter books and the Bible saying "I think if you're going to take on an entire religion, you should at least know what you're talking about." He pointed out that JK Rowling was a Christian who once said "If you were familiar with the scriptures, you could easily guess the ending of my book." [102] Comedian Norm Macdonald dies at 61 from cancer". BBC News. September 15, 2021 . Retrieved May 24, 2023. There’s a whole, twisted plot running through the book involving a road trip to Vegas and a mad plan to win a million dollars or die. It sounds preposterous but it is probably uncomfortably close to the truth. Macdonald is candid about his gambling addiction and when Louis C.K. writes in the introduction —“Please buy this book. He probably needs the cash. He’s really bad with money”— he means it.Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 12, 2022). "Norm Macdonald Taped a Final Netflix Special as He Quietly Battled Cancer, 'Just in Case Things Went South' ". TVLine . Retrieved May 12, 2022.

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Lovece, Frank (September 16, 2016). "Norm Macdonald of 'SNL' fame bringing his dry wit to Patchogue". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016 . Retrieved September 25, 2016. You were born Oct. 17, 1959, but until recently told people 1963. Why? A driving, wild and hilarious ramble of a book, what might have happened had Hunter S. Thompson embedded himself in a network studio.” — Washington Post Now I know there's more of, like, an industry there. Like I was happy that Brent Butt got Corner Gas. Because he's a really funny guy. But there wasn't that opportunity when I was there. I remember Mike MacDonald had one short-lived series, but that was about it. Otherwise, there was nothing to do. But it was great with standup. It was way, way better with standup than in the States. Like, I think the standups are generally much better in Canada. Because, like, when I was in Canada, none of us had any ambition to do movies or TV because there were no movies or television. So it was all standup and we just assumed we'd be standups for our whole lives and that was what was fun. And then when I came to the States, I realized, whoa, they don't take their standup very seriously here because they're just trying to do something other than standup and using standup as, like, a springboard to something else that they're generally not as good at. [101] The ghostwriter narrative of the story is riveting. At first glance I expected Keane to be used as another voice of self-deprecation, but his spiraling storyline is both entertaining and haunting.Norm is brilliant and thoughtful and there is sensitivity and creative insight in his observations and stories. A lot of comics over the years have been compared to Mark Twain, but I think Norm is the only one who actually matches the guy in terms of his voice and ability. I seriously f**king love Norm Macdonald. Please buy his book. He probably needs the cash. He's really bad with money." --Louis C.K., from the foreword

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Hilarious and filled with turns of phrase and hidden beauty like only a collection of Norm Macdonald stories could be." -- EsquireNorm is one of the greatest stand-up comics who's ever worked--a totally original voice. His sense of the ridiculous and his use of juxtaposition in his writing make him a comic's comic. We all love Norm." --Roseanne Barr How Norm Macdonald's comedy sets your expectations before pulling the rug out from under you". National Post. Canada . Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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In August 2015, he succeeded Darrell Hammond as Colonel Sanders in TV commercials for the KFC chain of fast food restaurants. [83] [84] Macdonald was replaced by Jim Gaffigan in the role by February 2016. [85] This “autobiography” is almost completely made up, but yet from that fiction a lot of truth emerges. These clips show why Norm Macdonald was the best worst talk show guest of all time". The A.V. Club. September 14, 2021. Based on a True Story [is] often very funny but always very fabulist…A memoir in the sense that it's roughly organized by the timeline of Mr. Macdonald's life and career, this book is absurd fiction in many of its details, even the most basic ones…[Macdonald's] an oddball by nature who also seems to have genuinely cultivated a disregard for conventional success. This memoir's evasive clowning is in keeping with all that. The New York Times - John Williams Andreeva, Nellie (September 23, 2021). " 'The Conners' Pays Tribute To Norm Macdonald In Live Season 4 Premiere". Deadline . Retrieved May 30, 2022.As his journalist brother's wonderful article on the book discusses, it is definitely a book that will be appreciated by his "cultists". The book is an arresting read and displays his light darkness and probably will be appreciated by neither literalists nor the faint of heart. I've always loved how he can make me laugh at bleakness but I know that's not everyone's cup of tea. Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up" (Press release). Comedy Central. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011 . Retrieved March 20, 2011.