[jayswin]

Really glad to see Norm Macdonald getting his due.

This is perfect for him. He never got the praise and respect in American TV that he deserved, despite being one of the funniest comedians out there. he was poison to big networks despite his large cult following for two reasons: 1. He was reportedly hard to work with because he's exactly like he appears on TV in that he doesn't like to prepare or act seriously, but rather "riff" and make jokes (who knows if those claims are actually true). and 2. Norm will get to a punchline in 10 seconds or 10 minutes depending on how it best suites the joke.

Networks never wanted what he was because they want shows to mold actors into these perfect "made for television" rubes that follow direct character visions in cowardly, boring writing. They also want their laughs on queue that they can set to a clock. line, line, punchline, laughter line, line, punchline, laughter line, line, punchline, laughter.

So Norm went and did his own thing with his podcast, the numbers followed, then the big guests followed, then the networks (or in this case Netflix) followed saying "Okay, 1 million+ views on youtube for a handful of interviews and 500-800k for the rest? Who cares how he operates, he's a star".