‘i’m pretty sure if you die, the cancer dies at the same time. that’s not a loss. that’s a draw.’

“Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.”
—Norm Macdonald

I couldn’t get this
to play on the website so I downloaded the app just to watch it. I’ve always remembered this sketch:

“Death is a funny thing. Not funny haha, like a Woody Allen movie, but funny strange, like a Woody Allen marriage.”
—Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald’s delivery was one of the absolute best. He will be missed.

—emily duchaine

Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2021 Emily Duchaine. Up top: Will Ferrell as the late Alex Trebek and the late Norm Macdonald as the late Burt Reynolds.