--- title: "15 Shows Quotes By Norm MacDonald" description: "15 Shows quotes by Norm MacDonald. Plus more from Norm MacDonald and more Shows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/norm-macdonald-1825_comedy_i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t_654255.png" --- > [I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t-have-to-act-and-fall-in-love/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/norm-macdonald-1825_comedy_i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t_654255.png) > [You ever see 'The Dating Game'? That's a weird game show. The prize on that show: another contestant. Talk about cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/you-ever-see-the-dating-game-that-s-a-weird-game-show-the-prize-on/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/norm-macdonald-1825_contestants_you-ever-see-the-dating-game-that-s-a-we_1121381.png) > [If you watch that show and you didn't know it was called Seinfeld, you'd think it was called 'The George Costanza Show'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/if-you-watch-that-show-and-you-didn-t-know-it-was-called-seinfeld-you/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/norm-macdonald-1825_ifs_if-you-watch-that-show-and-you-didn-t-kn_505138.png) > [A readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/a-readiness-to-excuse-some-faults-shows-a-disposition-to-commit-others/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/norm-macdonald-1825_commit_a-readiness-to-excuse-some-faults-shows_2939196.png) > [Our passions may be compared to certain slaves--the more severity we show them, the better they obey us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/our-passions-may-be-compared-to-certain-slaves-the-more-severity-we/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/norm-macdonald-1825_certain_our-passions-may-be-compared-to-certain_545164.png) > [There's no show business in Canada, so everybody just did stand-up and we all thought, "Oh, we'll just keep doing stand-up." And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/there-s-no-show-business-in-canada-so-everybody-just-did-stand-up-and/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02d/norm-macdonald-1825_business_there-s-no-show-business-in-canada-so-ev_1989076.png) > [I had a show that people thought used a laugh track. It wasn't; it was the real audience going crazy after everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-had-a-show-that-people-thought-used-a-laugh-track-it-wasn-t-it-was/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/norm-macdonald-1825_audience_i-had-a-show-that-people-thought-used-a_2532889.png) > [I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-don-t-have-any-ego-about-it-but-i-find-there-s-not-a-great-work/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/norm-macdonald-1825_audience_i-don-t-have-any-ego-about-it-but-i-find_160338.jpg) > [You're used to a TV show, and TV is just made for TV shows. It's not made for live events.So anyways, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/you-re-used-to-a-tv-show-and-tv-is-just-made-for-tv-shows-it-s-not/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/norm-macdonald-1825_events_you-re-used-to-a-tv-show-and-tv-is-just_2670882.png) > [When I was young, I'd watch guys on 'The Tonight Show', Buddy Hackett, guys like that, where all they'd be is funny.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/when-i-was-young-i-d-watch-guys-on-the-tonight-show-buddy-hackett/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d67/norm-macdonald-1825_buddy_when-i-was-young-i-d-watch-guys-on-the-t_2940667.jpg) > [I've been offered political shows before, and I don't know anything about politics and I feel uncomfortable making political opinions - there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-ve-been-offered-political-shows-before-and-i-don-t-know-anything/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/norm-macdonald-1825_consequence_i-ve-been-offered-political-shows-before_3171894.jpg) > [All kinds of violence on the TV. You're not supposed to watch violence on the TV. Children, they can't watch it 'cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/all-kinds-of-violence-on-the-tv-you-re-not-supposed-to-watch-violence/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/norm-macdonald-1825_all-kinds_all-kinds-of-violence-on-the-tv-you-re-n_1711182.jpg) > [The only two TV shows I saw do that, where they don't warm them up and you can really bomb, was Saturday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/the-only-two-tv-shows-i-saw-do-that-where-they-don-t-warm-them-up-and/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/norm-macdonald-1825_audience_the-only-two-tv-shows-i-saw-do-that-wher_1452471.png) > [I watch political shows for a number of weeks in a row, and all I see are guys arguing with each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-watch-political-shows-for-a-number-of-weeks-in-a-row-and-all-i-see/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/norm-macdonald-1825_about_i-watch-political-shows-for-a-number-of_2196254.png) > [I'm happy doing stand-up, but I'll probably do a television show eventually. If not, I'll delve into this Internet world and decide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-m-happy-doing-stand-up-but-i-ll-probably-do-a-television-show/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/norm-macdonald-1825_ability_i-m-happy-doing-stand-up-but-i-ll-probab_2484968.png) ## Other authors on Shows ## More by Norm MacDonald > [In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/in-estimating-the-adversities-of-life-we-would-seldom-have-much/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/chastity-is-oftener-owing-to-diffidence-and-shame-than-to-fortitude/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/the-first-principle-of-solid-wisdom-is-discretion-without-it-all-the/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-d-say-jon-stewart-has-remained-funny-the-entire-time-jon-always/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/liberty-like-health-appears-most-precious-when-lost/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [In theatres, you're kind of disconnected. Also, it's way too big for the likes of me. Unless you're Robin Williams or someone that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/in-theatres-you-re-kind-of-disconnected-also-it-s-way-too-big-for-the/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [After months of speculation, the sitcom star Ellen DeGeneres admitted that yes, she's gay. Inspired by her courage, today, diet-guru Richard Simmons admitted that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/after-months-of-speculation-the-sitcom-star-ellen-degeneres-admitted/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [So much in L.A. is waiting. It's so irritating. That's what's good about stand-up. You can go away, and you don't have to sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/so-much-in-l-a-is-waiting-it-s-so-irritating-that-s-what-s-good-about/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [You ever hear guys with small cocks talk about sex? Can't talk about it enough. They even got poems. They'll say, 'It's not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/you-ever-hear-guys-with-small-cocks-talk-about-sex-can-t-talk-about/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don't know. Probably died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/my-dad-died-and-my-grandfather-died-and-my-great-grandfather-died-and/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [ Louis \[C.K.\] is great. But I don't know how many you could do. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/louis-c-k-is-great-but-i-don-t-know-how-many-you-could-do/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-don-t-have-any-ego-about-it-but-i-find-there-s-not-a-great-work/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [Many people are skeptical about marriage of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Pressley. They say, Lisa Marie is more of a sit at home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/many-people-are-skeptical-about-marriage-of-michael-jackson-and-lisa/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [Back in the old days, a man could just get sick and die. Now they have to wage a battle. So my Uncle Bert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/back-in-the-old-days-a-man-could-just-get-sick-and-die-now-they-have/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) > [The man that does not fear punishment, little regards crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/the-man-that-does-not-fear-punishment-little-regards-crime/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shows/norm-macdonald/#itemlist", "name": "15 Shows Quotes By Norm MacDonald", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Norm MacDonald" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t-have-to-act-and-fall-in-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/norm-macdonald-1825_comedy_i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t_654255.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/norm-macdonald-1825_comedy_i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t_654255.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/norm-macdonald-1825_comedy_i-like-doing-a-funny-show-where-i-don-t_654255.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.” — Norm MacDonald", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You ever see 'The Dating Game'? 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