Wow - I used to love Norm Macdonald. When he was on SNL he was in my top 10 all time cast members, so I was quite happy to find this show. Now that I have watched the first 6 episodes, I wish i could erase it from my memory. It is bad...It is really really bad. In the first six shows I think I laughed one time. I was expecting a Daily Show type experience, except via sporting news. Wow, was I wrong. Ironically, the funniest part of the show is when Norm Macdonald isn't even on camera, but instead his 'nephew' is doing the roaming reporter bit.
It's not that the show is just a bit bad with some lame jokes - it is really bad with horrible jokes. I honestly believe that whomever wrote the other positive reviews and scored the show so highly must either a) work for the show, b) be a family member of someone affiliated with the show, or c) be Norm Macdonald himself.
Watch a few episodes and let me know what you think. I made myself watch the first 6 - trying to give him a chance to get his feet under him and get into the groove. Sadly it is now apparent that there is no groove, and that the writers on this show must be the cast off's from other shows like SNL, Daily Show, the Colbert Report etc.
If you currently are a fan of Norm then please do yourself a favour and skip this show. It will only make you feel sorry for the guy and start wondering if he was ever really funny to begin with.
