On Losing Norm MacDonald
He lived on his own terms and died that way
I have a complex & complicated relationship with the art of stand-up comedy. My earliest vinyl memories are mostly comedians, with Bill Cosby taking the helm. My granny had all of his albums, and I’d listen to them non-stop when visiting her. My dad had Flip Wilson and Redd Foxx, which gave way to my early purchases of Richard Pryor’s brilliance. Side n…