Search - Norm Macdonald :: Ridiculous

A mixed bag of good and bad

Steven P | Southern Cal | 09/17/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a Norm MacDonald fan, and since there isn't an SNL Best of Norm DVD and very little of anything else on the market with Norm MacDonald I had to pick up this CD. I wish that Norm would have gone the route of Stand up instead of sketch acts in this CD. There are a few good tracks, many mediocre, and a couple worth skipping over.



Here is how I would rate each track:



1)The Fantastic Four -funny sketch about Mr. Fantasic handing out the teams names.(A-)



2)Tex Hooper -The longest track on the CD, Norm is trying to record an album with Tex Hooper. (B+)



3)Gambling Sportscenter -Norms a gambling sportscaster (C+)



4)Worlds first two Gay Guys -The title says it all.(B-)



5)The Twelve days of Christmas -Norms not really a bird guy.(B+)



6)Stan & Lois -Will the real superman please come forward. (C+)



7)Half-time -Continuation of track 3 (C)



8)A wonderful afternoon Gone Awry -Continuation of track 4. It's Will Farrell yelling and saying the same thing over and over for 2 minutes. Definately a skipper (F)



9)Burning Bed -Wife sets husband on fire (D)



10)Girls, Girls, Girls -Molly Shannon has multiple personalities including a very horny one that Norm wants to talk too. (B+)



11)two minute warning -Second continuation of track 3 (C)



12)Do you want a Sandwich or anything -Second continuation of track 4 (D)



13)Hidden Track -Classic Norm Stand-up (B-)



Tracks 1, 5, and 10 are my 3 favorites of the CD. Overall, if your a big Norm fan, I'd still recommend buying it."

A hilarious comedian releases an awful comedy album

zacharyzachary | Las Vegas | 11/02/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I think Norm is one of the funniest people alive, but this album is a major misstep. I guess after trying a movie career and having TV shows canceled for virtually every network, the comedy album was one of the few unexplored career routes. I guess it is a good thing that Norm has recently put some effort into resurrecting his stand-up career, because this album of lame skits wasn't going to take him anywhere.



The only reason I am giving this two stars is because there are a couple of funny moments, but those moments are not enough to make up for the hundreds of unfunny moments. In the two years since its release, I have listened to is maybe 4 times. Each time I have remembered why it had been so long since I had listened to it."

Five stars a-starring

Pandora Spox | 11/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm really surprised by some of the dismissive reviews here. "Ridiculous" is quintessential Norm, juxtaposing his incisive assessments of human behavior and the workings of the world with deadpan preposterousness and wry subversiveness. He's disarmingly good-natured in even the most jaw-dropping scenarios. There are more than enough gems on this compilation of sketches to make it a must-have for any Norm booster or oblique comedy fan."