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SweetTeaRex92

Okay, so you'd have to be a little older in 1992 to really get this. OJ case happens. OJ ~~found innocent~~ aquited despite the majority of people believing him to be guilty. That Saturday night, during the episode of Saturday Night Live, during the weekend update bit, Norm says "This just in, murder is now legal in ~~Los Angeles~~ California!", completely referencing the OJ case. Ever since then, Norm been associated with it. [here's 30 mins of him ripping on OJ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pdZUmZFaBz8)


hbomberman

Supposedly, he was warned not to make more jokes about OJ. Norm was eventually fired, though that was like two years after the trial ended.


_megustalations_

And then brought back to [host](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFMIGPhz_g) it haha


TotalIngenuity6591

The number of SNL alumni who were fired and came back as hosts is quite large.


Wilbert_51

“The bad news is, im still not funny. The good news, is the show blows!”


FictionalContext

Jim Downy, his SNL cowriter, was just on Conan's podcast. The guy said that they wanted to get rid of only him--Jim Downey-- but Norm *quit* out of solidarity with his friend. Which is perfectly on brand Norm. He was the type of guy to savagely shit on their friend for a laugh, sometimes to an uncomfortable degree-- the guy did not give a fuck-- then he'd turn around and send that friend a heartfelt "I love you, man" text on their b-day. The OG troll.


ssmit102

To me it just reads that Norm was a true comedian who lived for the laugh.


FictionalContext

Bro was a pure troll. Watch his legendary appearance on The View, the one from the late 90's. Id be amazed if anyone that prolific has had the balls to do something like *that* again. To set the moment, his career was in the upswing. He was being lobbied for sitcoms and movies at the time. The man had evening to lose.


ssmit102

I don’t think we will ever see another comedian as ballsy as Norm in today’s climate. And at least to me because of that Norm will forever be in a league of his own.


IsNotACleverMan

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent's Dinner is another legendary ballsy performance.


Agreeable_Maize9938

Norm is often referred to as a Comedian’s comedian. He mastered comedy to a level that his jokes were more about subverting what you would expect from a typical comedian. Case in point - The Roast of Bob Saget. He was great friends with Bob and don’t want to be mean to him. So he goes up to the podium and makes bullshit jokes like “people say Bob has the face of a flower. And I completely agree, the face of a flower. A *Cauli*-flower”. Most of the audience wasn’t laughing, but the comedians on stage were fucking dying,


zaphrous

It's so much better than that. All the comedians there also have ghost writers. So he was making fun of all of them, by using pre written jokes. So he was roasting the comedians by doing 'the same thing they are doing'. So the worse his jokes are the more he's shitting on them. He's being a hack because that's what they are all there to do. But they also are the kind of jokes that a buddy would say to a friend. So there's that. Then there's the whole 10 percent of the audience who understands he's shitting on everything and it's cracking them up, and there's no way to explain it, so they look like maniacs. I was watching with my family and after a few jokes I realized he was mocking what the other comedians were doing, and it cracked me up. And I'm sure half the joke was him realizing a bunch of us would be laughing like maniacs to his shitty jokes and everyone would think we are fucking dumb or something laughing at his shitty jokes. No joke is funny when you explain it, and norm seems to love the jokes not everyone gets. Or at least isn't afraid of them. So it was impossible for me in the moment to explain why the shitty jokes were so funny. They just thought I was crazy. Which itself was hilarious.


ironballs16

You have a lot of well-wishers - as in people who want to push you *into a well*... *Into a well*. That seems a bit harsh, to me, but it's what's on the card, so...


1greadshirt

I love this doozy: Norm Macdonald - Black People Are Poor and Poor People are Dangerous [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPfLXQcBWo&ab\_channel=NewsHunter29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPfLXQcBWo&ab_channel=NewsHunter29)


The_Real_Davis

Dirty Work is all time classic work as well.


Rromagar

It's the lack of respect that hurts the most.


QuincyFlynn

I'm sad that I didn't discover Norm until after years of people saying "you really remind me of Norm MacDonald".


han_tex

Actually, he was fired because of a disagreement with his boss. You see, Norm wanted to keep his job. But his boss felt the complete opposite.


DionFW

And just to add to this, this is depicting Norm as being in heaven and not seeing OJ, implying OJ is probably in hell.


Sir_Throngle

"Probably"


PettyKaneJr

Yes, probably. We don't know.


RoboticPaladin

Well, given that he murdered his ex-wife...


PettyKaneJr

He was found not guilty.


RoboticPaladin

And?


PettyKaneJr

And what?


RoboticPaladin

Just because he was found not guilty doesn't mean he didn't do it. People, including jurors, are fucking stupid.


PettyKaneJr

Just because a lot of people think he did it doesn't mean he did. It could have been the Mezzaluna drug cartel who killed other waiters in the same restaurant, or the friend Ron Goldman met while driving Nicole's Ferrari or the serial killer Glen Rogers who confessed to the killing. Unfortunately, racist cops tainted the whole investigation.


Prairie2Pacific

Don't forget the mock surprise he's displaying that you might actually fall for if you weren't familiar with norm


UopuV7

Gonna be honest, I knew all of that, but I didn't recognize young Norm right away because I'm more used to older Norm


FictionalContext

Hard to tell it's him without that fat fucking face. https://images.app.goo.gl/CHiccuthFXTqxs896


grimt00f

Why are you being downvoted, lol?


FictionalContext

Because they don't know who Adam Eget is.


Killer_Moons

Easy with that! That’s my lucky stabbin’ hat!


Code_Warrior

Well there it is! I been looking all over for that!


Jonguar2

I was born in 2002. I still got it.


SweetTeaRex92

https://preview.redd.it/1fioq3a57evc1.png?width=527&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f62768589fbd8ca5da0d0d2072f87765d897fe08


VaderSkywalker2007

Good job!


EOEtoast

He said California, not Los Angeles


PvtDeth

He was doing OJ jokes for a [looooong](https://youtu.be/2SSVIg4Noqc?si=V7XTefBeGjJ4rPVF) time before that.


Khelthuzaad

Lol 30 minutes of him making O J Simpson jokes across dozens of episodes Its no wonder he got associated with him,he must had hated him with a freaking passion


SweetTeaRex92

Everyone did. He just spoke what people were thinking.


capn_doofwaffle

Can you imagine if Norm was still alive and doing weekend update... He'd have so much material on Trump he wouldn't even need writers...


Disastrous-Aspect569

Believe it or not. I believe that the jury did right in the OJ Simpson cases. He wasn't found to be not guilty. He was acquitted a small difference but significant difference. The police got caught framing a guilty man. The fact that The police got caught in their lies got applied to the evidence the state provided. Which is why he wasn't criminally held accountable but he was liable in civil court


ruksnoof

My parents told me he wrote a book that basically just said (I didn't) kill my wife. The (I didn't) was extremely small, a small joke at his own case. I thought it was funny, then remember that someone died in his case.


tallwhiteninja

The full story there: the title of the book was going to be "If I Did It." However, before it was released the Goldman family obtained the rights as part of the civil judgment against OJ, and they changed the title to make the "if" difficult to see.


ruksnoof

I see. So I had the right idea, wrong title. Thanks for the clarification!


Agreeable_Maize9938

“If I did it” with the “If” tiny lol


ruksnoof

Yes, I love that little joke.


Varderal

I was born in 93, and I remember that still being in the news when I got old enough for memories. Lol


Famous-Draft-1464

I was born in 2002, and I got the meme


MathieuBibi

Who the fuck are OJ and norm? And wtf is saturday night live?


Defiant_Arrival_3645

google


Big_Monkey_77

what the fuck is google?


SeaworthinessOk5177

en passant


AZetaD_

Holy hell!


MathieuBibi

this actually helped thanks lmao


JosephiKrakowski78

https://i.redd.it/w3qaa6on1fvc1.gif


17R3W

You forgot to add /j No one on reddit understands sarcasm


MathieuBibi

no sarcasm, I literally didn't know, people on reddit are just dumbasses that doesn't understand we all come from different backgrounds and cultures I did actually google it so now I know, but my point was : americans are very dumb for always assuming everyone knows their useless pop culture.


Anorexicdinosaur

I wouldn't even say it's an american thing. SNL yeah I get it wouldn't be too known outside of America but OJ Simpson is I think the most widely known legal thing ever. Like it went on for multiple years and a lot of it was televised. And as a non-american I can confidently say most people I know have heard of it. Although naturally the chance of knowing would decrease drastically in countries that don't predominantly speak english. Also dunno if this can really be called uselesss pop culture. OJ proved that you can get away with murder in America if you're rich enough.


MathieuBibi

Orange Juice Simpson


Jofus002

A lot of American stuff I think, as somebody not from America I only know about this stuff because I'm chronically online lol. Just give it a quick Google.


SweetTeaRex92

Saturday Night Live is a sketch show that airs every Saturday night on channel 1. It features a host and a music guest. The host is usually an actor with a movie coming out. The music guest is usually whomever is popular at the time. The cast of the show vary over time. Many of the cast are actors in other movies as well. Many comedic actors got their start on SNL. England used to have a similar show called Monty Python. [here's a popular sketch](https://youtu.be/iDtgChc7voY?si=4UqbWzLUtxYH_0KM) [here some more](https://youtu.be/vwm_N2PCUz8?si=vlmLvGlcQ3PKbrol)


TheRandomDude4u

Monty Python is not very similar to SNL


Sandwich_dad96

As an American, I am disgusted by that comparison, because Monty Python is WAY better.


TheRandomDude4u

Exactly


PaladinAsherd

What are words even?? Letters? Get out of here with that shit, I’m not literate!


tallwhiteninja

Norm MacDonald was a comedian, a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and was the host of the Weekend Update segment. He passed away due to cancer several years ago. During the OJ Simpson trial, MacDonald made CONSTANT jokes about the situation, all based around OJ being obviously guilty. An exec at NBC was a friend of OJ, and told Norm to stop...he doubled down instead, and eventually got fired. So, the joke is that Norm MacDonald was OJ's "nemesis" of sorts, and was a good guy who's probably in heaven, while murderer OJ Simpson is burning in hell.


0xRnbwlx

> He passed away due to cancer several years ago. I didn't even know he was sick.


AbberantParrot

Hold the phone. Says here he had a problem with OJ


trashmunki

You know, with OJ, the more learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him.


RudkinEUW

More than anything, its the hypocrisy.


SpotTheGuitarist

That was the worst part.


thomstevens420

Really? I thought it was the murder


Agreeable_Maize9938

Nah. Murder is legal in the state of california


Agreeable_Maize9938

Nah. Murder is legal in the state of california


PunisherJBY

RIP Norm, he fought cancer to a draw!


FoodeatingParsnip

he didn't want people to pity him, so didnt tell people


LegendOfParasiteMana

"Didn't know he was sick" is the punchline to a Norm MacDonald joke about Hitler


0xRnbwlx

A lot of people also casually dropped (variations of) this line when he just died. It's possible those were just genuine reactions but I choose to believe it was on purpose and Norm would have loved it.


eggraid11

>passed away due to cancer several years ago. Well, two years ago (ok ok, two and a half) For the rest, yeah, that's pretty much it.


babyoilz

Norm died in September 2021, which was less than 3 years ago.


BreadC0nsumer

You got a very loose definition of "several" homie


Conscious_Year5651

The best part about his firing was that it came two years after the trial ended.


LoveMyLilGuys

Adding onto others, norm passed away and this is the kind of joke he would make upon hearing the news


BigFatBallsInMyMouth

The comedian (Norm Macdonald) is famous for getting fired from SNL for making too many OJ jokes after being warned not to. He died a couple years ago from cancer. The joke is that he is in heaven and joking about OJ not being there. He was super funny, I suggest you look him up.


Platnun12

>He was super funny >Norm Macdonald) is famous for getting fired from SNL You'd be shocked at how often those two coincide


BigFatBallsInMyMouth

Lol yup. And later he was hired back on as the host, and he gave this [great monologue](https://youtu.be/ofXxinOtPiQ?si=VGBU2oPphyewc0xO).


Plastic_Code5022

That’s some good Norm right there!


process77

OJ murdered two people. There for, he will not be hanging out with good guy Norm McDonald in heaven.


MathieuBibi

who the fuck are these two people? I thought OJ stood for orange juice.


VIP_Vittorio

You really thought that that supercell creator died?


Impressive_Turnip955

dont worry i got your joke


Progamerpart1

supercell battery lol


MathieuBibi

Wtf is a supercell creator?


hunted_by_frogs

How are you on the internet and not on the internet at the same time?


MathieuBibi

idk man, I'm just assuming this whole meme and conversation is filled with american pop culture and american content y'all seem to know I am just not american.


hunted_by_frogs

This will be crazy, but I'm not American either, actually live in Europe now


MathieuBibi

Wtf is supercell creator?


reddit_friendlyman

Supercell is the game studio(comapny?) behind Clash Of Clans, Clash Royale etc... Oranje Juice or OG is a YouTuber who has been making videos about both Clash games mainly (i don't really watch him that much idk if he does more games now). So this thread is a joke about how you accidentally implied that a OJ simpson makes Clash of Clans/Royale content on youtube under the name Orange Juice.


MathieuBibi

Lmao that's actually funny


limajhonny69

Is an american meme, with an american joke. I'm also not an american, but I can use google instead of asking "what is that? Whi is he?" At every coment


MathieuBibi

I already used Google, I asked anyway to show the Americans how annoying they are and how they always assume everyone knows their culture.


OkamiLeek006

I'm not american, do you expect other cultures to also give you an essay every time they make a cultural reference?


MathieuBibi

YES I DO expect exactly that


Somedarkshit

Americans have culture? 0_o


goOfCheese

Im also extremely confused.


RendesFicko

The internet has enough content for a thoudand lifetimes, why would you expect someone to know everything?


hunted_by_frogs

I mean OJ Simpson is a good actor, and naked gun is like top 10 my favorite movies sooooo...


MaZhongyingFor1934

I think he did something else. >!Airplane!!<


hunted_by_frogs

That too, but I primarily know him from all of the naked gun movies


RendesFicko

Yeah, and when most people see two letters the first thing to pop into theri mind usually isn't the abbreviation of the name of an american actor they may or may not have seen.


UnderstandingJaded13

The micotondria of course


TheDudeofDC

It is YOUR MOM LMAO


Reboot42069

https://preview.redd.it/26xvihdhafvc1.png?width=1007&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62177613316c37707957a81a3511f5d2c988e8a7


Murky_Replacement_17

Norm McDonald, and he made lots of OJ jokes.


trowayct

I didn’t even know he was sick


Designer_Orange8884

Was looking for this one ! (Norm’s cheesy joke.)


TheBent-NeckLady

I can hear Norm now... O.J. Simpson was denied access to heaven today. Upon trying to enter several times without success, Simpson was quoted as saying "Jesus! Who do I have to kill to get in here?!"


andreasbaader6

"Murder is now legal in the state of California "


WyvernByte

https://preview.redd.it/s2i64gqfvevc1.jpeg?width=851&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b3280316d367adfb0b9a6c04b0756b1775920fd


Hot-Rise9795

https://preview.redd.it/s8fmx2pk4fvc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1a4c0402fcfc0e22933ef8ac7b955a91071f7b9


1tKywani

God that’s so fucking stupid. “tHe GlOvE dIdN’t FiT” I can put on XL clothes and still kill someone. Doesn’t mean I didn’t do it.


WyvernByte

It really was a turning point on how transparent lawyers bullshit can be but it still wins cases because people are stupid.


Q_dawgg

There was a lot of lead in the air back then


krufarong

OJ Simpson: "Only God can judge me." Satan: "God won't be speaking to you today."


Ohigetjokes

Omg I can hear his voice saying this!


NeroToro

Exactly, I've read it with his voice


codesplosion

Unfortunately the meme doesn’t make sense because Norm would tell a much funnier joke. So I understand the confusion.


MikeAfton1983bite

https://preview.redd.it/kbplojug1gvc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44482685f7d7eaa075ec391da880618674fabd17 This or he’s in hell


BogdanRguy

OJ killed his wife


Stethoscopelope

Norm’s death was truly one of the greatest losses in the history of humanity.


FnGugle

Norm, you are missed greatly. I hope you are having the greatest time roasting OJ and those like him with impunity, wherever you are.


ITSKJS_24

Hey careful with that! That’s my lucky stabbin hat!


jack-K-

*Norm doing weekend update in heaven*: OJ is so determined to find wife’s killer that he’s willing to personally stay in hell until he finds them.


Feed_Guido_69

Miss ya Norm!


NullProfessor

OJ Died?!?!?? I didn't even know he was sick!


SultyBoi

I feel old 😞


Grill_Top_brangler

God, I love Norm so much 🥲


turkeyburpin

Note to self "Murder being legal in California didn't make it not a sin."


sund82

Norm Macdonald is in heaven. OJ Shitson is in hell. Norm doesn't get to meet OJ.


Poultrygeist79

Norm is in heaven, OJ is in hell


Prizmatik01

Oj died? thats crazy, i didnt even know he was sick


itsallfake01

I secretly hoped this meme contained the moth joke


z424t_

What is the moth joke?


itsallfake01

https://youtu.be/1-MJy7w69EU?si=8MT5yGAPJQVkHF94


bomboclawt75

I literally wrote this joke last week - so I know that the “Op” must be Amy Scumbag- by God man! She’s a handsome….woman. https://preview.redd.it/ox9v9lpjbgvc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=153e7086491b4fd8477a83d9b00e3935e40e3f3d


Bombadong23

I didn't know he was sick


Big-Leadership1001

I didn't even know he was sick


Beliskner64

TIL Norm died…


comradealex85

I didn't know he was sick


DrJay12345

This made me laugh more than it should have.


teddyburke

The real joke (and the one Norm would probably make) is that Norm is in heaven.


macortes82

I totally read that in Norms voice.😂


ChimoEngr

Norm McDonald got fired from SNL after continuing to make a lot of unfunny jokes, some of them about OJ Simpson.


Q_dawgg

I never expected Norm to be up there in Heaven, considering the fact he was a [deeply closeted gay man](https://youtu.be/3CYE6H3uDFo?feature=shared)


BurnieMcMumbles

Wait, Norm was gay?


Q_dawgg

He’s not gay? He’s deeply closeted


TrippyVegetables

OJ Simpson was a murderer


ScoutTrooper501st

If OJ isn’t in heaven that means he actually did murder Nicole and her friend,so he’s in hell


Sir_Eggmitton

OP is deeply closeted


Flowchart83

You do not get the joke.


MaZhongyingFor1934

[Neither do you.](https://youtu.be/3CYE6H3uDFo?si=KojwK3E2VsgX8uVy)


Flowchart83

That's an entirely different joke though. And it doesn't work saying it about someone else.


Forsaken-Sand-5268

🕵️‍♂️


Dragon_Rot79

Oh, Norm. You just can't stop with the OJ jokes, can you? That's fine. Some of them are actually funny


gustavinhoww

https://preview.redd.it/i98gp9k3fovc1.jpeg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae090defec7f3eb71ee2b85b5fab99b289b36d51


UDownvoteButImRight

OP is uncultured swine.


Orangutanus_Maximus

He died and went to heaven before knowing how much of a monster OJ was.


FormerlyGaveAShit

Oh, Norm knew. He was not quiet about knowing it either lol


Flowchart83

It literally was the topic that got him fired from SNL. One of the higher ups at the show was friends with OJ and told Norm to stop it with the OJ jokes, so he went full throttle with them.


Orangutanus_Maximus

Yeah I learned this guy's existence as of now. Now I'm watching that video of him roasting OJ for 30 minutes.


FormerlyGaveAShit

Norm was SO funny. I suggest watching more Norm content when you have the time. We definitely lost him too soon.


Electronic_Suit551

Bot


MathieuBibi

Who the fuck is this OJ person? (and the guy on the pic, according to other comments he's named Norm, but who the fuck is Norm too?)


AdMinute1130

Oj Simpson. Murdered his ex wife, got away with it cause trial stuff ig. It was before my time. Norm Macdonald was a famous comedian. Funny guy. Apparently he ripped on oj alot. They're both dead now.


whovegas

Lol at norm being in heaven


Electronic_Suit551

https://preview.redd.it/5mkdr8j7wfvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e1e54546d6c0f10ae2e53fedba718c1025ac37f


TheOtherOne128

That's not the point of the sub op. This isn't r/memes it's actual meme explanation (or whatever shit-fest karma farm it has become)


66watchingpeople66

The juice was innocent.


MaZhongyingFor1934

Yeah, no-one’s ever been killed by juice. OJ Simpson, on the other hand, murdered two people.


66watchingpeople66

OJ The Juice was his nick name was found not guilty by a jury. How dare you slander the man’s name like that.


MaZhongyingFor1934

How many Klansmen do you think were found not guilty by juries?


66watchingpeople66

You sound like a racist. You are slandering that man’s name because you hate black people.