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    Norm Macdonald on Germany

    Ray “PODAN” Dorschner

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2025

    YouTube

    2:22 · 1.7M views · Jun 3, 2018

    Norm Macdonald's 2015 appearance on Letterman's final Late Show, delivering a deadpan bit about Germany and its military history. Jerry Seinfeld reportedly called it Norm's best joke.

    HN shares it as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever, and pulls it out whenever Germany, war or trade come up.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @ultramundane828Sep 2021· in “Norm Macdonald has died”

      this video Bit starting at :43 (Germany) will easily go down as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever written and performed. And he was the perfect guy to do it.

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @paganelApr 2025· in “Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs”

      > But this time, the trade war is against the whole world. Reminds me of this excellent Norm Macdonald sketch [1] on Germany of which I've learned only recently. [1] this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @Eddy_Viscosity2Mar 2022· in “Germany plans to build Europe's largest military”

      As much as I think Putin's actions justify increased military power in Europe, Germany does not have a great track record as a military super power. Norm has some good points: this video

      CitesView on HN