Stand Up Comedy Genius Norm MacDonald on Being Someone That Doesn’t Drink Alcohol

David Letterman referred to Norm Macdonald as “maybe the smartest guy in comedy,” and Jerry Seinfeld described his approach as “sophisticated dumbness.” I interviewed the former Saturday Night Live star in the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas during a poker tournament he was playing in. During the interview, I learned that Macdonald is someone that doesn't drink alcohol and asked if I could also interview him for the AA Podcast, and he agreed. A few nights later, I watched Macdonald perform standup, and it was the funniest show I had ever seen. What made the moment special, was Macdonald had made a significant portion of his act about our interview. We talked about a lot of stuff in our 25-minutes together, but the main takeaway for me was the ability to speak to a creative genius about the difference in performing and writing when drinking and when not, as I know members of the Strive movement worry about making this transition. The interview was very impromptu. I have missed a few minutes off the video, and there is a lot of background noise as we are in the middle of the poker room, but I am sure it won’t take away from the pleasure of listening to one of the world’s stop standup artists talking about why he doesn’t drink alcohol. Norm Macdonald has two shows on Netflix: Norm Macdonald Has a Show, and Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery. Check out today's podcast here. The Truth About Alcohol We Are Not Alcoholics, And We Refuse to be Anonymous Join Us & Our Community TTAA Taster: http://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/p/TTAA%20Taster TTAA Intensive: https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/p/TTAAIntensive Strive Community: https://strive.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/