Seven Classic Norm MacDonald Clips About Sports

by Brandon Wenerd on April 12, 2011 at 4:01pm -

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Unless your television viewing habits consist entirely of "Law and Order SVU" re-runs, you probably realize that Canadian wise guy Norm MacDonald is both one of the funniest and most underrated television personalities of all time. Beginning tonight at 10:30 on Comedy Central, MacDonald will tackle the wide world of sports with his idiosyncratic sense of humor and hilarious storytelling on his new show, "Sports Show." Much in the vein of "SNL"'s Weekend Update, which MacDonald hosted for five seasons, "Sports Show" promises to be a treat to anyone who couldn't get enough of his deadpan O.J. Simpson and Tonya Harding jokes in the '90s. In anticipation of tonight's premiere, we've rounded up seven hilarious sports-related clips from MacDonald's various performances and appearances over the past two decades. Of course, we couldn't exclude his classic monologue from the 1998 ESPY awards, which made both Ken Griffey, Jr. and parents everywhere very, very uncomfortable. Watch it, and the others, below.

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