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A good litmus test for when someone's taste in comedy doesn't match my own:  Pete Holmes is in The Best (twice!), and the great Bill Burr is in The Rest…

The podcast is Norm with his sidekick Adam Eget, who's a good straight man since he's not a comedian himself.
They do a short intro with one or two gags and then there's one guest interview.  The guests have been quite eclectic and not from the typical L.A podcast roster: Larry King, Super Dave, Billy Bob Thornton,

Well, you could also say that Tim wasted money making that movie about wasting money on a movie, since Billion Dollar Movie didn't make much money either.  But yes, Professor Cuntface, I'm sure that was the joke.

Ya him and Eric wasted a BILLION dollars on that Johnny Depp movie with the diamond suit.

Huh?!?  So, you're saying I should discount his review??  Please post your thoughts three dozen more times so that there's no mistake.

I've watched that Letterman performance more than a few times.  It's fantastic, even Letterman seems impressed.

Ya I can't blame the audience for not laughing at that Parrot sketch re-tread.  I remember feeling slightly embarrassed for all involved.

I liked the Schneider ep much more than I thought I would.  Rob was actually a really funny storyteller.  Makes you realize that even a guy who makes nothing but crappy movies and TV shows has to have quite a bit of talent to even get to the point where he's able to make said crap.

When I'd see his name in Wizard magazine I thought it was the most bad-ass, mafioso sounding name ever. Carmine Infantino.  

I love Kremer and WC in general, but this one was a bit of a slog…and I think it's the all time longest episode too…
WC is at its worst when Kremer and Kulap are co-hosts. Kremer needs to be the focus with Kulap as sidekick. 

YES!  I had no idea Norm was even doing a show until it showed up in the Tolerability Index (still not sure if that means Amelie likes it or not…too many levels of snark). 
I burned through both eps and they're both fantastic. Natural, given that Norm is an all time great. 

Yep, looks like the streaming is finished. I missed it too. Looking forward to this album even more now though, judging from the pre-release reviews. I for one never doubted him for a minute…

Didn't know much about this band, but just yesterday stumbled on the fact that Mark's dad was the genius physicist Hugh Everett III, the guy who theorized a bunch of crazy shit about quantum mechanics and then proceeded to drink, smoke, and eat his way into an early grave.  I love trivia!

Will do. First, me and my buddy Gord are going to rip around in the convertible sippin' a tasty bottle of pinot.

Ya, Shithead has always looked like an accountant.  He'll fit right into the NDP, wearing a shitty suit and shilling for the unions.

Hmm..I didn't really even hear a beat in this, it just sounded like a mess in the background.  Orion's Belt, now that little earworm has a beat.

Ah, you must be my doppelganger.  Here's a 90 minute interview with a Canadian blogger which is light on the comedy and heavy on the other, weirder, stuff…you've probably already heard it.

Agreed. Norm is probably the most fascinating stand up. He's odd, strangely spiritual, unconcerned with fame and money, and he can tell a story as well as anyone on the planet.

Fantastic.  He put an album out every 2-3 years from 1969-2003.  Glad to hear that talk of ill health and/or retirement were premature.
New song sounds great, too.