Norm Macdonald shot a secret hour-long standup special before passing, hitting Netflix this month. NormMacdonald standup comedy
following a private, nine-year battle with cancer, which means the special will now see the light of day. In fact, it arrives on Netflix in only two weeks, on May 30, 2022. As one final joke, Macdonald reportedly titled the specialThe special came about as a result of Macdonald working on material for a Netflix special, to be filmed in a traditional theater.
The footage shot by Macdonald was then shelved after he underwent the medical procedure, but Macdonald was subsequently unable to film the traditional special in front of a full theatrical audience, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, when Macdonald became ill again in late 2021, he remembered the footage that had been shot, and watched it again before passing away, according to Hoekstra. It was then that he suggested the self-deprecating title,.
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