So, I’ve been on kind of a Norm Macdonald kick lately – Netflix has the seasons of SNL during which he was the ‘Weekend Update’ anchor, and I ALWAYS look forward to his segments. He has theee most hilarious deadpan expression and voice, and… I don’t know, this mischievous glint in his eyes. It’s sometimes almost as if he’s telling jokes in spite of the audience, solely for his own amusement.
He also employs a number of recurring gags. To name a few:
'You guessed it - Frank Stallone!'
– He’ll read something out of the news, for instance some state’s plans to abolish the statute of limitations for rape, and then he’ll pull out a tape recorder and take a ‘note to self’ – “Note to self: Don’t go back to [Name of State].”
– He’ll follow something out of the news with “Or so the Germans would have us believe,” and then stare into the camera for a good 20 seconds.
– If a Michael Jackson joke (of which there are many) goes over weak, he’ll follow it with “You know the guy’s a homosexual pedophile, right?”
– Frank Stallone. “And finally, the number-one-selling doll this Christmas is Tickle Me Elmo. And the LEAST-popular-selling doll? You guessed it: Tickle Me Frank Stallone.”
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER 
interesting