The longtime host shared memories of the late comedian, his favorite guest, on a new episode of his podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. Ever since comedian Norm Macdonald died Tuesday of cancer at age 61 , the internet has been full of reminiscences and tributes, as well as compilations of his best jokes.
Conan O'Brien , who welcomed Macdonald as a guest on his late-night NBC talk shows many times throughout the years, tweeted, "I will never laugh that hard again" after news broke of Macdonald's death. O'Brien elaborated his thoughts on what made him so funny in a new episode of his podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend — but he also revealed that a former NBC boss once tried to ban Macdonald from his show. His tenure overlapped with the O. Simpson trial, and Macdonald frequently made jokes about it, often calling Simpson a murderer you can find plenty of hilarious compilations on YouTube.
I would stay up specifically to watch him on talk shows. He was the funniest guest of all time. We lost a comedy giant today. One of the the all time greats. He will be missed. RIP Norm Macdonald. You always hoped he would hang around after the work was done, just so you could hear his stories and get a laugh.
So hilarious and so generous with his personality. He is exceptionally tall and strong. Howard is never explicit in his stories, but in a letter to P. Schuyler Miller he wrote:. Conan's height and weight as an adult are subject to speculation - some estimates make him 6' 6" 1.
This tallies with a comment Howard wrote in another letter [citation needed] that his crusader character Cormac Fitzgeoffrey is a double of Conan and that Cormac is 6' 2" and pounds. It is also of note that the blade of Conan's sword is described as being 5 feet long, likely making for a 6 foot sword including the grip, in the earlier story, " The Scarlet Citadel ".
He uses it with one hand as well as both hands with ease, therefore it is possible that Howard imagined him quite taller at the character's beginning. Or simply he used different swords during his adventures. In Howard's tales no human is ever described as stronger than Conan, although several are mentioned as taller such as the strangler Baal-Pteor or of larger bulk.
Although Conan is muscular, Howard frequently compares his silence, suppleness, agility, way of moving to that of a panther - see, for instance, " The Servants of Bit-Yakin " "Jewels of Gwahlur" , Beyond the Black River or " Rogues in the House " - or another feline:. His garb is very often a loincloth or breeches and sandals, and his weapon a sword of some description, depending on his fortunes and location. During his reign as King of Aquilonia , Conan was:. He loses none of his vigour with age with the above description coming when he is in his mid 40's.
Though several later authors have referred to Conan as "Germanic-looking," Howard imagined the Cimmerians as a proto- Celtic people with mostly dark hair and blue or grey eyes. Racially the Cimmerians to which Conan belongs are descendants of the Atlanteans , though they do not remember their ancestry. In his pseudo-historical essay " The Hyborian Age ", Howard describes how the people of Atlantis the land where his character Kull originated had to move east after a great cataclysm changed the face of the world and sank their island, settling where northern Scotland and Norway would eventually be located.
In the same work, Howard also described how the Cimmerians eventually moved south and east after the age of Conan. Despite his brutish appearance, Conan uses his brain as well as his brawn. The Cimmerian is a talented fighter who overpowers most men with his strength and skill, and his endurance allows him to fight with unfailing ferocity long after most would have collapsed in exhaustion.
Due to his travels abroad, he also has vast experience in other trades. He is a talented commander, strategist, thief, as well as a born leader. In some stories, he's able to recognize, or even decipher, certain ancient or secret signs and writings, such as when he uses the sign of Jhebbal Sag in Beyond the Black River. Only weapons of steel? Only things he made himself? Conan's task is very complex: first, he must find a riddle, that is, a question; and then he must find the answer to that question.
In many ways, this resembles the buddhist test of a koan. Right after that, Conan's father and the people in Conan's village are all killed by an overwhelming force led by Thulsa Doom. Years later, Conan tracks down and confronts Doom and his raiders. Doom tells him that he has abandoned the pursuit of steel, because flesh is stronger.
To prove his point, he beckons one of his cult followers on a cliff to come to him. Enthralled by her faith, she steps off the cliff and falls to her death.
This, the ability to lead loyal followers who are willing to die for you, is real strength for Doom, and he reproaches Conan for not recognizing where his own strength is.
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