Without seeing the whole conversation that will presumably air when Norm Macdonald Live returns for Season 3 on July 25, we can’t say what led to this particular exchange, but it resulted in Letterman saying some very nice things about Macdonald while also making it clear that he doesn’t really want to do another version of Late Night.
It looks like Norm Macdonald was set on being the interviewer rather than the interviewee!
Letterman even encouraged Macdonald to seize more opportunities because he is one of the most entertaining people in showbiz, which actually echoes Letterman’s statement back in March that Macdonald is one of the three funniest comedians today.
David Letterman did manage to get a few questions in.