I absolutely love Norm's stifled laugh here. Any other examples?
Was just re-watching some Norm compilations and stumbled upon this gem that always stuck with me but which I couldn't remember exactly. This is from his appearance on Conan's Late Night on 23 September 1999.
He laughs plenty in his acts, but this one is so special to me. That stifled little laugh is like Norm's mask slipping off for a moment, like he just can't control how funny his orchestrated ridiculousness is to him, I adore it. That low-tone, almost out of breath chuckle. Love it!
The thing is, I swear there was more than one time I've seen him laugh like this, but I can't for the life of me figure out where! Could you guys help me out here? Am I just so enamoured by Norm's breathless charm that I'm misremembering?