What's up with people disliking Norm?

I hate David, but I agree with him about Norm, he is smart and funny, he is like the Stern and Cowell of Talent shows, he lays down the facts and keeps it original instead of saying "you were great, that was amazing" to everyone, it's constructive criticism. Or sometimes the hard truth.

Agree. His impersonation of Burt Reynolds on Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL was hysterical.

But I kinda get it-- why people are put off by him. I think it's unfortunate for him that he's most known as a Saturday Night Live guy when his real calling and true love is stand-up, and in that capacity he's top-notch hysterical (in my meager estimation).

I like how he differentiated the differences between comedic actor, comedy writer and stand-up-- how they are all different talents suited for different personalities. While Norm has created a comedic persona, he's not really a showman. I think he is primarily a joke writer guy and an insular stand-up, which doesn't necessarily translate to the kind of charisma expected from this type of show (I think the same thing about Anthony Jeselnik, who I also like-- but he at least has his good looks going for him).

Anyway, part of Norm's quirky oddball persona is that he's always gone against the grain and makes up his own rules. I don't even know how I would perceive him from watching this show alone if I wasn't already familiar with his strange and unique style of comedy (which I love). A lot of his humor in the first place is about twisting jokes on theirselves-- where the reaction to the joke is sometimes kinda like "WTF, how is this even a joke?" So, he's got an alienating style to begin with, not to mention his odd personal demeanor. But here he's not even trying to be funny on this show-- he seems genuinely trying to communicate his ideas on his craft.