The Gong Show with Dave Attell
Episode 8
Thursday 4 September 2008 on Comedy Central

Jim Norton, Ron White and J.B. Smoove serve as judges; while acts include a plus-size stripper and an extreme athlete that uses a pogo stick.

His HBO special Monster Rain premiered on October 13, 2007. (edit) Jim drove a forklift at a warehouse, while at night he would go to open mic nights. (edit) Jim went into rehab at the age of 18, for alcohol and drug abuse. (edit) Jim attempted suicide when was 18, by cutting his wrist. He says it wasn't a real suicide attempt, but more of a an attention seeking action. (edit) Jim knew at the age of 12 he wanted to become a stand-up comedian, after seeing Richard Pryor. (edit)

[On the cancellation of Lucky Louie by HBO]
Jim Norton: I think it was a bad move for them. We had a good amount of viewers. I loved doing Lucky Louie. I just didn’t like the critics. (edit) [On political correctness]
Jim Norton: People expect you to be funny, and yet they have all these little asterisks they put next to what you said. Or they want you to be funny, and yet not offensive. They don’t want you to violate their political ideologies, their religious ideologies. So, I think that’s the thing I hate more than anything, even more than the Religious Right, and the way they crush free speech. I hate political correctness. I think it really hurts comedy, and I think that people under the age of 25 are so caught up in it, they just don’t realize what dumb [expletive deleted] robots they are. (edit) [On why his comedic style is aggressive]
Jim Norton: It's a part of who I am as a person. I am sick and tired of cute, adorable humor and non-threatening humor. It's irritating and I think you're not revealing anything. I think that's nuts and I think you're wasting your time. (edit) [On how he got his start as a comedian]
Jim Norton: I just kept going up in bars. I sucked when I first started. I was too dirty and had nothing behind it. I was just really awful. It was a long a road. I started in bars and started doing gigs. It was a year before I got paid. (edit) [On what we thinks about his supporters]
Jim Norton: If you enjoy what I do, I appreciate it. If you don't enjoy what I do, go [explicative deleted] yourself. (edit)

Star
Lucky Louie Rich	The Colin Quinn Show Himself
Tough Crowd Himself

Guest Star
Against The Wind When Kings Go Forth To Battle Captain Phillip Cunningham	Comedy Central Roast The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget himself
Ed Just Friends	Holby City Chain Reaction Louis Thomas
Imus In The Morning May 9, 2008 Himself	Last Comic Standing Las Vegas Finals (2) Himself