Hi, I’m Norm Macdonald. My friend Vivek and I have created a dating app called LOKO. We are looking forward to talking about anything besides COVID-19 but You Can Ask Us Anything!

First a memoir, then a dating app, what’s next on the list from renaissance man Norm Macdonald?

I'm considering going back to my first love, Dance.

Hey Norm, will there be a second season of your talk show? It was fantastic. Best of luck with the dating thing.

Gonna continue to work with Netflix. Been very excited about LOKO and really hope we can help a lot of very lonely people in these crazy times.

How does LOKO get rid of the first date?

It allows you to have the first date using video chat, so you can get to know someone in the comforts of your home, without having to spend the time and money of going out to meet someone before knowing there's a connections - and in the time of COVID-19, the first date using video chat, or what we like to call an ELIMIDATE, is even more valuable

if you like, you could have up to 10 eliminates a night from the comfort of your own home

Hey Norm! Been loving your phone call videos lately. They are hilarious. How are you keeping busy during this quarantine ?

Mostly lying on the floor in a fetal position.

What's the weirdest thing you ever pissed on?

A urinal

Hey Norm, do you have a favorite date horror story?

When I took the beautiful lady home and got the shock of my life. It was an elderly gentleman.

Loved the movie “dirty work” growing up. What was your favorite film to work on, even if just for a cameo?

The Animal with Rob Schneider and the Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland.

What is your favorite snack?

The Impossible Bat

Hey norm should a man pay for dinner on a first date still?

I never pay for a date. I'm a feminist.

Hey Norm, I see you have been doing new ‘quarantine’ videos on youtube lately, and you have alluded to going back to the podcast world. Any updates on that?

Any chance of you secretly dropping a new stand-up special?

Edit: also, I was liking your quarantine beard, or queard, and wish you hadn’t shaved.

yes

Is the app free with a premium mode?

The app is free to set up your profile and look at other singles - and have to subscribe in order to schedule a video chat - it costs $1.49 a week or $3.49 a month for unlimited video chats - but because of the hard times we are all facing because of COVID-19, we are giving anyone who signs up today a free subscription!

Hey Norm, thanks for taking questions. LOKO is obviously a really solid concept, which makes me wonder - where do you get your ideas from?

I wander through the desert and don't eat for five days. and then, boy do the ideas come.

You’re a wonderful friend to Vivek.

Does you have any tips for what makes a good video-only profile?

Good lighting and be yourself.

Have you guys taken up any new hobbies or found any interesting topic rabbit holes to fill your time at home?

I'm learning to do the macarena on YouTube

What inspired the outro song and dance on your Netflix talk show? I loved it!

When I was a boy there was a show in Canada called Wayne and Shuster hour

Hey Norm, rumor has it LOKO is so good it might, MIGHT give a chance for you friend Adam Eget to find love. Is this true?

LOKO is just the thing to make an honest man out of Adam Eget

What did you think of Tiger King?

I found it to be a delightful musical romp with fine production values.

Will this app prevent ghosting? Lately I've been calling all my potential dates Casper.

I'll let Vivek answer that because I'm afraid of ghosts...

Hey Norm - What does LOKO stand for?

The name LOKO comes from 3 different points of view, the first is that it means character and disposition in Hawaiian, which really is exactly what using video in online dating helps with. It’s also an anagram from look.... and it is absolutely embracing the crazy connotation, because dating in today’s world is crazy in a lot of ways

Hi Norm! I have 2 questions for you and I would appreciate any answers you'd like to give.

1. I have a common 4 letter name, and with Larry King you once said you don't like your name. If you could have chosen your name at birth, what would it be?

2. I now have a lot of free time, what was the last book you read and would you recommend it?

I guess that's 3 questions. I really enjoy your comedy, thanks Norm!

My recommendation for a book is "Masters of Atlantis" by Charles Portis

Why do you think the world needed another dating app and what makes yours any different or stand out from the crowd?

We're fully video based.

Good evening, Norm Macdonald. I'm a human person from Sweden. Will LOKO be targeted to the Swedish audience? Would probably fit us since we preferably avoid the outdoors at all costs.

We're surprised how quickly we're growing. We launched in Germany with great success and plan to expand to the rest of Europe soon.

Should Quebec City get a hockey team?

I'm a Havs fan so I could care less I guess.

You are a comedian, author, actor, and an app creator. Are there any other businesses or fields that you would consider entering?

Maybe Navy Seals

Norm, do you think Wolfman will finally find love using your app?

This app is so good that even Wolfman can find a partner.

What makes LOKO different than any other app?

It the only App that is fully video based - so it allows you to get to know the real person both through their video profiles and video chat - whereas on other apps is static photos and texting