Did you know that Norm Macdonald was ALMOST the most iconic duck since Donald? Ok, fine. Since Daffy.
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00:00Did you know that Norm Macdonald was almost the Aflac duck?
00:03Or that the role of the famous insurance duck has a bit of a dramatic history?
00:07Yeah!
00:08Well, Gilbert Gottfried blew it.
00:09His job squawking Aflac on insurance commercials was one of the cushiest gigs around, earning
00:14him big paychecks for easy afternoons of voiceover work.
00:17He lost the gig in 2011, however, when he took to Twitter to make jokes about a Japanese
00:21earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
00:23Despite an eventual apology, Gottfried's gags were a step too far for Aflac, especially
00:28because Japan accounted for about 75% of Aflac's business, so the breakup with Gottfried
00:33was understandable.
00:34But it meant the insurer needed a new duck voice, prompting a casting call that saw more
00:38than 12,000 people competing to quack for Aflac.
00:42One of the people who auditioned for the gig?
00:44Comedian Norm Macdonald.
00:45He told the gang on The Howard Stern Show that he tried out for the job, but wasn't
00:48super into it.
00:49I want you to create a story.
00:51She goes, just create a story.
00:52Have fun.
00:53So then, like, three seconds in, I'm like, I want to get the f*** out of here.
00:56I'll just say Aflac.
00:57Get the f*** out of here.