Does your narcissist asks you all the time what’s new

I’m just curious if it’s my extremely boring, stupid, evil dad who has no personality or soul or if it’s normal for all narc. Hes like a parrot, he keeps asking me what’s new what’s new what’s new. Even when I say all the news and updates and genuinely have nothing to share, he asks what’s new… he LOVES to gossip and shit on people and especially me