Norm MacDonald was a comic’s comic. He would tell long, winding stories that ended in incredibly ridiculous ways. He was dry. He was Canadian. He didn’t play by the rules of showbusiness. He made fun of OJ Simpson so relentlessly, he got fired from SNL. And today, we’ve learned he died after a 9-year battle with cancer.
If you want to know how revered he was, watch how frequently he makes his fellow comedians laugh so hard, they cry. On one of David Letterman’s final “Late Show” episodes, MacDonald himself began crying when he spoke of how much Letterman meaned to him.
The Best of Norm MacDonald
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Norm Macdonald Has a Show
September 14, 2018Building on their original talk show, comedian Norm Macdonald and sidekick Adam Eget sit down and chat with celebrity guests about their life, career and views in a somewhat unconventional and often irreverent way.
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Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery
May 9, 2017In this new stand-up special, Norm Macdonald delivers sly, deadpan observations from an older — and perhaps even wiser — point of view.
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
July 19, 2012Jerry takes his comedy pals out for coffee in a selection of his classic automobiles. Larry David sums it up best when he says, ‘You’ve finally made a show about nothing.’
Norm’s interview with Jerry Seinfeld is in the season titled “First Cup.”
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The Middle
September 30, 2009The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
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Dirty Work
June 12, 1998Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam’s father needs to get a heart transplant.
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Saturday Night Live
October 11, 1975A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show’s comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Norm was a cast member from 1993-98 and spent three years as the “Weekend Update” anchor. He was also legendary as Burt Reynolds in the “Jeopardy!” sketches with Will Ferrell.
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We loved Norm MacDonald. One of a kind. https://t.co/0sXoCLEtuG
โ Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) September 14, 2021
No one could make you break like Norm Macdonald. Hilarious and unique. Fuck cancer.
โ Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) September 14, 2021
This photo was taken after I was a guest on Norm’s show. At dinner the laughs just continued nonstop. He will be missed. RIP Norm Macdonald pic.twitter.com/DToJCUBdU2
โ Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert) September 14, 2021
Of the many addictive rabbit holes you can disappear down on the internet, the most pleasurable is ‘Norm MacDonald chat show appearances’. Thanks for all the laughs Norm, very sorry to see you go. https://t.co/ahxZNRdJEw
โ edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 14, 2021
Norm is the pinnacle of bravery and originality. ๐ https://t.co/UfeNoEUlUv
โ Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings) September 14, 2021
Norm was in a comedy genre of his own. No one like him on this planet. Please do yourself a favor and watch his stuff. He was one of a kind of all time
โ Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 14, 2021
Never forget this Norm Macdonald appearance on Conan in 1997 โ with Courtney Thorne-Smith.
โ Rex Chapman๐๐ผ (@RexChapman) September 14, 2021
Hilarious. All of it.
Rest In Peace, Normโฆpic.twitter.com/LQRMT3fCN7