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Conan O’Brien had some lavish praise for late comic Norm Macdonald following the news of O.J. Simpson’s death — and why Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” O’Brien, 60 — who was promoting his Max series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go” — appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper in the hours after news broke on April 11 that Simpson died at the age of 76 from cancer. When the conversation turned to Simpson, O’Brien wasted no time in remembering how Macdonald mercilessly ripped Simpson on “Saturday Night Live” in his “Weekend Update” segments after Simpson was arrested in the 1994...

The #Oj jokes that got Norm fired from #NBC, if only he could of waited it out he'd be having a field day of the #news #Ojsimpson dead at #76

When Norm Macdonald closed out his Dec. 13, 1997, "Weekend Update," the Saturday Night Live star had no idea he’d never sit at the "Update" desk again. Nobody at Saturday Night Live knew that Macdonald would be fired from his job as SNL’s fake newsreader before the show returned from its holiday hiatus or that Colin Quinn would be installed in Macdonald’s place. Saturday Night Live is all about cast turnover. Still, Macdonald’s three-and-a-half year reign as the deadpan anchor of SNL’s venerable midshow centerpiece took viewers, cast members and even Macdonald completely by surprise. That “and-a-half” segment of Macdonald’s...

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Norm Macdonald, the deadpan "Saturday Night Live" alumnus and stand-up comedian, recorded an hour of new material before he died — and it will soon be available to watch on Netflix, the streaming giant announced Thursday. "Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special" will debut May 30, the company confirmed in a news release

Comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Norm MacDonald died Tuesday, after what his brother, Neil MacDonald, described as a nine-year battle with acute leukemia. Norm MacDonald, known for his intelligence and sarcastic wit, was 61. Leukemia is a blood cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow. It usually occurs when the body creates too many abnormal white blood cells and interferes with the bone marrow’s ability to make red blood cells and platelets, though some leukemias start in other kinds of blood cells. Leukemia accounts for about one-third of all blood cancer diagnoses and was the...

HEAVEN—Millions around the world are converting to the Christian religion after Heaven announced they now have nightly Norm MacDonald stand-up comedy every night forever. Comedian Norm MacDonald bravely fought cancer for almost ten years but then at the end there he got a little less brave and the cancer got more brave and started to win. However, it turns out that when you die, the cancer dies too, so it was really a draw. Upon his passing, MacDonald immediately sought out a small comedy club on the streets of gold and began telling a centuries-long version of the moth joke....

Infamous Norm MacDonald appearance where he claims Bill Clinton murdered someone and offends the cast of The View.

“Norm @normmacdonald was a great talent, and I loved laughing with him on SNL. *Bob Dole* will miss Norm Macdonald.” pic.twitter.com/gPsdyJ5tS9— Senator Bob Dole (@SenatorDole) September 14, 2021❤️❤️ RIP @normmacdonald https://t.co/0HIPXzPEMj— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 14, 2021

Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer and “Saturday Night Live” star, has died after a battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 61.

Comedian Norm McDonald died today after a 9 year battle with cancer

MacDonald is dead at 61 after nine-year private battle with cancer… Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential and beloved cast member, has died. Macdonald’s death was announced to Deadline by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment. The comedian’s longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra, who was with him at the time of his death this morning, said Macdonald had been battling cancer for nearly a decade but was determined to keep his health struggles private, away from family, friends and fans. “He was most proud of...

The comedian's management firm confirmed his death to Deadline, and revealed the SNL star was fighting cancer for almost a decade. Norm's longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra revealed: "He was most proud of his comedy. He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. "Norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.” The TV star landed on the mainstream radar thanks to SNL, as he made...

Hilarious and impossible to imagine now. Of course MacDonald got fired from the show.

Why are some actors crushed for criticizing the movement ... while others walk away scot free?

Shortly after comments about Roseanne Barr, Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement made during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter sparked controversy online, comedian Norm Macdonald has issued an apology. "Roseanne and Louis have both been very good friends of mine for many years," Macdonald tweeted Tuesday evening. "They both made terrible mistakes and I would never defend their actions. If my words sounded like I was minimizing the pain that their victims feel to this day, I am deeply sorry." Macdonald, who has a new show on Netflix titled Norm Macdonald Has a Show debuting this Friday, drew criticism...

Norm MacDonald - The View - 11-16-2000 - Bill Clinton http://youtu.be/Z3PP_SWHUQQ Thus is Norm MacDonald on The View in 2000 to promote his fellow ABC show and appearance on another ABC show. The View women have a serious meltdown. It is hilarious. And it lays bare Hollywood's modern McCarthyism which has only worsened since 2000. This is the most hilarious clip ever. And the most telling. It busts the liberal establishment wide open in their arrogance and abuse of power.

Norm Macdonald, in addition to being the best Weekend Update anchor ever, is also a keen student of human nature. Last year he summed up the results of the 2016 presidential election with this koan-like observation: "People hated Hillary Clinton so much that they voted for someone they hated more than Hillary Clinton in order to rub it in." I really think that sums up our current moment. A lot of people, myself included, underestimated just how tired of Hillary everyone was. After a quarter-century of listening to that awful old criminal's angry, scolding voice, America finally said enough was...

Norm poked fun at the president and many of the famous persons present Maurice Harting 4 months ago Norm MacDonald is a comedian with perfect timing ... he leaves enough room to make himself look like a simple ignorant man while coming up with the most brilliant jokes. Some of his best was his joke about Alan Greenspan' s wedding to Andrea Mitchell, President Bill Clinton's parking spot, Martha Stewart fish bone birdhouse, and Larry King's table waitress joke was also brilliant.