{"id":26352,"date":"2021-09-14T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=26352"},"modified":"2021-09-14T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:12:20","slug":"saturday-night-live-alum-veteran-comic-was-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/14\/saturday-night-live-alum-veteran-comic-was-61\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Alum &#038; Veteran Comic Was 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26353\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer, and \u201c<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u201d star, has died after a nine-year private battle with cancer, he was 61. Observations made him one of <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u2018s most influential and beloved cast members.<\/p>\n<p>Macdonald\u2019s death was announced by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment. The comedian\u2019s 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.<\/p><div id=\"morty-400156096\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was most proud of his comedy,\u201d Hoekstra said. \u201cHe 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 \u2018a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.\u2019 He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Macdonald was an <em>SNL<\/em> cast member from 1993-98, making his greatest impact as the anchor of the show\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segments for three seasons. Remembered both for his droll style \u2014 and for his refusal to go easy on O.J. Simpson despite reported pressure from NBC execs \u2014 Macdonald would prove one of the most impactful \u201cUpdate\u201d anchors, pivoting away from the slapstick approach of Chevy Chase and toward the more barbed political approach of his successor Colin Quinn. &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norm_Macdonald#Leaving_SNL\">Read More<\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Born on October 17, 1959, in Quebec City, Macdonald started his show business career in the comedy clubs of Canada, developing the deadpan style that would become both his trademark and a highly influential touchstone for a generation of comics. A contestant on Star Search in 1990, he was hired to write for Roseanne Barr\u2019s sitcom Roseanne for the 1992-93 season before landing a coveted gig at NBC\u2019s Saturday Night Live.<\/p>\n<p>Macdonald\u2019s departure from the show was controversial in itself, and he often attributed his firing to his continued lambasting of Simpson as a murderer despite what he said was the displeasure of Don Ohlmeyer, president of NBC\u2019s West Coast division, who Macdonald said was a friend of the former football great.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1501873018\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>After leaving <em>SNL<\/em> in 1998, Macdonald starred in his own comedy series, The Norm Show, from 1999-2001. He also did a one-season talk show for Netflix, <em>Norm Macdonald Has a Show<\/em>, in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years he made numerous appearances on various late-night shows, including <em>Late Night With David Letterman<\/em> and<em> Conan<\/em>, and had a recurring role on <em>The Middle<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer, and \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star, has died after a nine-year private battle with cancer, he was 61. Observations made him one of Saturday Night Live\u2018s most influential and beloved cast members. Macdonald\u2019s death was announced by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment. 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