Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former 'SNL' Weekend Update Anchor Was 61

 

Source: Deadline

Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61. 

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 when died, 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 his comedy,” Hoekstra said. “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.”

Read more: https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdonald-dead-obituary-comedian-saturday-night-live-weekend-update-anchor-was-61-1234833212/ 

28 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

No luck needed.  It is a fact your hero twatts ruined one's good tv . Letterman O Brian Carson all great at there jobs and made the shows entertaining to watch . The modern fleet of cunts not even in the same category just fuckibg bad . Can't even believe even a smarmy cunt such as your self can tune in and find entertainment value in it 

I don't watch network TV. Haven't since shutting off Direct TV in 2004. It sounds like the world is closing in around you. 

1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

I don't watch network TV. Haven't since shutting off Direct TV in 2004. It sounds like the world is closing in around you. 

How so ? 

 

2 hours ago, Ez ryder said:

As a act Dave has him live norm is king and Joe? Not really In any ones comedy list but yours I guess . 

Henc why norm was the go to on late-night until the twatts like colbert and Kimmel runed late-night 

Colbert use to be funny years ago

That really sucks.  Great comedian.  I’ve been bummed out since I first heard about it.

1 hour ago, 800renegaderider said:

Colbert use to be funny years ago

For like litteraly a week and a half then the stick got old imho . 

7 hours ago, Ez ryder said:

For like litteraly a week and a half then the stick got old imho . 

Colbert report was really funny I’ve only watched him a handful of times recently and wasn’t the same.

Some classic norm and some one who thought she would show him lol

 

meant to post this last week...