RIP Norm Macdonald (1 Viewer)

[WillG]

Damn, 9 year secret battle with cancer. Might not have been everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved the guy

Norm Macdonald, ‘SNL’ star, dead at 61

The deadpan stand-up comic and beloved “Weekend Update” anchor died after a private nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61.

nypost.com

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Norm was my favorite comedian. I can recommend tons of videos on YouTube, but I'll share this one. It seems very appropriate.

 

[TravisR]

When I was a teenager, he was the Weekend Update host on Saturday Night Live and there's never been a person that's come close since. He was always a great guest on talk shows too and just an extraordinarily funny guy.

Thanks for the laughs, Norm.

 

[Tommy R]

The absolute BEST Weekend Update anchor! So sad to hear he had been battling for so long! May have to watch Dirty Work tonight.

 

[Ken H]

How sad. I always thought Norm was very funny and talented. Cancer must have affected his career, he was less and less active after SNL, and I never understood it. Now it makes sense.

 

[joshEH]

Holy crap, I'm shaken. After Dennis Miller left, Norm was the first Weekend Update anchor who clicked with me on SNL. And it was never as good as it was after he was replaced because of his classic O.J.-bits. I saw Dirty Work in the theater. I stand by his Burt Reynolds being the funniest impression that's ever been on the show, just a gum-smacking asshole who summed up his keep: he didn't care if it was funny or not, as long as it was funny to him. Worked wonders for me.

Fuck you, cancer.

 

[ChristopherG]

Sad news indeed. One of my favorite story/joke tellers of all time. So sorry to hear that he had been living with cancer for so long. RIP Norm.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Norm and Adam Carolla analyze "Coward of the County" and "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" by Kenny Rogers

 

[Walter Kittel]

I share the sentiments expressed in this thread. Incredibly funny and my all time favorite news anchor on SNL (if for no other reason than the OJ material). His appearances on Dennis Miller's old show were always great. (The 'Joe Camel' bit is a favorite.)

RIP Norm, and thanks for all the laughs.

- Walter.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

One of the greatest talk show guests of all time:


And a truly original comedic voice. I never got the sense that he worked particularly hard, but that's only because he didn't have to: He was hilarious on the fly all of the time, and often fearless.

 

[JasonRoer]

When I was a teenager, he was the Weekend Update host on Saturday Night Live and there's never been a person that's come close since. He was always a great guest on talk shows too and just an extraordinarily funny guy.

Thanks for the laughs, Norm.

Absolutely agree. He was fantastic. I also love his standup specials and talk show guest spots. Do you remember his turn on the Comedy Roast for Bob Saget? Hysterical! He had everyone in stitches. It truly displayed his comedic genius.

 

[Greg.K]

“Man, it's the greatest gig in the world, being alive. You get to eat at Denny's, wear a hat, whatever you want." - Norm Macdonald

 

[dpippel]

Fuck me! These past 2 years have been BRUTAL! Peace to you Norm, and thanks a million for everything. You were fucking funny as hell!

 

[TonyD]

Damn, 9 year secret battle with cancer. Might not have been everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved the guy

Norm Macdonald, ‘SNL’ star, dead at 61

The deadpan stand-up comic and beloved “Weekend Update” anchor died after a private nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61.

nypost.com

It’s really not fair that the guy he roasted so many times outlived Him.

Rest in Laughter Norm.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

One of the greatest talk show guests of all time:


And a truly original comedic voice. I never got the sense that he worked particularly hard, but that's only because he didn't have to: He was hilarious on the fly all of the time, and often fearless.

It doesn't get any better than this.

But The Origin of The Fantastic Four is pretty spectacular.

 

[WillG]

Not to bring up something that might be sensitive, but when I was looking at some of his old material today, I couldn’t help but think how horrified the modern “college” crowd would probably be with him in this era.

They’ll never know what they were missing

 

[MatthewA]

On behalf of those of us who actually saw Dirty Work in theaters*, rest in peace.

*And thanks to the Gary Coleman cameo, this counts as part of the Diff'rent Strokes curse.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Another more recent memory. After COVID first got really bad, Norm was one of the first stand-up comedians to get up in front of a crowd, and he was just absolutely savage:

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

 

[The Obsolete Man]

This is the second time tonight I've known exactly where the punchline was headed and still laughed my ass off at a Norm joke.

/First one was the Moth joke.