Norm Macdonald

 Norman Gene Macdonald[iNorman Gene Macdonald[i] (October 17 1959[ii]-September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian as well as actor and writer. His stand-up style was characterized by a very slow, almost stuttering delivery and the use folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. [1][2][3] He appeared in many films and was a regular performer on late-night talk shows, in which he was known for telling shaggy dog stories.Early in his career, Macdonald's initial work on television included writing for comedy shows such as Roseanne as well as The Dennis Miller Show. Macdonald was first hired in 1993 as a writer as well as a cast member for Saturday Night Live (SNL). He spent five seasons as a part of the show, and included anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three-and-a-half seasons. [5] In 1998, he was fired from his position as Weekend Update host on SNL. The show was accused of mocking O. J. Simpson's murder trial. The incident irritated Don Ohlmeyer who Simpson was a friend. In the aftermath of being fired from SNL, he produced and played in the 1998 film Dirty Work and headlined his own sitcom The Norm Show between 1999 until 2001. Macdonald was also a voice actress , and was a part of the film Dirty work in 1998. He also hosted The Norm Show which was which was a Netflix series that ran from 2013 and 2018. Macdonald interviewed comedians and other celebrities on the talk shows Norm Macdonald Live and Norm Macdonald Has a Show. In the year 2016, he authored Based on a True Story A novel that was an incredibly fictionalized account of his life. 8. Macdonald died of leukemia in September 2021. It was a disease that he did not disclose publicly. He was 61 at the time.