Norm Macdonald

Norman Gene Macdonald October 17 1959 September 14 2021 was a Canadian standup comedian writer and actor known for his deadpan style Early in his career he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live SNL for five years including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons After leaving SNL he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001 In 2013 he started a video podcast Norm Macdonald Live on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities In 2018 he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast Throughout his career he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan Late Night with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show He had also worked as a voice actor notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries Paste magazine named him 31 on their 50 Best Standup Comics of All Time Description above from the Wikipedia article Norm Macdonald licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia