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Norman Gene Macdonald [i] (October 17, 1959 [ii] – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase.
Known for his deadpan delivery and eccentric humor, Norm Macdonald was a writer and cast member on SNL from 1993 to 1998 and notably manned the Weekend Update desk for three and a half seasons.
Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer and “Saturday Night Live” star, has died after a battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 61. Macdonald privately battled the ...
Howie Mandel is remembering Norm Macdonald. The America's Got Talentjudge addressed the late comedy star during Tuesday's AGT finals, and later opened up to ET about the loss."I am heartbroken ...
The central character's name, Stan Hooper, was taken from Macdonald's work on Saturday Night Live, but the characters were vastly different. The role also allowed Macdonald to play the straight man among a cast of eccentric characters, a departure from his traditional comedy style.
Norm Macdonald's comedy brilliance, generosity and indelible legacy are being remembered and celebrated. Late-night TV hosts Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, James Corden and Stephen Colbert paid ...
A Norm Macdonald character. In one sketch, Stan wakes up from a coma and is dismayed to learn that the two women who come to visit him—one beautiful and another frumpier—are respectively, his sister and wife. [18] He tries to insist that the beautiful woman is his wife, despite protests from his actual wife.
When news broke on Tuesday that Norm Macdonald had died, comedians, actors and writers took to social media to mourn and remember the life of the famed “Saturday Night Live” alum ...