01of 10Saturday Night LiveNorm Macdonald.Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyNorm Macdonald —who died on Sept. 14, 2021, after a nine-year battle with cancer — is perhaps most remembered for his time onSNL, on which he famously impersonated stars like Burt Reynolds and manned the “Weekend Update” anchor desk for several years during his 1993 to 1998 stint. “I get a lot of my jokes from bumper stickers, caps, mugs,” he toldEWin 1997.One year after he was let go fromSNL, he returned to host, joking that he’d been asked back because “the show has gotten really bad.”
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Saturday Night Live
Norm Macdonald.Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Norm Macdonald —who died on Sept. 14, 2021, after a nine-year battle with cancer — is perhaps most remembered for his time onSNL, on which he famously impersonated stars like Burt Reynolds and manned the “Weekend Update” anchor desk for several years during his 1993 to 1998 stint. “I get a lot of my jokes from bumper stickers, caps, mugs,” he toldEWin 1997.
One year after he was let go fromSNL, he returned to host, joking that he’d been asked back because “the show has gotten really bad.”
02of 10Billy MadisonUniversal PicturesIn 1993, he joinedSNLcostar Adam Sandler inBilly Madison,playing a friend to his off-screen “mentor,” as he referenced him toEW.
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Billy Madison
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In 1993, he joinedSNLcostar Adam Sandler inBilly Madison,playing a friend to his off-screen “mentor,” as he referenced him toEW.
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The People vs. Larry Flynt
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Dirty Work
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Norm
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A Minute with Stan Hooper
07of 10Talk ShowsEverettLater in his career, Macdonald hosted a slew of series includingSports Show with Norm Macdonald(2011),Norm Macdonald Live(2013 to 2017) andNorm Macdonald Has a Show(2018).“I love asking my guests to ‘tell the folks at home…’ " Macdonald recounted toEWin 2018. “The guy will say, ‘We were at dress rehearsal…’ ‘Okay, now explain to the folks at home what a dress rehearsal is.’ It makes them have to look at the camera and say, ‘Well, this is…’ "
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Talk Shows
Later in his career, Macdonald hosted a slew of series includingSports Show with Norm Macdonald(2011),Norm Macdonald Live(2013 to 2017) andNorm Macdonald Has a Show(2018).
“I love asking my guests to ‘tell the folks at home…’ " Macdonald recounted toEWin 2018. “The guy will say, ‘We were at dress rehearsal…’ ‘Okay, now explain to the folks at home what a dress rehearsal is.’ It makes them have to look at the camera and say, ‘Well, this is…’ "
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The Middle
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09of 10Last Comic StandingTim Mosenfelder/GettyIn 2015, Macdonald took his comedic talents to the judges' table of the NBC reality competition show, where co-judge Keenen Ivory Wayanscalled him"so much fun because he’s so unpredictable.” For his part, Macdonald toldThe Hollywood Reporter,“I love the idea of being a judge because I’m a very judgmental person.”
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Last Comic Standing
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In 2015, Macdonald took his comedic talents to the judges' table of the NBC reality competition show, where co-judge Keenen Ivory Wayanscalled him"so much fun because he’s so unpredictable.” For his part, Macdonald toldThe Hollywood Reporter,“I love the idea of being a judge because I’m a very judgmental person.”
10of 10Voice WorkFoxMuch of Macdonald’s later work was spent behind animated characters on shows likeFamily GuyandSkylanders Academymost recently,Mike Tyson Mysteries,on which he voiced a carrier pigeon. He also featured prominently in Eddie Murphy’sDoctor Dolittlefilms as Lucky the dog.
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Voice Work
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Much of Macdonald’s later work was spent behind animated characters on shows likeFamily GuyandSkylanders Academymost recently,Mike Tyson Mysteries,on which he voiced a carrier pigeon. He also featured prominently in Eddie Murphy’sDoctor Dolittlefilms as Lucky the dog.
source: people.com
