Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former 'SNL' Weekend Update Anchor Was 61

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https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdonald-dead-obituary-comedian-saturday-night-live-weekend-update-anchor-was-61-1234833212/

Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61.

Macdonald’s death was announced to Deadline by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment. The comedian’s longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra, who was with him when died, said Macdonald had been battling cancer for nearly a decade but was determined to keep his health struggles private, away from family, friends and fans.

“He was most proud of his comedy,” Hoekstra said. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.”

[Kingofalldems]

1. Shocker.

[Beetwasher.]

2. WTF?

Wow

[KT2000]

3. That is sad

I always thought he was funny and seemed like he was a sweet guy.

[Lunabell]

4. Aw, RIP.

Loved his Burt Reynolds schtik. Funny dude.

[BradAllison]

5. Wow

No one seemed to have any idea.

His Updates on SNL were weird Kauffman esque comedy.

[Ohio Joe]

6. RIP

[vercetti2021]

7. How sad

RIP Norm

[sop]

8. Sad news.

Norm MacDonald: "The other day I tell my wife, 'when I look into the mirror I only see an old fat man, I need you to make me feel better about myself.' She says 'you have perfect eyesight.'"

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9. Hilarious on Newsradio

[UTUSN]

10. Wow, YouTube loaded me with sessions, yea droll, but dropped him for some wingnuttiness

Off-putting when he would call ("jokingly" ) Andy RICHTER "Gay" all the time - the "joke" supposedly as a pejorative from his point of view.

But it's admirable that he didn't complain or broadcast his condition.

I guess Orenthal SIMPSON notched another one on his belt. (Am mimicking McD's humor here.)