{"id":106846,"date":"2021-09-14T15:23:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T20:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106846"},"modified":"2021-09-14T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T20:24:12","slug":"snl-alum-norm-macdonald-dead-at-61-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106846","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSNL\u201d Alum Norm MacDonald Dead at 61- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106846\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-106847 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Norm-Macdonald.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor and comedian Norm MacDonald, a fan-favorite cast member on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1975-) passed away September 14, 2021, after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61.<\/p>\n<p>Born on October 17, 1959, the Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor was known for his deadpan style of comedy. Macdonald\u2019s first performances in comedy began at stand-up clubs in Ottawa in the mid-1980s. By 1990 he appeared on the talent show STAR SEARCH (1983-2004), and he was hired as a writer for the TV series ROSEANNE (1988-2018) for the 1992-1993 season before joining the cast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 1993. During his time on \u201cSNL\u201d MacDonald held the anchor spot for the \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segments from 1994-1998, and was known for his memorable impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Quentin Tarantino and Bob Dole. MacDonald left \u201cSNL\u201d in 1998 and returned as host in 1999. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>MacDonald\u2019s additional film and TV credits include: BILLY MADISON (1995), THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLINT (1996), NEWSRADIO (1995-1999), DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1998), DIRTY WORK (1998), CASPER MEETS WENDY (1998), THE DREW CAREY SHOW (1995-2004), MAN ON THE MOON (1999), NORM (1999-2001), DR. DOLITTLE 2 (2001), DR. DOLITTLE 3 (2006), MY NAME IS EARL (2005-2009), GROWN UPS (2010), THE MIDDLE (2009-2018), THE ORVILLE (2017-), and KLAUS (2019), among many others.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Norm MacDonald\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Actor and comedian Norm MacDonald, a fan-favorite cast member on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1975-) passed away September 14, 2021, after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61. Born on October 17, 1959, the Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor was known for his deadpan style of comedy. 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