This person died in 2021, age 61. His brother Neil once told a reporter that he almost joined the newspaper business as a young man, but that he had deliberately botched an interview. By 1984, he spent four months opening for the comedian Sam Kinison. His sense of humor sometimes got him in hot water. A 2018 article about him said “The dedicated fan will identify two patterns in his television work: It is invariably funny, and it is invariably canceled.” He became familiar to millions as the Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live from 1994 to 1998. Today’s dead celebrity is Norm Macdonald.
This episode originally published March 22, 2023.
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New York Times Obituary for Norm Macdonald (www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/ar...)
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Dead or Alive Quiz Game (deadoraliveapp.com/)
“Norm Macdonald” was the real thing from The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com/culture/pos...)
Trailer for Norm Macdonald’s posthumous Netflix special (www.netflix.com/de-en/title/8...)
Norm Macdonald returns to SNL as Host ( • The Famous Monologue o... )
Norm’s appearance on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” explained (millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/N...)
Norm’s “moth” joke on Conan ( • Norm McDonald - Moth J... )
Norm Macdonald lists his Santa Monica condo for sale (la.curbed.com/2015/10/5/99143...)
“Norm Macdonald Live” video podcast ( / normmacdonaldlivehighl... )
HPB.com (hpb.com)
Podcast Attributions:
WTF Epsiode #219 w/ Norm Macdonald (www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode...)
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