Macdonald's first performances in comedy were at stand-up clubs in Ottawa, regularly appearing on amateur nights at Yuk Yuk's in 1985. He had an older brother, Neil Macdonald, who is a journalist with CBC News (and is married to Joyce Napier, a journalist with CTV News) and a younger brother named Leslie. Macdonald was later also briefly enrolled in Algonquin College's programs for journalism and broadcasting-television, working a variety of manual labor jobs in between periods of school and before starting in comedy. He studied mathematics at Carleton University in Ottawa before dropping out. In Ottawa, Macdonald attended Gloucester High School, where he graduated two years early. He attended Quebec High School before his family moved to Ottawa, Ontario. Macdonald's father died in 1990 of heart disease. They worked at CFB Valcartier, a military base north of Quebec City. His parents, Ferne (née Mains) and Percy Lloyd Macdonald (1916–1990), were both teachers. Macdonald was born in Quebec City, Quebec. 2.2 1998–1999: Dirty Work and The Norm Show.Macdonald died of leukemia in September 2021, a condition he had not publicly disclosed. In 2016, he authored Based on a True Story, a novel that presented a heavily fictionalized account of his life. Dolittle films.īetween 20, Macdonald hosted the talk shows Norm Macdonald Live (a video podcast) and Norm Macdonald Has a Show (a Netflix series), on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. Macdonald was also a voice actor, and provided voice acting roles for Family Guy, Mike Tyson Mysteries, The Orville, and the Dr. After being fired from SNL, he wrote and starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and headlined his own sitcom The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. Simpson during his murder trial, offending producer Don Ohlmeyer, of whom Simpson was a close friend. He was removed as host of SNL 's Weekend Update in 1998, allegedly for relentlessly mocking O. In 1993, Macdonald was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live ( SNL), spending a total of five seasons on the series, which included anchoring the show's Weekend Update segment for three and a half seasons.

Įarly in his career, Macdonald's first work on television included writing for such comedies as Roseanne and The Dennis Miller Show. He appeared in many films and was a regular guest on late-night talk shows, where he became best known for telling shaggy dog stories. His stand-up style was characterized by a slow, almost stuttering deadpan delivery and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase.

Norman Gene Macdonald (Octo – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.

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