Norm Macdonald, Comedian And Saturday Night Live Standout, Dies At Age 61

Norm Macdonald, Comedian And Saturday Night Live Standout, Dies At Age 61

Before joining Saturday Night Live as the host of the segment he lovingly referred to as “the fake news,” Norm Macdonald worked the Canadian comedy club circuit and eventually landed a gig writing for Roseanne Barr’s short-lived sitcom, Roseanne. If and when Macdonald dabbled in film work, it often was to collaborate with his Saturday Night Live friends, from Adam Sandler (Billy Madison, Grown Ups) to Rob Schneider (the two Deuce Bigalow movies). His team up with Artie Lang, 1998’s Dirty Work, became a beloved cult classic over the years.