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]]>Saturday Night Live bosses released an official statement mourning the loss of Macdonald and described him as one of the most impactful comedic voices of his or any other generation.
“There are so many things that we’ll miss about Norm—from his unflinching integrity to his generosity to his consistent ability to surprise. But most of all he was just plain funny. No one was funny like Norm,” SNL said in a statement.
Many famous comedians also sent condolences to his family and celebrated his legacy on social media, including David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, and Seth MacFarlane.
Macdonald’s rise to prominence started during the early 90s when he joined Saturday Night Live and became a household name while anchoring the famous segment Weekend Update. He went on to lead The Norm Show and also appeared in many other movies and TV shows, including The Middle, Girlboss, and The Orville.
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]]>I have a new show on @netflix and I'm tweeting the text exchange that started it all. pic.twitter.com/xNA48bZlVl
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 9, 2018
According to this video, Adam Eget, who served as a co-host on Norm Macdonald Live podcast, will join in the similar role in this talk show as well. It is expected that Norm Macdonald Has a Show features one celebrity guest per episode. Netflix has ordered ten episodes, while Lori Jo Hoekstra will serve as a co-showrunner and executive producer alongside Macdonald. There is no news about when the show should debut.
This isn’t a surprise move for Netflix since Norm Macdonald revealed earlier this year that he is negotiating with Netflix about a possible project.
“I did my podcast in order to see if I could host a talk show and I think I succeeded and have now been offered a talk show by Netflix.” he wrote in a Reddit AMA
After performing as a standup comedian in his native Canada and serving as a writer for sitcom Roseanne, Norm Macdonald joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 1993 as an actor and writer. After Kevin Nealon left the show, Macdonald took the job of anchoring the Weekend Update segment, a post he held until 1998. After leaving SNL, Macdonald created and starred in ABC’s The Norm Show, while also starring in movies like Man on the Moon and Screwed.
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]]>The post “Saturday Night Live” Star Norm Macdonald Dies at 61 appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Saturday Night Live bosses released an official statement mourning the loss of Macdonald and described him as one of the most impactful comedic voices of his or any other generation.
“There are so many things that we’ll miss about Norm—from his unflinching integrity to his generosity to his consistent ability to surprise. But most of all he was just plain funny. No one was funny like Norm,” SNL said in a statement.
Many famous comedians also sent condolences to his family and celebrated his legacy on social media, including David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, and Seth MacFarlane.
Macdonald’s rise to prominence started during the early 90s when he joined Saturday Night Live and became a household name while anchoring the famous segment Weekend Update. He went on to lead The Norm Show and also appeared in many other movies and TV shows, including The Middle, Girlboss, and The Orville.
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]]>I have a new show on @netflix and I'm tweeting the text exchange that started it all. pic.twitter.com/xNA48bZlVl
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 9, 2018
According to this video, Adam Eget, who served as a co-host on Norm Macdonald Live podcast, will join in the similar role in this talk show as well. It is expected that Norm Macdonald Has a Show features one celebrity guest per episode. Netflix has ordered ten episodes, while Lori Jo Hoekstra will serve as a co-showrunner and executive producer alongside Macdonald. There is no news about when the show should debut.
This isn’t a surprise move for Netflix since Norm Macdonald revealed earlier this year that he is negotiating with Netflix about a possible project.
“I did my podcast in order to see if I could host a talk show and I think I succeeded and have now been offered a talk show by Netflix.” he wrote in a Reddit AMA
After performing as a standup comedian in his native Canada and serving as a writer for sitcom Roseanne, Norm Macdonald joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 1993 as an actor and writer. After Kevin Nealon left the show, Macdonald took the job of anchoring the Weekend Update segment, a post he held until 1998. After leaving SNL, Macdonald created and starred in ABC’s The Norm Show, while also starring in movies like Man on the Moon and Screwed.
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