Norm Macdonald
Biography
Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001.
In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries.
Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time.
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Full filmography
- Family Guy (1999) as Death (voice) (uncredited)
- Family Guy (1999) as Norm MacDonald (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Fairly OddParents (2001) as Norm the Genie (voice)
- The Middle (2009) as Rusty Heck
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The Orville (2017) as Yaphit (voice)
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Simon Tate
- My Name Is Earl (2005) as Little Chubby
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- NewsRadio (1995) as Roger
- Grown Ups (2010) as Geezer
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Norm Macdonald
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012) as Self
- Doctor Dolittle (1998) as Lucky (voice)