Norm Macdonald, Stand-Up and 'Saturday Night Live' Star, Dead at 61

Macdonald’s management company confirmed the comedian’s death to Deadline . Macdonald had reportedly been battling cancer for nine years, but did not want to make the diagnosis public, according to his longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra.

“He was most proud of his comedy,” Hoekstra said. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.”

I love the way he spoke his mind even when it got him in trouble.

Shame on Loren Michaels.

I thought you guys despised Norm?

Then why didn’t he stick his neck out for him and keep him on weekend update?

Now Rolling Stone tries to pretend they liked Norm all along for clicks, when, just a few years ago, they ranked him in the worst SNL cast members ever in a list determined solely by that hack robsheff

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It was a very sad day indeed. To learn this so we are lost one of our extremely funny Talented human beings! normmacdonald At 61! Way to young and to soon. Thank you for his Obituary and clips of his Brilliant Comedy! You always do that so well. RIPNormMacDonald

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Rest in Peace, great comedian!

RIP Norm, thank you for the laughs.

Ohhhhh Rest in peace Norm...

Loved this guy.

Nooooooooooooooo

Did he take anyone with him? If you're gonna die be productive.

😳🤯wow! I really liked Norms humor. Had a great slant on the human condition. He will be missed.

Very sad. Love his style.

One of the funniest if not the funniest. RIPNORM

RIP Norm Mac..... May you be at 🕊️🕊️🕊️ peace...

Rip Norm =\\

I loved that voice. What would the Tyson Mysteries do now? So long, Norm. ✌️

Mierda. D.E.P

Knowing Norm, he would have found a way to make a Weekend Update joke about this. So sad to hear about his passing.

Huge loss

I wonder what he said when he reached the Pearly Gates. You'll be missed.

He will be missed. Thank you for the laughs Norm.

Goddamn it, this sucks. Rest in peace, Norm.

damnit

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