Norm Macdonald was a comedian’s comedian – look no further than the tributes that poured out of the comedy world after the shocking news of his death at age 61, following a battle with cancer:
Jon Stewart: “No one could make you break like Norm Macdonald. Hilarious and unique.”
Patton Oswalt: “Good bye, Norm. You were never not 100% hilarious.”
Jim Gaffigan: “Oh my God. We lost a legend.”
Steve Martin: “One of a kind.”
Sarah Silverman: “Norm was in a comedy genre of his own. No one like him on this planet.”
Jim Carrey: “He was one of our most precious gems.”
Seth Rogen: “I essentially ripped off his delivery when I first started acting… One of the all time greats.”
Norm Macdonald, a Comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member, has passed away at the age of 61 years old.
According to Macdonald’s close friend and producing partner, Lori Jo Hoekstra, he had been battling cancer for almost a decade.
Hoekstra said, “He was most proud of his comedy. 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”.
Macdonald was best known for anchoring the “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live and his impressions of several celebrities including David Letterman, Quentin Tarantino, and Burt Reynolds. He was a cast member on SNL from 1993-1998.