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Posted Saturday 9/25/21 at 1:39AM EDT
Norm Macdonald's "complicated legacy": Some women are accusing the comedy icon of sexual harassment
As The Daily Beast's Cheyenne Roundtree points out, a recurring theme in the late comedian's comedy was "dismissing women--how they...
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Posted Thursday 9/23/21 at 2:57AM EDT
The Conners' live Season 4 premiere featured calls to fans, plus a tribute to Norm Macdonald
Titled “Trucking Live in Front of a Fully Vaccinated Studio Audience,” Wednesday's premiere had Ames McNamara call up The Conners...
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Posted Monday 9/20/21 at 6:18PM EDT
Norm Macdonald's comedic legacy should be viewed through his Christian faith
"The relationship between Christianity and stand-up comedy has been going steadily downhill for half a century," says Matthew Walther.
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Posted Monday 9/20/21 at 10:26AM EDT
Lorne Michaels teases SNL's Season 47, suggests Jason Sudeikis as host and pays tribute to Norm Macdonald backstage at the Emmys
Asked if any Saturday Night Live cast members are leaving before next season, which begins next week, Michaels said: “I’m...
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Posted Friday 9/17/21 at 2:55AM EDT
Norm Macdonald was a consummate bullsh*t artist: Him dying at 61 feels like the setup to a Norm Macdonald joke
Macdonald's death from cancer was "functionally" a Norm Macdonald joke, says Lili Loofbourow.
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Posted Thursday 9/16/21 at 7:30PM EDT
On his podcast, Conan O'Brien says Norm Macdonald's impact is only going to grow
Conan used his Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast for a one-hour reflection on the late Macdonald's legacy.
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Posted Thursday 9/16/21 at 1:22PM EDT
Bill Maher says he's glad Norm Macdonald kept his cancer private
Maher told Jimmy Kimmel he was not “judging anybody,” but he did not agree with stars who shared their health...
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Posted Wednesday 9/15/21 at 10:36PM EDT
Norm Macdonald's sensitivity to language and poetic brand of plain talk made him a comedy icon
"Macdonald was not only one of the funniest comics of his generation, but also a sneaky aesthete who elevated stand-up,...
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Posted Wednesday 9/15/21 at 1:16PM EDT
Jimmy Fallon calls Norm Macdonald one of his comedy idols
Fallon said at the end of last night's Tonight Show of his SNL "Weekend Update" predecessor: "He’s just one of...
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Seth Meyers Pays Tribute to Norm Macdonald: 'He Was the Gold Standard'
Seth Meyers paid tribute to the late, great Norm Macdonald last night with a moving reflection on the "Weekend Update"...
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Norm Macdonald was a comedy chaos agent and the greatest talk show guest of all time
"You are born knowing that Saturday Night Live was better before you were born," says Rob Harvilla in an appreciation...
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Norm Macdonald dies: Legendary SNL "Weekend Update" anchor was 61
The Canadian-born Macdonald, one of the most influential and beloved comedians who is known for his laconic delivery of sharp...
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Posted Wednesday 4/07/21 at 2:15PM EDT
Norm Macdonald reacts to Aaron Rodgers dropping an SNL Turd Ferguson reference on Jeopardy!
Last night, Jeopardy! guest-host Rodgers gave a nod to Macdonald playing Burt Reynolds in a 1999 Saturday Night Live "Celebrity...
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Every SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! Sketch Ever
It wasn't often that Will Ferrell played the straight man on Saturday Night Live, but he did it so well as...
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Watching TV under the coronavirus quarantine is challenging when you see so much face-touching
A show like Bob's Burgers is supposed to provide an escape from reality.