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  2. Sep 14, 2021 · Norm Macdonald, a comic who was beloved as anchor of “Saturday Night Live’s” popular “Weekend Update” segments, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports, citing his manager. He was 61.

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    • Norm Macdonald. The stand-up comic and actor died on Sept. 14, 2021, after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61. The Canadian-born Macdonald began his career as a writer on Roseanne, a job he held from 1992 to 1993.
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  3. Sep 14, 2021 · Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer and “Saturday Night Live” star, has died after a battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 61.

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    Macdonald joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in 1993. He became best known there for his work on “Weekend Update,” which he began anchoring in 1994. His deadpan delivery became a signature of “Weekend Update,” where he often concentrated on hectoring celebrities including Michael Jackson (1958–2009), Bill Clinton, and O.J. Simpson, particular...

    Macdonald had roles in “Billy Madison” (1995) and “The People vs. Larry Flynt” (1996) while he was still on the SNL cast. After leaving SNL in 1998, he starred in the movie “Dirty Work” (1998). He voiced Lucky the Dog in “Dr. Dolittle” (1998) and several sequels, and he made appearances in other movies including “Man on the Moon,” “Funny People,” a...

    “In my mind, I’m just a stand-up. But other people don’t think that. They go, oh, the guy from SNL is doing stand-up now.” –from a 2018 interview for the New York Times Magazine

  4. Sep 14, 2021 · Comedian Norm Macdonald, a beloved Saturday Night Live cast member in the 1990s, has died. His management company confirmed that the 61-year-old had battled cancer for nine years.

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  5. Sep 14, 2021 · Norm Macdonald, the popular comedian, TV show host and former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 61.

  6. Sep 14, 2021 · Macdonald, a comedian and former cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, after a nine-year battle with cancer that he kept private, according to Brillstein Entertainment Partners, his management firm in Los Angeles.

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