Thursday, September 23, 2021


Norm MacDonald: As Fearless As He Was Funny


By Brad Schaeffer
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What’s funnier? The long, winding joke where the punchline is but the last of
many laughs throughout the journey? Or the short staccato one-liner? If, like
me, you love both, then there was one comedian whose decades of work — from his
standup and his own quirky TV shows, to his stint onSaturday Night Live (more
on that in a moment) and frequent late night talk show guest spots — stood
above the rest. Norm MacDonald was, quite simply, one of the best comics of the
age. And now, to the shock of so many, he passed away last week at age 61.   

 

Although a fixture in the standup circuit (which was always his preferred
venue) MacDonald was elevated to prominence as the deadpan and fearless host of
SNL’s Weekend Update. He is, perhaps, as famous for being fired from that post
as he was for the stellar work he did in the three years he sat behind the fake
news desk. And the reason for his termination, if never officially stated,
gives us an insight into his belief in the integrity of comedy and how staying
true to himself and his craft mattered most to him. As the story goes, NBC
executive  Don Ohlmeyer was friends with O.J. Simpson and had grown irritated
by MacDonald’s relentless Weekend Update jokes aimed at the accused murderer
during and after the trial. But the more management pressed the comic to back
off, the more his audiences were treated with savage jokes at the Juice’s
expense.“In his book, O.J. said that he would have taken a bullet or stood in
front of a train for Nicole. Man I’m gonna tell you, that is some bad luck when
the one guy that would’ve died for you kills you.”  

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