Norm Macdonald, ‘SNL’ Star, Dead At 61
According to Deadline, ‘SNL’ star Norm Macdonald has sadly passed away.
The news site reports that the standup comic and former “Saturday Night Live” star from 1993 to 1998, died after a private nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61.
Macdonald‘s management team told Deadline.
“He was most proud of his comedy,” producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra told the outlet. “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.”
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Macdonald was an SNL cast member from 1993-98, best known for his wit and sharp tongue anchoring Weekend Update. Macdonald was scheduled to be in the New York Comedy Festival lineup in November.
He will be greatly missed.
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