Norm Macdonald

Norman Gene Macdonald (17 Oktober 1959 – 14 September 2021) adalah seorang stand-up comedian, penulis, dan aktor Kanada yang terkenal dengan gaya datarnya. Di awal karirnya, dia menulis untuk sitkom Roseanne dan menjadi bintang tamu di acara seperti The Drew Carey Show dan NewsRadio. Dia kemudian menjadi pemeran di Saturday Night Live (SNL) selama lima tahun, termasuk menjadi pembawa acara segmen Pembaruan Akhir Pekan selama tiga musim. Setelah meninggalkan SNL, ia membintangi film Dirty Work tahun 1998 dan sitkomnya sendiri, The Norm Show, dari tahun 1999 hingga 2001. Pada tahun 2013, dia memulai podcast video, Norm Macdonald Live, di mana dia mewawancarai komedian dan selebriti lainnya. Pada tahun 2018, ia merilis Norm Macdonald Has a Show, sebuah acara bincang-bincang Netflix dengan premis yang mirip dengan podcastnya. Sepanjang karirnya, ia tampil di berbagai film dan pernah menjadi tamu di acara bincang-bincang seperti Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, dan The Howard Stern Show. Dia juga pernah bekerja sebagai pengisi suara, terutama di acara animasi Mike Tyson Mysteries. Majalah Paste menobatkannya sebagai #31 dalam 50 Komik Stand-up Terbaik Sepanjang Masa.

Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries. Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time.