Norm Macdonald, an actor and former “Saturday Night Live” comedian, has died of cancer, his management agency Brillstein Entertainment announced Tuesday. He was 61 years old.
The Canadian-born comedian started out in Hollywood in the early 1990s, with writing credits on shows like “The Dennis Miller Show” and “Roseanne.” In 1993, Macdonald joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” where he would go on to host the Weekend Update segment for three years.
After leaving SNL, he starred in shows like “The Norm Show,” “The Orville,” and “The Middle.”
Tributes online have been pouring in from former colleagues in show business. including comedians Jim Carrey, Rick Mercer, and Conan O’Brien. This is what they had to say:
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