Played a gelatenous blob on The Orville.
Posted on 09/14/2021 11:44:32 AM PDT by thegagline
The comedian's management firm confirmed his death to Deadline, and revealed the SNL star was fighting cancer for almost a decade.
Norm's longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra revealed: "He was most proud of his comedy. 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.”
The TV star landed on the mainstream radar thanks to SNL, as he made his debut in the iconic sketch comedy show in 1993, leaving in 1998.
During his tenure he was most remembered for his role as the Weekend Update anchor for three seasons, most notably his dry, quick wit.
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Clever dry wit. Loved his comedy.
RIP Norm.
Oh, no. R.I.P, Norm. He was so funny and represented another era... before SNL became the exclusive domain of un-funny leftist hacks.
RIP! Sorry to hear this!
That’s probably exactly how Norm would have said it.
Don’t forget...the Germans love David Hassellhoff
FWIW - his book, Based on a True Story: A Memoir is hilarious. He reads the audio book, had me laughing until I cried.
Rest in Peace you old chunk of coal.
One infiltrated my life 37 years ago.
Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young! Think of your children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything. Winter 11 months of the year. Anne Murray, all day, every day......
I still love his professor of logic joke. Look for the uncensored version.
With all of their hockey hull-a-ba-loo, and that bitch Anne Murray, too!
He didn’t give Bill Cosby any slack either. ( language warning !).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rcquwo4R0
Played a gelatenous blob on The Orville.
He was one of my favorites. This is so sad.
Prayers for his family.
His movie Dirty Work where he starts a business to get revenge on people was pretty hilarious as well. RIP Norm...
I’ll always remember (however imperfectly) one of his Weekend Update headlines: “The Coast Guard is joining the search for survivors in shark-infested waters off the coast of Haiti. Also joining the hunt ... Sharks!”
His time on SNL was sadly cut short due to Don (I wouldn’t know talent if it hit me on the ass) Ohlmeyer.
One of the best Scrabble players ever.
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