Norm Macdonald
Birth name	Norman Gene Macdonald
Born	October 17, 1963 (1963-10-17) (age 43) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is known for his biting sarcasm, distinct muttering, slurred delivery, and prevalent use of the word "crackwhore" which became well known during his three years anchoring Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use; the Don de Dieu was Champlains ship) Coordinates: , Country Province Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Founded 1608 by Samuel de Champlain Constitution date 1833 Government  - Mayor... This article describes the Canadian province. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. ...

He performed as a stand up comedian in comedy clubs across Canada before moving to Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles, he wrote for the popular sitcom Roseanne and performed on shows including The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five part mini-series 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... A comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Roseanne is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. ... The Drew Carey Show was a long-running American sitcom (set in Cleveland, Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its everyman characters and themes. ... NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ...

Early life

Information about Macdonald's past is difficult to ascertain because, as with many comedians, many of his personal revelations are part of his performance.

His father, Percy Macdonald, served with the Canadian Army during World War II and helped liberate the Netherlands. After the war, he and his wife Fern became teachers, who raised three sons, Norm, Leslie, and Neil. Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Neil MacDonald is an award winning sweet distributor within the local parks of dulwich. ...

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Norm Macdonald attended grade school in the early 1970s at Alexander Wolff School on Canadian Forces Base Valcartier outside Quebec City, where his parents taught. His father was his genetics teacher in grades 6 and 7, and required Norm to address him as "Mr. Macdonald". After completing Grade 7 at AWS, he continued his education at Quebec High School in Quebec City, the same school as fellow comedians Mike Ward and Maxim Martin. Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km west of Quebec City. ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use; the Don de Dieu was Champlains ship) Coordinates: , Country Province Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Founded 1608 by Samuel de Champlain Constitution date 1833 Government  - Mayor... This article is about the general scientific term. ... Mike Ward (born September 14, 1973) is a comedian. ...

There are a number of conflicting stories about his educational background:

• He dropped out of high school at the age of 15.
• He attended Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, majoring in broadcasting, where he ran for President of the student union against Warren Love, but dropped out to pursue a career in show business.
• He has also claimed to have attended Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario to study math, and to have played Junior AAA hockey in Ottawa.

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Saturday Night Live

Macdonald joined the cast of NBC's popular Saturday Night Live (SNL) program in 1993, where he occasionally did impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Charles Kuralt, and Bob Dole, among others. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. ... Burt Reynolds (born Burton Reynolds Jr. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... Charles Kuralt Charles Kuralt (10 September 1934 – 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American journalist whose long career with CBS made him famous as the motor home-traveling reporter whose chronicling of out-of-the-news American people and living made him as much of a household name as... § Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader. ...

On Saturday Night Live Macdonald most notably anchored the segment Weekend Update. Chevy Chase, the first anchor of WU, has opined that Macdonald is the only anchor since Chevy's tenure to have "done it right." .^[1] Macdonald used a deadpan style during the segment, which included repeated references to prison rape, 'crack whores' and the Germans with their love of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. He also commonly and inexplicably used Frank Stallone as a non sequitur punchline. Macdonald would repeatedly noodle public figures such as Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson. Throughout the Simpson trial, Macdonald would constantly pillory the former football star, saying Simpson was guilty of the brutal slaying of his wife Nicole. In the broadcast following Simpson's acquittal, Macdonald opened Weekend Update by saying: "Well, it's official: murder is legal in the state of California." He also continued to denounce Simpson after the trial. Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... Deadpan is a form of comedic delivery in which humour is presented without exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who is best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... Frank Stallone, Jr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the phase, see Punch line Punchline is a North American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Public figure is a legal term applied in the context of defamation actions (libel and slander). ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Nicole Simpson with O.J. Nicole Brown Simpsons Grave at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest, California Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. ... In criminal law, an acquittal is the legal result of a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict of guilty being entered against the accused. ...

After the announcement that Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley planned to divorce, Macdonald joked about their irreconcilable differences on Weekend Update: "She's more of a stay-at-home type, and he's more of a homosexual pedophile." He followed this up a few episodes later with a report about the singer's recent collapse and hospitalization. Referring to a report of how Jackson had decorated his hospital room with giant photographs of Shirley Temple, Macdonald remarked that viewers should not get the wrong idea, adding, "We'd like to remind you that Michael Jackson is, in fact, a homosexual pedophile." The joke elicited audible gasps from some audience members. He responded to this by saying, "What? He is a homosexual pedophile." ivior Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter. ... For the record label, see Hospital Records. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an American former child actress. ...

Macdonald made another controversial joke during the February 24, 1996, show when he commented on the sentencing of John Lotter, who was convicted of brutally slaying transgender male Brandon Teena: "In Nebraska, a man was sentenced for killing a female crossdresser [sic] who had accused him of rape and two of her friends. Excuse me if this sounds harsh, but in my mind, they all deserved to die." ^[2] is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A transgender person in New York Citys Gay Pride Parade Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English) ) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Another uncomfortable moment occurred during the April 12, 1997 show when, during a Weekend Update story about Tabitha Soren, he caught a frog in his throat in the middle of a sentence and, live on the air, muttered, "What the fuck was that?" The audience applauded, and Macdonald laughed the error away. At one point, he called it his "farewell performance" and, in closing, said, "Maybe I'll see you next week." NBC only received three complaints about the gaffe, and Macdonald was not punished. is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Tabitha Soren (born Tabitha Lee Sornberger on August 19, 1967 in San Antonio, Texas) was a reporter for MTV News. ...

A Rolling Stone magazine article about the show at the time suggested Macdonald had trouble getting along with some fellow cast members, whom he taunted frequently. In the article, Chris Kattan said, "If Norm says I'm gay then put in that I say he's an asshole."^[3] Christopher Lee Kattan (born October 19, 1970) is an American comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. ...

Macdonald's time with Saturday Night Live effectively ended in late 1997 when he was fired from the Weekend Update segment upon the insistence of NBC West Coast Executive Don Ohlmeyer, who pressured the producers to remove him, explaining that Macdonald was "not funny." Some believe that Don Ohlmeyer's friendship with O.J. Simpson — a celebrity whom Macdonald often antagonized on the show — may have fueled Ohlmeyer's decision.^[1] Ohlmeyer denied the rumor, arguing that other NBC late-night comedians (e.g., Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and other SNL players) also constantly lampooned Simpson with little to no sanction, and that his decision was based solely on audience reaction through tapes he had personally reviewed. Despite the incident, Macdonald left the show the following year under decent terms with Ohlmeyer, who originally pushed for producer Lorne Michaels to give Macdonald a shot at the Weekend Update desk in 1994. On February 28, 1998, his last appearance on SNL occurred as host of a fictitious TV show called Who's More Grizzled?, who asked questions of "mountain men" played by that night's host Garth Brooks and special guest Robert Duvall. In the sketch, Brooks' character said to Macdonald's character, "I don't much care for you," to which Macdonald replied, "A lot of people don't." Don Ohlmeyer (born Donald Winfred Ohlemeyer, Jr. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Michael Lipowitz on November 17, 1944) is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Liver-Eating Johnson The Mountain Men is also the name of a 1980 movie starring Charlton Heston. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director. ...

After Macdonald left SNL, his successor, Colin Quinn, gave a short prologue in his first day anchoring Weekend Update, during which Quinn mentioned that Macdonald had shown him "the ropes" of the segment. Quinn then asked the audience if they ever went to their favorite pub seeking their favorite bartender -- and found him to be replaced by a less qualified man named "Steve". After a brief pause, Quinn deadpanned, "Well I'm Steve." Castmember Will Ferrell then appeared as Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, who repeatedly referred to Quinn as "Norm", adding, "Norm, have you gained some weight?" Colin Quinn Colin Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is a Irish-American comedian, best known for his five years in the cast of Saturday Night Live. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... For the actor with a similar name, see Harry Carey. ...

In a Late Show with David Letterman interview, Macdonald said that after being fired, he could not "do anything else on any competing show."^[4]

Recurring characters on SNL

• Stan Hooper, a cynical man who exploits other people. (The short-lived FOX sitcom A Minute With Stan Hooper featured a milder version of this character).

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Celebrity impersonations

• Al Michaels
• Andy Rooney
• Barry Scheck
• Bob Dole, particularly in a famous three-part pre-taped sketch where Bob Dole is a castmember on the MTV reality show, The Real World.
• Burt Reynolds
• Charles Kuralt
• Clint Eastwood
• Craig Reid from The Proclaimers
• David Letterman
• Dr. Jack Kevorkian
• Flea, from Red Hot Chili Peppers
• George Burns
• John Gray
• Juan Peron
• Larry King
• Lou Gehrig
• Marv Albert
• Quentin Tarantino
• Rod Serling
• Slim Pickens
• Tommy Lee

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After Saturday Night Live

Soon after leaving Saturday Night Live, Macdonald cowrote and starred in the "revenge comedy" Dirty Work (1998), with Jack Warden, Don Rickles, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Artie Lange and Adam Sandler. Later that year, Macdonald voiced the character of Lucky the dog in the Eddie Murphy remake of Doctor Dolittle (and its 2001 sequel Doctor Dolittle 2). He reprised the role in the Doctor Dolittle 3 (2006)(not starring Murphy). The VHS cover to Dirty Work Dirty Work is a comedy movie released in 1998. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Donald Jay Rickles (born May 8, 1926 in New York City, New York) is an American comedian and actor. ... Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... Arthur Steven Lange, Jr. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. ... For the article on the baseball player Eddie Murphy, see Eddie Murphy (baseball player). ... Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 musical film which tells the story of a veterinarian who can talk to animals. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Dr. Dolittle 2 is an American comedy film, the theatrical sequel to Dr. Dolittle. ... Dr. Dolittle 3 is a 2006 American comedy film. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing...

Macdonald voiced the character of Death on an episode of Family Guy. Due to a conflict with his stand-up comedy schedule, he was unavailable to voice the character for the next two appearances; the role then went to Adam Carolla. Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... Adam Carolla (b. ...

In 1999, Macdonald starred in the sitcom The Norm Show (later renamed Norm), co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Artie Lange, and Ian Gomez. It ran for three seasons on ABC. Macdonald also voiced Hardee's restaurant's (Carl's Jr. on the US West Coast) costumed mascot, the Hardee's star in advertisements. Macdonald appeared on Miller Lite commercials that year. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... The Norm Show was an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network. ... Lauren Laurie Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... Arthur Steven Lange, Jr. ... Ian Gomez is an american actor with notable roles on The Drew Carey Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Hardees is an American fast-food restaurant chain, located primarily on the Eastern half of the United States in Southern, Southeast and East Coast regions. ... A typical Carls Jr. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Miller Lite is the name of a popular pilsner beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a 4. ...

He appeared (to much applause) on the September 1999 Saturday Night Live primetime special celebrating the program's 25th year on the air. Macdonald was one of only three former Weekend Update anchors to introduce a retrospective on the segment. Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. ...

Macdonald returned to Saturday Night Live to host the October 23, 1999 show. In his opening monologue, he expressed resentment at having been fired, then concluded that the only reason he was asked to host was because "the show has gotten really bad" since he left. ^[5]. His multiple utterances of "God damn" were edited out of future repeats of the episode. A monologue, pronounced monolog, is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience, or character. ...

Also in 1999, Macdonald made a cameo appearance in the Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon. When Michael Richards refused to portray himself in the scene reenacting the famous Fridays incident where Kaufman throws water in his face, Macdonald stepped in to play Richards, although he is never referred to by name. Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. ... This article is about the film. ... For other persons named Michael Richards, see Michael Richards (disambiguation). ... Fridays was the name of ABCs weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from 1980 to 1982. ...

In 2000, Macdonald starred in his second motion picture, Screwed, which like Dirty Work, fared poorly at the box office. Comedy Film featuring Norm Macdonald,Dave Chappelle, and Danny DeVito. ...

Despite his supposed lack of higher education, Macdonald reached the $1 million question on the Celebrity Edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on November 12, 2000^[6]. He guessed correctly for the $250,000 and $500,000 questions. Host Regis Philbin convinced him to stop at $500,000, since the loss of the prize money could have affected Macdonald's chosen charity. His after-game guess on the last question was revealed to be correct, so he would have won the million dollars. For the 1956 Cole Porter song, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (song). ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. ...

Macdonald continued to make appearances on television shows and in films, including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and The Animal, all of which starred fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus Rob Schneider and were produced by Adam Sandler. The Animal is a 2001 comedy film, directed by Luke Greenfield. ... This article is about the American actor/comedian. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. ...

In 2005, Macdonald signed a deal with Comedy Central to create a new sketch comedy pilot called Back To Norm, which debuted that May. The pilot was never turned into a series. Its infamous cold opening parodied the shocking suicide of Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who, facing decades of incarceration, committed suicide on live television in 1987. Rob Schneider appeared in the pilot. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was a former Pennsylvania politician who, on the morning of January 22, 1987, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver during a televised press conference. ...

Also in 2005, Macdonald performed as a voice actor, portraying a Genie named Norm, on two episodes of the cartoon series The Fairly OddParents. But he could not return for Norm the Genie's third episode, "Fairy Idol", due to a scheduling conflict. Genie is the English term for the Arabic جني (jinnie). ... Information Nickname(s) Norman Species Genie Gender Male Age 50,000 Occupation Genie Portrayed by Norm MacDonald, Robert Cait in Fairy Idol Created by Butch Hartman Norm the Genie is an evil genie and is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents. ... The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series about the adventures of a boy who has two fairy godparents. ... List of The Fairly OddParents episodes Fairy Idol is a Fairly OddParents movie, which premiered on May 19, 2006. ...

In 2006, Macdonald again performed as a voice actor, this time in a series of commercials for Canadian cell provider Bell Mobility, as the voice of "Frank the Beaver". The campaign had a commercial tie-in with 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and with the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The ads ran heavily on CBC during the Olympics and throughout the NHL's postseason. Due to its success, the campaign was extended throughout 2006 and into 2007 to promote offerings from other Bell Canada divisions such as Bell Sympatico internet provider and Bell ExpressVu satellite service.^[7] Bell Mobility is the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... The NHL unveiled a new logo for the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc. ... Bell Sympatico, originally and frequently called Sympatico, is the consumer-side Internet service provider division of Bell Canada. ... Bell ExpressVu is the division of Bell Canada that provides satellite television service across Canada. ...

In September 2006, Macdonald's sketch comedy album, Ridiculous, was released by Comedy Central Records. It features appearances by Will Ferrell, Jon Lovitz, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon and Artie Lange. On September 14, 2006, Macdonald appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote Ridiculous. During the appearance, Macdonald made some controversial jokes about the recent death of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. Stewart, holding back laughter, pleaded with Norm to change the subject. Comedy Central Records is a record label formed by Comedy Central that puts out comedy albums by comedians that have appeared on their network. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Arthur Steven Lange, Jr. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Robert Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter, was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. ...

Norm was a guest character on My Name Is Earl. In "Two Balls, Two Strikes" He played Lil Chubby, the son of Burt Reynolds character Richard Chubby. Lil Chubby is a parody of Burt Reynolds, very similar to his portrayal of Reynolds on SNL. Two Balls, Two Strikes is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl. ...

Norm is also a poker player. In the 2007 World Series of Poker, he came in 20th place out of 827 entrants in the $3,000 No Limit Texas Hold 'em event, winning $14,608.^[8] He also made it to round two of the $5,000 World Championship of Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em. The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ...

Macdonald is associated with several films due out in 2007. (see "Filmography" for details)

Political humor

Paradoxically, while referring to himself as apolitical, Macdonald has made controversial reference to politically-charged issues, with mixed humorous results.

At the end of the Weekend Update segment before the 1996 presidential election, Norm urged viewers to vote for Bob Dole (of whom Macdonald frequently performed a comic impersonation), though hinting that he had solely said it so that he could continue impersonating him. In 2003, Macdonald appeared on Barbara Walters' program The View, publicly renouncing his Canadian citizenship as a joke over his home country's decision not to participate in the Iraq War, and said that he would be becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States (as of January 2006, he stated that he remains a Canadian citizen. "I just keep renewing my green card," said Macdonald in a telephone interview^[9]). On the November 16, 2000 episode of The View Macdonald said that he thought George W. Bush was "a decent man" and he jokingly called Bill Clinton a "murderer" (see Vince Foster). Macdonald later stated in Maxim magazine that he is completely apolitical, and that he was joking when he said Clinton "killed a guy," a statement which was, according to Macdonald, taken far too seriously by the hosts^[10]. Presidential electoral votes. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... This article is about the talk show. ... Naturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Vincent Walker Foster, Jr. ... Maxim is an international mens magazine that is prominent for depicting popular actresses, singers, and other female celebrities in sexually alluring poses, usually wearing lingerie or other brief attire. ...

Filmography

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Billy Madison is a 1995 comedy starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take over his fathers company. ... The People vs. ... The Drew Carey Show was a long-running American sitcom (set in Cleveland, Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its everyman characters and themes. ... NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ... Dirty Work is a 1998 comedy buddy film starring Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange, and directed by Bob Saget. ... Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film, released in 1998 and starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals. ... This article is about the film. ... The Norm Show was an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network. ... Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... Comedy Film featuring Norm Macdonald,Dave Chappelle, and Danny DeVito. ... The Animal is a 2001 comedy film, directed by Luke Greenfield. ... Dr. Dolittle 2 is an American comedy film, the theatrical sequel to Dr. Dolittle. ... Oliver Beene is the central character in the short-lived sitcom of the same name. ... The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series about the adventures of a boy who has two fairy godparents. ... Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 direct-to-DVD parody film of the 2005 film March of the Penguins. ... Dr. Dolittle 3 is a 2006 American comedy film. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ...

Television

1. The Norm Show
2. Family Guy (provided the voice of Death on the episode Death is a Bitch; was replaced by Adam Carolla)
3. Fairly Oddparents 2005 (voice of Norm the Genie)
4. My Name Is Earl 2007

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References

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External links

• Norm's unofficial fan page
• Norm Macdonald on Tom Green Live, 02/10/2007
• Norm Macdonald on Tom Green Live, 01/31/2007
• Norm Macdonald at the Internet Movie Database