Comedy star Norm Macdonald dies

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Late-night hosts took time out of their shows Tuesday to mourn the loss of comedy icon Norm Macdonald following his death at age 61. The unique comedian and former "Saturday Night Live" "Weekend Update" anchor reportedly died after a nine-year battle with cancer that he decided to wage privately.

Norm Macdonald has died at the age of 61. The 'Saturday Night Live' star passed away after battling cancer for more than a decade.

battle to cancer, the term really bothers me,” he presciently said in 2011. “It implies that he failed and that somebody else, who defeated cancer, is heroic and courageous.”Hoekstra, who was also Macdonald’s longtime producing partner, told Deadline in a statement: “He was most proud of his comedy.

Late-night hosts across networks paid tribute on Tuesday to Norm Macdonald, who died earlier in the day, following a nine-year, private battle with cancer, at age 61.

The comedy world lost a true original on Tuesday with the death of Norm Macdonald, who died at age 61 after waging a secret battle with cancer.

September 14, 2021“Norm was in a comedy genre of his own,” tweeted Sarah Silverman. “No one like him on this planet.

Norm Macdonald is being remembered by his Saturday Night Live family on Tuesday, after the shocking news of his death due to cancer at 61.

One of Norm Macdonald’s final roles was voicing Lieutenant Yaphit, a recurring character on Seth MacFarlane’s hourlong space odyssey The Orville. Macdonald played Yaphit, the gelatinous, shapeshifting engineer on the Orville, in the first two seasons of the series on Fox, and he is also in the upcoming third season, set to stream on Hulu, sources tell Deadline.

Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald has died at the age of 61, after a private battle with cancer for the last nine years.The comedian’s producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra along with his management firm confirmed his death, Deadline has reported.The star was a firm favourite on SNL and regularly had audiences and viewers in stitches when he did the chat show rounds, and was a beloved comedian in American television. "He was most proud of his comedy,” Hoekstra told the US publication.

NEW YORK -- Reactions to the death of Norm Macdonald, who died of cancer Tuesday at age 61.“I am absolutely devastated about Norm Macdonald. Norm had the most unique comedic voice I have ever encountered and he was so relentlessly and uncompromisingly funny.

Norm Macdonald, a staple on "Saturday Night Live," died Tuesday following a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61.

Norm Macdonald, who was formerly on Saturday Night Live as one of the Weekend Update anchors and who was a fan favorite comedian, has sadly passed away at the age of 61.

The New York Comedy Festival is paying tribute to beloved comedian Norm Macdonald following his passing today at age 61 after a nine-month private battle with cancer. Macdonald had appeared at the festival numerous times over the years and he was scheduled to perform for the fest’s in-person return in November. He was set for seven shows at Carolines on Broadway from Nov. 11-14.

Comedy legend Norm Macdonald has passed away, and many of Hollywood’s most famous comedians are taking the time to mourn him on social media.

The comedy world is mourning the death of Norm Macdonald.

Saturday Night Live, has died aged 61.Macdonald died today (September 14) after a nine-year private battle with cancer, as confirmed by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment to Deadline.His longtime producing partner and friend, Lori Jo Hoekstra, who was with him when he died, said: “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.