Norm Macdonald Dies After Private Battle With Cancer

The news was confirmed earlier today in a statement from his family. This read: "It is with heavy hearts that we bring you such sad news.

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

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

Stand-up comedian Norm Macdonald has died following a battle with cancer. The Canadian star, perhaps best known for his appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Drew Carey Show, passed away on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

Norm Macdonald, the revered stand-up comic, actor, writer and former “Weekend Update” anchor on Saturday Night Live, has died after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61. Launch a photo gallery of his career by clicking on the image above.

Shocking loss. Seth Rogen, Jon Stewart and more celebrities are sending their condolences after comedian Norm Macdonald died at age 61.

Selome Hailu editorWhen news broke on Tuesday that Norm Macdonald had died, comedians, actors and writers took to social media to mourn and remember the life of the famed “Saturday Night Live” star.The comedian got his start in showbiz as a writer on “Roseanne” in 1992 after making rounds at comedy clubs in Canada.

Norm Macdonald died on Tuesday, September 14, after privately battling cancer for nine years, Us Weekly can confirm. He was 61.

Jordan Moreau Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer and “Saturday Night Live” star, has died after a private battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 61.Macdonald’s cancer diagnosis was kept secret from the public, but he battled it for nine years.The comedian got his start in showbiz as a writer on “Roseanne” in 1992 after making rounds at comedy clubs in Canada.

Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61.