Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast membe ... r on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries. Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norm Macdonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mike Tyson Mysteries
as Pigeon (voice)
Episodes: 70
First Aired: Oct 27, 2014
The Norm Show
as Norm Henderson
Episodes: 54
First Aired: Mar 24, 1999
Skylanders Academy
as Glumshanks (voice)
Episodes: 38
First Aired: Oct 28, 2016
The Orville
as Yaphit (voice)
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 10, 2017
A Minute with Stan Hooper
as Stan Hooper
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 29, 2003
The Middle
as Rusty Heck
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 30, 2009
Girlboss
as Rick
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 21, 2017
My Name Is Earl
as Little Chubby
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 20, 2005
The Fairly OddParents
as Norm the Genie (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 30, 2001
The Drew Carey Show
as Simon Tate
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1995
Family Guy
as Death (voice) (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
NewsRadio
as Roger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 21, 1995
Family Guy
as Norm MacDonald (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Match Game
as Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 2008
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Episodes: 101
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Mar 26, 2013
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
as Self - Host
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 14, 2018
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald
as Himself - Host
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Apr 12, 2011
Sam's Game
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 11, 2009
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 16, 2025
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 01, 1982
The Larry Sanders Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 15, 1992
Oliver Beene
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 2003
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Million Dollar Password
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 01, 2008
One Night Stand
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 15, 1989
The Jackie Thomas Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 1992
Where's Elvis This Week?
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1996
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 19, 2012
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 15, 2012
Dark Side of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 16, 2022
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 29, 2019
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 10, 2003
Saturday Night Live
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
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