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Norm Macdonald’s been dubbed a comedic genius for his subversive brand of comedy, but penning his forthcoming memoir reminded him that he’s had “no education.” “The scariest [part about writing a book ...

Leave it to former Weekend Update anchor Norm Macdonald to give new heft to the phrase “unreliable narrator.” Exhibit A: his purported memoir, titled “Based on a True Story.” Among other things, the ...

The Canadian-born comic is one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential alumni in the world of comedy, briefly starring in his own sitcom and becoming a staple on late-night shows that gave him a ...

Norm Macdonald is writing a memoir, so let’s cut to the chase and get right to the important stuff: No, it won’t be titled Normcore, and no, we don’t know as of yet which employees of Random House ...

Norm Macdonald, a staple on "Saturday Night Live," died Tuesday following a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61. Just minutes after news of his death broke, many of his industry peers and friends ...

NEW YORK – Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer who was “Weekend Update” host when Bill Clinton and O.J. Simpson provided comic fodder during the 1990s, has ...

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