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Norman Macdonald, gone far too soon. A fine Canadian and stellar stand-up performer, I still have the VHS tape I recorded of him on Star Search back in the day. I was lucky enough to see him perform twice in person, he truly was a remarkable person and gentle soul. The comedy plane is richer by one today, and our world is left poorer.
 
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Well that news came outta nowhere. I used to love watching his older movies especially the voice of the dog in Dolittle. I didn't even know he was terminally ill with cancer.:(
 
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His weekend updates during the OJ trial were the best ever. He didn't tell most of his friends and family of the ten-year battle he had with cancer.
 
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I loved how he covered OJ and especially decried his getting away with murder. RIP Norm.
 
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I liked his dry style - it reminded me of an edgier Bob Newhart.

Absolutely relentless going after the grotesque farce of the OJ trial, and fair play to him. He also reminded me a bit of Ricky Gervais, in the sense that wanted to genuinely annoy the great and the good, not just play footsie with them. Probably held back his career.
 
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To this day, I cannot hear him saying that California had just legalized murder without bursting into laughter. And what made him famous likely also brought him down, as the person that threw a party for the jury also paid for the cameras that filmed Saturday Night Live.

Better to burn out than fade away, indeed.
 
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Very funny guy. He played a lot of good roles, but my favorite was his Burt Reynolds impersonation for Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL.
 
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