Norman "Norm" Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made appearances on shows including The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He also starred in The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five-part miniseries 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He is noted as one of Conan O'Brien's favorite and most frequent guests on his various talk shows. His brother is Canadian journalist Neil Macdonald, of CBC News' Washington, D.C. bureau
Characters/Impressions
Characters
- Stan Hooper
Impressions
- Al Michaels
- Andy Rooney
- Barry Scheck
- Bob Dole
- Burt Reynolds
- Charles Kuralt
- Clint Eastwood
- Craig Reid
- David Letterman
- Dr Jack Kevorkian
- Flea
- George Burns
- John Gray
- Juan Peron
- Larry King
- Lou Gehrig
- Marv Albert
- Quentin Tarantino
- Rod Serling
- Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean
- Slim Pickens
- Tommy Lee
SNL Career
- 1993-1994: Featured Player/Wirter
- 1994-1998: Repertory Player
- 1994-1997: Weekend Update Anchor
- October 23, 1999: Host
- May 16, 2009: Cameo
Norm anchoring Weekend Update
As Burt Reynolds in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch
| Preceded by: Kevin Nealon |
Weekend Update Anchor (1994— 1998) |
Followed by: Colin Quinn |