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The Latest Breaking News from Norm Macdonald

SNL Vet Kevin Nealon Only Just Learned Exactly Why He Got Fired From Weekend Update 22 Years Later

Well, this is a bit harsh.

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ESPN Made a Surprisingly Bold Choice to Host the 2025 ESPYs

ESPN goes with a sometimes controversial comedian to host the 2025 ESPY Awards.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Fans Share Best Bob Uecker Stories, Tributes After His Death at 90

What a legend.

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Sam Altman's GPT-4o joke is perfect for all the wrong reasons

OpenAI's new GPT-4o model for ChatGPT is a game changer for human-computer interactions, but a single word from CEO Sam Altman raises questions.

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Saturday Night Live: controversial comedian Shane Gillis struggles to make an impression

After being fired from the show back in 2019, the now infamous comedian plays host for a middling episode

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32 SNL Cast Members That Made A Huge Impact In Less Than 5 Seasons On The Show

In just five season or less, these SNL cast members became stars.

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30+ Actors With Stand-Up Or Sketch Comedy Experience

A select few actors got their start doing standup and/or comedy before making the leap to acting.

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32 Hilarious Norm Macdonald Quotes

Norm Macdonald saw the world in a different way, and these quotes are a hilarious reminder of that.

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30+ Beloved SNL Sketches And Who Created Them

The stories behind who wrote the best SNL sketches and how they were conceived.

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Best comedy specials of 2022

In another year jam-packed with comedy, it’s always hard to pin down which specials we might actually circle back to when we remember the good times of 2022. Though we could be totally wrong about this (hear that, internet trolls?), there’s a short list of one-hour laugh fests that immediately…

Los Angeles Times

Emmys 2022: Kelly Rizzo says her ‘heart broke all over again’ during In Memoriam tribute to husband Bob Saget

‘This is all so damn weird and surreal,’ Rizzo wrote

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Daily Record

Emmys 2022 winners - including Succession and Ted Lasso

Succession, The White Lotus and Ted Lasso all grab awards at the 74th Emmy awards ceremony

Tribune News Service

Chadwick Boseman, Jessica Walter and Norm Macdonald earn posthumous Emmy nominations

“Black Panther” lives on.

The Independent UK

Norm Macdonald’s Nothing Special review: Comedian’s posthumous Netflix show is quite the opposite

The late stand-up’s new work is the first Netflix comedy special to come from beyond the grave. This poignant and hilarious goodbye from the master of the shaggy dog story is a must-watch.

The Guardian - UK

Norm Macdonald’s Nothing Special: a standup says farewell

The revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tribute

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Chicago Sun-Times

With no stage and no audience, Norm Macdonald still makes the jokes stick

In a newly released Netflix special called ‘Nothing Special,’ shot in 2020, the late comedian delivers almost an hour of his trademark provocative humor.

Salon

New movies to stream this long weekend

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WEKU

The late Norm Macdonald left fans a surprise stand-up special

The Saturday Night Live star, who died last year after a battle with cancer, shot a one-hour special from his living room. Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special will stream on Netflix starting May 30.

Chicago Sun-Times

Norm Macdonald comedy special to be released posthumously by Netflix: ‘He left this gift’

On Thursday the streaming giant spread news that the comedian hasn’t had his last laugh yet, announcing a never-before-seen stand-up comedy special that he recorded in 2020 alone in his living room.

Los Angeles Times

Norm Macdonald, who died last year, filmed secret comedy special that Netflix will air

Norm Macdonald, the late comic who kept his terminal illness a secret until after he died, had another secret up his sleeve: the posthumous release of a new comedy special.

The Independent UK

Late comedy icon Norm Macdonald filmed secret stand-up special in 2020 in case ‘things went south’

‘Literally the night before going in for a procedure, he wanted to get this on tape just in case’

Tribune News Service

Jon Stewart’s struggles add to list of streaming talk show flops

Streaming services have already proved that they can produce Oscar-winning movies, Emmy-worthy dramatic series and high-profile live sports. But there’s one genre that the new wave of home entertainment platforms have yet to figure out: talk shows.

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