There are many celebrities who play poker. There are several comedians who play poker. But then there are celebrities and comedians – who are one and the same sometimes – who love the game of poker. They entrench themselves into the game and the community that surrounds it. Only a few people fit into that last category: Gabe Kaplan, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Hank Azaria, and Kevin Hart.
Norm Macdonald was one of them, too.
Norm Macdonald died this week after battling cancer for nine years. Few knew about his leukemia diagnosis until it killed him on September 14 at the age of 61. Comedy First
The Quebec native grew up as the middle child of three, raised as the son of two teachers. Comedy was second nature to Macdonald, who began appearing at amateur comedy clubs in the mid-1980s. After some recognition in Montreal and a few breaks, he went on to write for Season 5 of the television comedy Roseanne .
From there, Saturday Night Live offered the opportunity for Macdonald to join the case, which he did in 1993. His raw and deadpan delivery made him a natural to perform impressions of people like Larry King and Bob Dole, but some of his most memorable work happened at the anchor desk for SNL’s Weekend Update . He was not afraid to be controversial and often spoke without a filter, leading to his eventual removal from the news desk and then the show altogether in 1998.
Since then, Macdonald appeared in comedy films, both as an actor and voice actor. He had his own sitcom on ABC for several years beginning in 1999 called The Norm Show , and he often did stand-up comedy when possible. He even released a sketch comedy album in 2006, began hosting a podcast in 2013, and appeared on numerous TV comedy specials through the years. Lots of folks reaching out about the passing of Norm Macdonald. Norm was responsible for some of the happiest moments of my life (see below). To open for & become close with my favorite comedian of all time, I […]
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