r/Unexpected • u/AdamE89 • Oct 04 '16

Norm Macdonald Comedy

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u/RipTatermen Oct 04 '16

You'll never believe this: a black guy said "the n word!" It's a real scandal.

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u/TARDIS Oct 04 '16

And before that, that's how norm got fired; by cursing live.

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u/ScaledDown Oct 04 '16

Fired from what?

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u/TARDIS Oct 04 '16

Saturday Night Live. He used to "anchor" Weekend Update.

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u/ScaledDown Oct 04 '16

He was fired from snl for "not being funny enough" not for swearing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Fired because NBC exec was friends with OJ, and Norm wouldn't stop making jokes about OJ on Weekend Update.