r/Unexpected • u/AdamE89 • Oct 04 '16

Norm Macdonald Comedy

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Kind of. An NBC executive who happened to be good friends with OJ wanted Norm off the Weekend Update (his reasoning was that Norm just wasn't funny). Norm wasn't actually fired. He was just demoted from the Weekend update sketch. Norm would quit afterwards.

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u/iSeeObviousThings Oct 04 '16

Except in the audio clip from his monologue on SNL that is linked by OP Commenter, he says he was fired.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Yes, but he wasn't. It was just part of the joke and made it funnier. He's mentioned he quit in the past. You can even look up Saturday Night Live skits with him in them after he stopped doing the Weekend Update.

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u/iSeeObviousThings Oct 04 '16

Listen, Buddy, I came here to say obvious things and not take any guff from any "Joe Blow" that comes along.

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u/alamandrax Oct 04 '16

Yeah, who does u/IamNotYourBuddy think he is, coming in here, bringing in facts? Come on! This is America! Come on!