died on Tuesday, and his friends and fans were quick to pay tribute.Macdonald's death came after a nine-year private battle with cancer, his management firm, Brillstein Entertainment, told .
According to the outlet, Lori Jo Hoekstra, Macdonald's longtime producing partner and friend, was with the comedian when he died.
He was 61.«He was most proud of his comedy,» Hoekstra said. «He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him.
Norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that 'a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.' He certainly never pandered.
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