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Norm Macdonald Dead At 61: Everything We Know About the ‘SNL’ Favorite’s Death

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Saturday Night Live” star passed away on September 14 at the age of 61 after privately battling cancer for nearly a decade, per Us Weekly.Macdonald, who was known for “SNL” skits such as “Weekend Update,” as well as his work in movies like “Billy Madison” and on TV’s “The Middle, reportedly wanted to keep his health issues a secret from his family, friends, and fans, according to his longtime friend Lori Jo Hoekstra.“He was most proud of his comedy,” Hoekstra, who was with him at the time of his death, 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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