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Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald dies aged 61 after nine year cancer battle

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cancer for the past nine years.The Saturday Night Live legend, who was famous for his quips as Weekend Update anchor, died Tuesday morning.His management firm, Brillstein Entertainment, confirmed the news to Deadline, revealing the TV star had kept his health struggles hidden from friends and fans.The comedian’s longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra told the publication: ‘He was most proud of his comedy.

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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