The comedian’s death followed a private battle with cancer.
His friend Lori Jo Hoekstra said in a statement, “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.
Norm will be missed terribly.”
Macdonald’s will be remembered for his many contributions to the world of comedy.
In addition to his stellar scripted comedy, Macdonald had several hilarious appearances on late-night series.
One of his most memorable guest spots was alongside actressCourtney Thorne-Smith(viaThe Hollywood Reporter).
He asked, “Is it call nine and a half seconds?”
before adding, “Because he’s a premature ejaculator,” which sent the audience into laughter.
He pushed things even further when he added, “I know what it is going to be called.
I’m going to go see it for Courtney.”
