Norm Macdonald

Norman Gene "Norm" Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made appearances on shows including The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He starred in The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five-part miniseries 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He is noted as a favorite talk show guest of David Letterman, Howard Stern, Dennis Miller, and Conan O'Brien. His brother is Canadian journalist Neil Macdonald, of CBC News' Washington, D.C. bureau.

Early life

Macdonald was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Macdonald has a brother, Neil Macdonald, who is a journalist with the CBC.

Career

Macdonald's first performances in comedy were at stand-up at clubs in Ottawa. He appeared at the 1987 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Norm Macdonald (politician)

Norm Macdonald is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the 2005 provincial election and re-elected in the 2009 election and the 2013 election, though his party formed the official opposition to a BC Liberal majority government each time. He served various critic roles and on several committees.

In the 38th Parliament of British Columbia, Macdonald was the official opposition's critic on municipal affairs, then critic for tourism, sport and arts, and then education. In the 39th Parliament, he was the opposition's critic on forests and lands. During the 2011 NDP leadership election, Macdonald endorsed Mike Farnworth, though Adrian Dix went on to win and replace Carole James as leader of the BC NDP. In the 40th Parliament, he has continued as the Opposition Critic for Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Chair of Rural Caucus.

Norm MacDonald (disambiguation)

Norm Macdonald (born 1963), is a Canadian-born actor and comedian

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Sports Show with Norm Macdonald

Sports Show with Norm Macdonald was a sports comedy series which aired on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central from April 12, 2011 to June 7, 2011. The show lampooned the world of sports using Web videos and field segments. Comedian and former Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" anchor Norm Macdonald hosted the show. As host of Sports Show, Macdonald is described as a "gleeful, equal-opportunity offender who is back in his element making snarky asides at the absurd excesses of the sports biz," according to TVGuide's Matt Roush.

History

The show premiered on April 12, 2011, on the American cable network Comedy Central, and on April 13, 2011, on the Canadian cable television channel The Comedy Network. Comedy Central ordered nine episodes of the show, all taped on Monday nights in front of a live studio audience; however, Macdonald "wanted to (broadcast) live." In June 2011, it was announced that Comedy Central would not be renewing the show for a second season, reportedly due to relatively low ratings, even though Sports Show steadily averaged one million viewers per episode.