Norm Macdonald
Acting • Born 1959-10-17 – Died 2021-09-14
Biography
Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries. Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time.
Filmography
86 credits
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Movie • 1996
Network Reporter
Senior Skip Day
Movie • 2008
Mr. Rigetti
Billy Madison
Movie • 1995
Frank
Christmas Is Here Again
Movie • 2007
Buster (voice)
Back Home Again
Movie • 2021
Grandpaws (voice)
Dirty Work
Movie • 1998
Mitch
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
Movie • 2011
Self
Screwed
Movie • 2000
Willard Fillmore
Jack and Jill
Movie • 2011
Funbucket
Hollywood & Wine
Movie • 2011
Sid Blaustein
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Movie • 2010
Self
Vampire Dog
Movie • 2012
Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)
The Outback
Movie • 2012
Quint (voice)
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Movie • 2022
Self
Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
Movie • 2009
Self
Funny People
Movie • 2009
Norm Macdonald
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Movie • 2002
Burt Reynolds (archive footage)
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie • 2003
Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Movie • 2008
Self
Man on the Moon
Movie • 1999
Friday's Michael (uncredited)
The Ridiculous 6
Movie • 2015
Nugget Customer
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery
Movie • 2017
Self
The Animal
Movie • 2001
Mob Member
Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special
Movie • 1999
Treasure Hounds
Movie • 2017
Skipper (Voice)
Dr. Dolittle 3
Movie • 2006
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Farce of the Penguins
Movie • 2006
Join Twosomes Penguin (voz)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie • 1998
Self
Grown Ups
Movie • 2010
Geezer
Klaus
Movie • 2019
Mogens (voice)
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Movie • 2008
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Doctor Dolittle
Movie • 1998
Lucky (voice)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Movie • 1999
Bartender
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Movie • 2009
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Movie • 2005
Earl McManus (uncredited)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie • 2001
Lucky (voice)
Last Laugh '04
Movie • 2004
Self
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
I Knew He Was Sick
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
Untitled Norm Macdonald Netflix Documentary
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Movie • 1999
Self
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Simon Tate
The Norm Show
TV • 1999
Norm Henderson
The Middle
TV • 2009
Rusty Heck
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Death (voice) (uncredited)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Norm Macdonald
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Little Chubby
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
NewsRadio
TV • 1995
Roger
Oliver Beene
TV • 2003
Hobo Bob
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Fairly OddParents
TV • 2001
Norm the Genie (voice)
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Million Dollar Password
TV • 2008
A Minute with Stan Hooper
TV • 2003
Stan Hooper
One Night Stand
TV • 1989
Sam's Game
TV • 2009
The Jackie Thomas Show
TV • 1992
Where's Elvis This Week?
TV • 1996
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Girlboss
TV • 2017
Rick
Norm Macdonald Live
TV • 2013
Self - Host
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Norm MacDonald (voice)
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald
TV • 2011
Himself - Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Gotham Comedy Live
TV • 2012
Self - Host
The Orville
TV • 2017
Yaphit (voice)
Dark Side of Comedy
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Mike Tyson Mysteries
TV • 2014
Pigeon (voice)
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
TV • 2018
Self - Host
Skylanders Academy
TV • 2016
Glumshanks (voice)
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Lights Out with David Spade
TV • 2019
Self - Panelist
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
Match Game
TV • 2008
Panelist
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Laugh Factory
TV • 1979
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest