Who is Bob Saget's Norm Macdonald?
As he pledged to do earlier this week, Bob Saget dedicated his podcast on Thursday to remembering his longtime friend and colleague, Norm Macdonald.
What happened to Norm Macdonald?
After the news of Macdonald’s death broke on Tuesday, people on social media shared a clip of his segment during Saget’s roast, along with praise for Macdonald’s performance. What a loss. As a young SNL fan, Norm helped redefine my idea of what comedy could be during his time behind the Update desk.
What happened to John MacDonald's roast of Bob Saget set?
Macdonald's famous set at the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget has made the rounds on social media following news of his death, and during the podcast, Saget discussed some behind-the-scenes details from the event.
What did Joan Saget say to Norm Macdonald?
"Last week, I got a text and it just said 'I love you.' And I didn't say much back," Saget recalled. "I just said, 'I love you Norm.' And that was my communication with him. ... One of the gifts of my life is that he loved me, and that I loved him."
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Remembering Macdonald
A sad note was the Sept. 14 death of comedian Norm Macdonald, who was good friends with Saget. They both worked together on the 1998 film “Dirty Work,” which Saget directed and Macdonald co-wrote and starred in. Saget dedicated an episode of his podcast to Macdonald which he described as “37 minutes of crying.”
