BREAKING: Norm MacDonald has died "after a long and private battle with cancer"

The influential comedian and former 'SNL' Weekend Update anchor was 61 deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
Norm Macdonald’s longtime producing partner and dear friend Lori Jo Hoekstra was with him this morning when he passed (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
We're told Macdonald has been privately battling cancer for nearly a decade and was determined to keep his health struggles personal - away from family, friends and fans (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
“He was most proud of his comedy," Hoekstra said. "He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic... (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
"He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.”

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