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

• 2022Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special — Self, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
• 2021Back Home Again — Grandpaws (voice), In Memory Of
• 2019Klaus — Mogens (voice)
• Norm Macdonald Has a Show — Self - Host, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• Girlboss — Rick
• 2017Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery — Self, Screenplay, Executive Producer
• The Orville — Yaphit (voice)
• 2017Treasure Hounds — Skipper (Voice)
• Skylanders Academy — Glumshanks (voice)
• 2015The Ridiculous 6 — Nugget Customer
• Mike Tyson Mysteries — Pigeon (voice)
• Norm Macdonald Live — Self - Host, Creator
• 2012The Outback — Quint (voice)
• 2012Vampire Dog — Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)
• 2011Hollywood & Wine — Sid Blaustein
• 2011Jack and Jill — Funbucket
• 2011Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup — Self, Writer, Executive Producer
• Sports Show with Norm Macdonald — Himself - Host, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2010Grown Ups — Geezer
• 2009Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts — Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
• 2009Funny People — Norm Macdonald
• Sam's Game
• The Middle — Rusty Heck
• 2008Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief — Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
• Match Game — Panelist
• Million Dollar Password
• 2008Senior Skip Day — Mr. Rigetti
• 2007Christmas Is Here Again — Buster (voice)
• 2006Dr. Dolittle 3 — Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
• 2006Farce of the Penguins — Twosomes Penguin (voice)
• 2005Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo — Earl McManus (uncredited)
• My Name Is Earl — Little Chubby
• A Minute with Stan Hooper — Stan Hooper, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• Oliver Beene — Hobo Bob
• 2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley — Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell — Burt Reynolds (archive footage)
• 2001Dr. Dolittle 2 — Lucky (voice)
• 2001The Animal — Mob Member
• The Fairly OddParents — Norm the Genie (voice)
• 2000Screwed — Willard Fillmore
• 1999Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special
• 1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo — Bartender
• Family Guy — Death (voice) (uncredited), Norm MacDonald (voice)
• 1999Man on the Moon — Friday's Michael (uncredited)
• The Norm Show — Norm Henderson, Creator
• 1998Dirty Work — Mitch, Writer
• 1998Doctor Dolittle — Lucky (voice)
• 1996The People vs. Larry Flynt — Network Reporter
• Where's Elvis This Week?
• 1995Billy Madison — Frank
• NewsRadio — Roger
• The Drew Carey Show — Simon Tate
• The Jackie Thomas Show
• The Larry Sanders Show — Norm Macdonald
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• One Night Stand
• Roseanne — Writer
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (archive footage), Burt Reynolds / Self (uncredited), Writer

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2026Lorne — Self (Uncredited)
• 2026Norm. — Self (archive footage)
• 2026Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald — Self (archive footage)
• 2025This Is the Tom Green Documentary — Self (archive footage)
• Dark Side of Comedy — Self (archive footage)
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• 2010Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2009Just For Laughs: Over The Edge — Self
• 2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget — Self
• 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation — Self
• 2005Back to Norm — Self - Host
• 2004Last Laugh '04 — Self
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• 2003The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians — Self (archive footage)
• 200150 Years of NBC Late Night — Self (archive footage)
• 2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self
• Laugh Factory — Self