Former Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan.) Tweeted about a tribute to comedian Norm Macdonald, who died Tuesday after a nine-year battle with cancer.
Macdonald, who starred in “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) in the 1990s, supplanted Dole on the show when the Kansas senator ran for president.
The two met about a week after Dole lost the 1996 election, KWCH reported.
“Norma @normmacdonald he was a great talent, and I loved laughing with him on SNL, “Dole said in his tweet Tuesday.” * Bob Dole * will miss Norm Macdonald “.
“Norma @normmacdonald he was a great talent, and I loved laughing with him on SNL. * Bob Dole * will miss Norm Macdonald “. pic.twitter.com/gPsdyJ5tS9
– Senator Bob Dole (@SenatorDole) September 14, 2021
The comic began his career as a writer on Roseanne Barr’s sitcom before being hired as a cast member on “SNL.” After leaving the sketch comedy show in 1998, Macdonald had his own comedy series, “The Norm Show,” until 2001.
Dole’s tweet follows a series of tributes that were poured into Macdonald following reports of the comic’s death Tuesday afternoon.