The hosts of the night took the time out of their shows on Tuesday to mourn the loss of comedy icon Norm Macdonald after his death at the age of 61.
According to reports, the only comedian and former presenter of “Weekend Update” of “Saturday Night Live” died after a nine-year battle against cancer that he decided to deliver in private. After his passing, the comedians of the night who were lucky enough to have met Macdonald throughout his career took a moment to pay tribute to him.
James Corden rolled the ball and noted that Macdonald’s decision not to make the cancer diagnosis public was very much in line with his character.
“All Norm wanted to do was laugh and it was absolutely brilliant,” the “Late Late Show” host said. “There was no one at all like him. I felt privileged every time I got into his orbit. He leaves us as one of the best comics of all time, perhaps the greatest guest in the history of night television, I think. “
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The comedians of the night took time out of their shows to honor the late comedian Norm Macdonald.
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He then opened the ground for Ian Karmel and bandleader Reggie Watts to write their boss to share their thoughts on Macdonald as well.
“We’ll miss you so much, Norm,” Corden concluded. “Today we think of all of Norm’s friends and family and … Thank you so much for the laughs, Norm. We’ll never forget them.”
Jimmy Fallon, who was one of the few people who also sat in the “Weekend Update” chair while on “Saturday Night Live,” demonstrated Macdonald’s great fondness by making an impression of the deceased star and a of their stands. -Some pieces about buying a dog that had committed to memory.
“It was a comic book of a comic and everyone loved it from top to bottom and will miss it,” concluded the host of “Tonight Show”.
“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert noted that he worked very briefly with Macdonald while he was a guest writer on “Saturday Night Live.” He recalled that the late comedian carried him under his wing and let him write jokes for him in “Weekend Update.”
“I’d like to be a comic good enough to get to make a joke about Norm Macdonald’s death,” Colbert said with a smile. “But the only comedian I know who could come up with a joke of ‘Norm Macdonald is dead’ is Norm Macdonald. today “.
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Colbert also reflected on what he admired about Macdonald’s style in “Weekend Update.”
“I liked the fact that he told jokes that he, in the most enjoyable way possible, didn’t care if the audience liked them, but he liked the joke,” Colbert said. “They were dark, sometimes too dark for me, but they were weird and I just had a wonderful presence that welcomed me.”
This was something Seth Meyers also acknowledged during his tribute to Macdonald in “Late Night.”
“He once told me that my favorite thing about‘ Saturday Night Live ’is that it’s the last place on TV where you can bomb,” Meyers said.
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He noted the extent to which he inspired his own delivery and Macdonald style when he was behind the counter in “Weekend Update.”
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“If he thought the jokes were good, he had fun telling them to a dead audience rather than one who appreciated them,” the star concluded.