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His longtime producer, Lori Joe Hookstra, said McDonald had been suffering from cancer for nine years and his diagnosis was hidden from friends, family and fans.
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“He was most proud of his humor. He never wanted the diagnosis to affect how the audience or any of his loved ones would look at him. Norms was a pure comedian. We will miss him very much,” Hokstra said.
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The comedian was born on October 17, 1959 in Quebec, Canada. Before moving to Los Angeles, he performed countless times on his own stand-up show, and on one occasion he was addressed by TV presenter Dennis Miller. He wanted McDonald to write episodes of Miller’s harp show.
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In 1994, McDonald joined the Saturday Night Live team and worked there for 4 years. The comedian participated in several situation comedy series, as well as in 2013 created his own podcast. In 2018, Norms released his latest stand-up show, “Norm Macdonald Has a Show.”
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