TheWrap

Conan O’Brien Praises Norm Macdonald’s ‘Brilliant’ O.J. Simpson Jokes That Got Him Fired From ‘SNL’ | Video

Conan O’Brien tipped his hat to the late, great Norm Macdonald, remembering the comedian in particular for his eviscerating comic takes on former NFL star O.J. Simpson, who died Thursday. Sitting with ...
Uproxx

Conan O’Brien Praised Norm Macdonald For His ‘Brilliant’ O.J. Simpson Jokes On ‘SNL’

O.J. Simpson’s death was greeted with an outpouring of love… for Norm MacDonald. Ohlmeyer fired Macdonald from the Weekend Update gig after he continued to joke about Simpson following his acquittal. ...
Variety

Conan O’Brien Says Norm Macdonald Did the ‘Most Brilliant Comedy’ About O.J. Simpson on ‘SNL’ When ‘the Head of the Network Was Tight With O.J.’

Conan O’Brien appeared on CNN for an interview with Jake Tapper a few hours after news broke that O.J. Simpson had died. Making the press rounds in support of his new Max series “Conan O’Brien Must Go ...
The Shot on MSN

Norm Macdonald Hid a Lifetime of Pain Behind His Controversial Jokes

Norm Macdonald was a Canadian comedy icon for several decades. Toward the end of his life, though, his presence grew more and more contentious—not to mention his history of making hurtful jokes at ...
New York Post

Conan O’Brien praises late Norm Macdonald for O.J. Simpson jokes that got him fired from ‘SNL’

Conan O’Brien had some lavish praise for late comic Norm Macdonald following the news of O.J. Simpson’s death — and why Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” O’Brien, 60 — who was promoting ...