The reason SNL fired Norm Macdonald is… not funny #letterman

The NBC pinheads fired Norm from Weekend Update and Dave isn't happy. #quisling (From "Late Show," air date: 1/7/98)

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[welshkarlos]

And when they rehired norm to host he said " either I've got a lot funnier or this show has got a lot worse " or something along those lines 🤣

[tohopes]

wikipedia: Ohlmeyer "received notoriety for firing Norm Macdonald from Saturday Night Live in early 1998, a move that is widely believed to have been motivated by Macdonald's refusal to stop making jokes at the expense of Ohlmeyer's friend, O.J. Simpson."

[kobbetop]

Tell the folks at home who Don Ohlmeyer is.

[charleskra]

Don Ohlmeyer died recently and firing Norm Macdonald was the first thing mentioned in his obit. I guess, in a way, Norm got his revenge.

[dirt_dert_durt]

That delivery on "Ooh that's not good" is immaculate, the perfect understatement

[rexseven]

"Did ya have a turkey there for the thing???"

I love that line.

[skelter]

"You're not funny"
::Immediately say's something hilarious::

[TheCleaner]

Apparently the boss was friends with OJ and didn't like the jokes about him

[larrydanadavid]

Don Ohlmeyer couldn’t produce gas after a bean supper.

[EricGordon-js]

" Did you have Turkey there for the thing?"That is so Canadian.

[TripleTreuViet]

Letterman really likes and respects Norm. Hes the only person i see Letterman treat so nice. If u know what type of person Letterman is, u would know how special that is

[lucyk.]

You can tell he's a true comedian because even other comedians would be saying this all in an offended, angry or maybe sad, dramatized way. The way he took things, or at least dealt with it, shows a high level of EQ. Basically, he didn't take it personally, he didn't get offended and didn't try to get back at the guy who was clearly trying to put him down and humiliate him, made light of an uncomfortable situation and then proceeded to make a joke out of it, taking all the seriousness of the situation aways and leaving him in a very great place emotionally and mentally. You can say he obviously had tons of self-confidence so the opinion of the guy about him simply didn't matter. All he did was to give him a subtly sarcastic reply and that was all. The way he delivers it makes the sarcasm very light and smooth.

[AwfulWeather]

SNL telling Norm he’s not funny is like a Big Mac telling cheese sandwich that it’s unhealthy

[curtcoeurdelion]

Fun fact: O.J. is still hunting for the real Killer, Ohlmeyer, to this day!

[kevindavis]

"Not funny" is code for, "You went after too many people we like".

[imkluu]

He was one of the Funniest people to ever be on SNL.

[toddrutner]

I loved Norm’s timing and comedy. What a genius!

[mr.nobody]

I knew nothing about Norm except him doing the SNL news skit. I always thought he was funny. Then i remember hearing he was fired for not being funny.I thought wtf maybe i just have weird comedy taste. Im so glad that in the following years he was a confirmed comedic genius loved by many.

[rodrigotena]

Brilliant title for the video. Norm’s style open with the punchline LOL

[micahwest]

I wish this clip was about 15 sec longer. The next part about him saying he has nothing to fall back on is good too.