Among the real-life comedians who make cameos in the fictional narrative, the late Norm Macdonald plays a pivotal role, exemplifying the path Schafer could have followed if only he’d retained some ...

Norm Macdonald was never the most popular guy with audiences. He was fired from Saturday Night Live. His various movies and sitcoms often under-performed. Many of his friends and fellow stand-up ...

Comedian Norm Macdonald, who privately battled cancer for years before his death in 2021, garnered a nod for his final standup special, Netflix’s Norm Macdonald: Nothin’ Special.

"Norm was working hard preparing material for his Netflix special — until COVID shut things down," a title card on the Netflix series explained. "In the summer of 2020, he was scheduled to ...

Verdict Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special — a one room, one take stand-up routine recorded before Macdonald’s death — captures what made him so uniquely and absurdly funny.

Macdonald is gone, but he was able to orchestrate his own curtain call, saying goodbye with a little help from his friends. “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” premieres May 30 on Netflix.

Norm Macdonald's final comedy special makes it clear that he contemplated his mortality as he secretly battled cancer for nearly a decade. The late standup recorded Netflix's low-key "Norm ...

Macdonald stayed with the SNL cast until 1998. He was also well-loved for his stand-up performances and late-night talk show appearances, most notably a five-minute long joke on Conan about a moth ...

Netflix later announced “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” will release on May 30. “Norm worked so hard on a new hour of material and wanted it to be seen.

Which is precisely what Norm wanted.” Netflix later announced “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” will release on May 30. “Norm worked so hard on a new hour of material and wanted it to be seen.