The late Norm Macdonald hosted Weekend Update on 'Saturday Night Live' from 1994 - 1998 and there's a reason he stood out in the '90s.

When Norm Macdonald closed out his Dec. 13, 1997, "Weekend Update," the Saturday Night Live star had no idea he’d never sit at the "Update" desk again. Nobody at Saturday Night Live knew that ...

[Weekend Update voice] Big news from yesterday: Comedian Norm Macdonald died after spending nine years dying of cancer. When that news broke in the afternoon, every white guy my age used the ...

"Saturday Night Live" paid tribute to the late Norm Macdonald during its Season 47 premiere by showing footage from his time hosting "Weekend Update." ...

Just after being fired from his gig as the "The Weekend Update" anchor in 1998 on Saturday Night Live, Norm Macdonald appeared on David Letterman, where he discussed his recent termination.

Indeed, Macdonald, the single most astringent personality to ever host Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment, would surely have waved off excessive weeping and wailing.

Legend has it that the Simpson material eventually cost Macdonald the “Weekend Update” desk, with NBC’s West Coast president Don Ohlmeyer — a friend of Simpson’s — firing him in 1998 ...

The 'Late Night' and fellow 'Saturday Night Live' alum recalled how Macdonald influenced his own work on 'Weekend Update' and what he loved about the comedian's approach to comedy.

Remembering Norm Macdonald's career in photos following the SNL star and comedian's death at age 61 on Sept. 14, 2021, following a nine-year battle with cancer ...

Norm MacDonald died today. He was one of my personal favorite funny people of all-time. I was lucky enough to interview Norm in 2011, ahead of the debut of his ...