Why norm got fired from snl

Macdonald didn't indulge in any hot gossip. But rumors persisted that his firing had to do with a running bit Macdonald had on "Weekend Update" where he would make fun of O. Often, these references came entirely out of left field.

Ohlmeyer was apparently good friends with Simpson, and he didn't take kindly to the plethora of jokes at his expense. Ohlmeyer allegedly told Conan O'Brien not to book Macdonald any more on his late-night talk show, but O'Brien defended his friend to the executive.

It was going to be hard for Quinn to win over the audience, a fact he was not shy about discussing. At the beginning of his first Update, Quinn addressed the situation directly, while giving a hilarious monologue about the entire episode:.

I like Jeff. What can I get you? As Michaels explained in his acceptance speech , they won the Emmy for an episode that aired the day Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election that included a lot of political commentary. And here I'd like to pay tribute to one of the best we ever had, Norm Macdonald" via Variety.

But let's not forget that Macdonald never left "SNL" by choice. Macdonald often referred to O. After being fired in , Macdonald returned to guest host the show in October He delivered a monologue in which he addressed his firing.

It's only a year and a half later and they asked me to host the show! So I wondered, I go, 'Hey, wait a second here. How did I go, in a year and a half, from being not funny enough to be even allowed in the building, to being so funny that I'm now hosting the show? How did I suddenly get so goddamn funny? Read our Norm Macdonald live blog for the very latest news and updates