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When I found out about the death of  SNL alum and stand-up sensation Norm MacDonald, took the news pretty hard. But do you know who took the bad news even harder? You guessed it: Frank Stallone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ult5gXKLGgM



I'm rather ashamed to admit that I only started to appreciate Norm's comedy a few years ago. Before then, I though the guy was a real jerk! A downright dirty dog, you know? But then I saw his his constant dumping on O.J. Simpson on SNL's Weekend Update...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc



...and I cracked a big smile at his delightfully corny roast of Bob Saget that made everyone else on the dais downright uncomfortable-- well, except for Gilbert Gottfried:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-9wo_apQ1s



I especially enjoyed his deft derailment of any attempt at a coherent conversation with the ladies on The View during the 2000 presidential election fiasco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3PP_SWHUQQ



And how could one not enjoy his triumphant return to SNL as Burt Reynolds--errr, I mean, Turd Ferguson on "Celebrity Jeopardy":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEghu90QJH4



Oh, and didja know he also did stand-up comedy? His rambling yet compelling "12-Minute Joke" kept me on the edge of my seat for 11 minutes and 59 seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYvVMmV7khM



But my fave Norm stand-up bit had to be his thoughts on Bill Cosby's horrific decades-long history of $exu@l assaults:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rcquwo4R0



Norm also did a podcast type thingy for a little while. The very first episode, which ended up being my favorite of the entire run, featured the late, great Bob "Super Dave" Einstein getting all indignant and kvetchy during "the reading of the jokes" segment:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRt9CXIgjw



I must say I was very surprised when I found out about his death from cancer. But then I remembered this interview he did some time back, and it all made sense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWpRCN46mi8



Say what you will about Norm, he man was as good as his word. Besides, it's not like he actually lost his battle with cancer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OehYqaHXJs


That last joke headed into Mitch Hedberg territory a little bit, don'cha think?


In any case, I hope Norm's family will honor his wish to bury him in a  very, very, very deep grave.

Yeah, Norm MacDonald's death came as a surprise, and it's unfortunate. He really was a unique talent, and will be missed.