Norm Macdonald’s scathing OJ takedowns on SNL resurface after Simpson’s death
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Appearing on The David Letterman Show in 1998, Macdonald told the host: “I talked to a guy that said I’m fired”. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Asked if creator Lorne Michaels was the one who fired him, Macdonald reassured that “ didn’t fire me. “ told me that Don Ohlmeyer, who turns out to be the president,.” Recalling a phone call he had with Ohlmeyer, Macdonald said the executive told him: “You’re not funny.” open image in gallery OJ Simpson in court Being fired did not stop Macdonald’s vendetta against Simpson, though. I’ve been lucky.” In the 2008 book Live from New York: An Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live, Ohlmeyer, who died in 2017, reflected on his decision to remove Macdonald from anchoring the Weekend Update, writing: “Lorne’s point at the time was, just do it for the rest of the season and we’ll make a change in the summer.
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