Norm Macdonald

Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries. Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norm Macdonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Release Date1999-01-31

Charactersd Death (voice) (uncredited)

Episode Count1

Vote Count4585

My Name Is Earl

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

Release Date2005-09-20

Charactersd Little Chubby

Episode Count2

Vote Count1023

The Middle

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

Release Date2009-09-30

Charactersd Rusty Heck

Episode Count10

Vote Count676

NewsRadio

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

Release Date1995-03-21

Charactersd Roger

Episode Count1

Vote Count115

The Orville

Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.

Release Date2017-09-10

Charactersd Yaphit (voice)

Episode Count22

Vote Count1256

Mike Tyson Mysteries

Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.

Release Date2014-10-27

Charactersd Pigeon (voice)

Episode Count70

Vote Count55

Norm Macdonald Live

Norm Macdonald Live is a weekly talk show hosted by Norm Macdonald and co-host Adam Eget. The show features interviews with comedians, actors, and other members of the entertainment community.

Release Date2013-03-26

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count[ 39 ]

Vote Count8

The Fairly OddParents

The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.

Release Date2001-03-30

Charactersd Norm the Genie (voice)

Episode Count2

Vote Count1028

The Drew Carey Show

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.

Release Date1995-09-13

Charactersd Simon Tate

Episode Count1

Vote Count161

The Norm Show

Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted in his permanent expulsion from the game. Instead of jail, he was sentenced to community service as a social worker, where his fresh perspective in the field and lack of patience for office red tape don't always jibe well with his co-workers.

Release Date1999-03-24

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Norm Henderson

Episode Count[ 54 ]

Vote Count23

Girlboss

Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an unlikely businesswoman. As she builds her retail fashion empire, she realizes the value and the difficulty of being the boss of her own life.

Release Date2017-04-21

Charactersd Rick

Episode Count3

Vote Count159

Grown Ups

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Release Date2010-06-24

Charactersd Geezer

Vote Count6320

Skylanders Academy

Follow the heroic adventures of the Skylanders team, a group of heroes with unique elemental skills and personalities who travel the vast Skylands universe, protecting it from evil-doers and showing the next wave of Academy cadets how to do things the “Skylander way.”

Release Date2016-10-28

Charactersd Glumshanks (voice)

Episode Count38

Vote Count33

Norm Macdonald Has a Show

Building on their original talk show, comedian Norm Macdonald and sidekick Adam Eget sit down and chat with celebrity guests about their life, career and views in a somewhat unconventional and often irreverent way.

Release Date2018-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count10

Vote Count32

Sports Show with Norm Macdonald

There's a new Norm in sports. Funnyman Norm Macdonald returns to the desk to give you an update on the week's dropped passes, foul balls and unnecessary roughness--and that's just what happened off the field. Sports, you've finally met your match.

Release Date2011-04-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Himself - Host

Episode Count9

Vote Count10

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer is hot on his trail.

Release Date1999-12-10

Charactersd Bartender

Vote Count1451

Klaus

When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy's worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on an icy island above the Arctic Circle, where grumpy inhabitants barely exchange words, let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets local teacher Alva and Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys.

Release Date2019-11-08

Charactersd Mogens (voice)

Vote Count4301

The Ridiculous 6

When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled journey across the Old West with his five brothers.

Release Date2015-12-11

Charactersd Nugget Customer

Vote Count1443

Jack and Jill

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Release Date2011-11-11

Charactersd Funbucket

Vote Count2133

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his old friend T.J. Hicks. But a mysterious killer starts killing some of Amsterdam's finest gigolos and T.J. is mistaken for the extremely gay murderer. Deuce must enter the gigolo industry again to find the real murderer and clear T.J.'s name.

Release Date2005-08-12

Charactersd Earl McManus (uncredited)

Vote Count955

Billy Madison

Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.

Release Date1995-02-10

Charactersd Frank

Vote Count1684

Man on the Moon

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Release Date1999-12-22

Charactersd Friday's Michael (uncredited)

Vote Count1846

Doctor Dolittle

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

Release Date1998-06-26

Charactersd Lucky (voice)

Vote Count3127

Dirty Work

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.

Release Date1998-06-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Mitch

Vote Count277

The Animal

When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.

Release Date2001-06-01

Charactersd Mob Member

Vote Count1285

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

Release Date1996-12-25

Charactersd Network Reporter

Vote Count1154

Dr. Dolittle 2

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.

Release Date2001-06-22

Charactersd Lucky (voice)

Vote Count1694

Funny People

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

Release Date2009-07-30

Charactersd Norm Macdonald

Vote Count1338

Dr. Dolittle 3

Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.

Release Date2006-04-25

Charactersd Lucky (voice) (uncredited)

Vote Count456

A Minute with Stan Hooper

A Minute with Stan Hooper, also known as Stan Hooper, is an American sitcom starring Norm Macdonald. The series was a Carsey-Werner production in association with Paramount Television and aired on Fox. The series was canceled after six of the thirteen episodes produced were aired. The central character's name, Stan Hooper, was taken from Macdonald's work on Saturday Night Live, but the characters were vastly different. The role also allowed Macdonald to play the straight man among a cast of eccentric characters, a departure from his traditional comedy style.

Release Date2003-10-29

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Stan Hooper

Episode Count3

Vote Count2

Match Game

Match Game is a game show that was in development to air on TBS. It was to be a new version of the classic Match Game. A pilot was filmed with host Andrew Daly and panelists including Scott Thompson, Norm MacDonald and Sarah Silverman, but the series was not picked up by TBS, and the pilot has never been aired.

Release Date2008-07-22

Charactersd Panelist

Episode Count1

Dirty Work: Dirtier Cut

The "dirtier cut" is an extended, uncensored version of the 1998 film Dirty Work, starring Norm Macdonald. This cut was the original vision of the filmmakers, including Norm Macdonald and director Bob Saget, but was trimmed to achieve a PG-13 rating for its theatrical release. Through a meticulous restoration of original camera negatives, the original intended version is now available for the first time.

Release Date2025-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Mitch

Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

Maya Dolittle is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!

Release Date2008-03-04

Charactersd Lucky (voice) (uncredited)

Vote Count184

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

Maya Dolittle can talk to animals. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco, a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a boy.

Release Date2009-04-08

Charactersd Lucky (voice) (uncredited)

Vote Count127

Screwed

A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.

Release Date2000-05-12

Charactersd Willard Fillmore

Vote Count101

The Outback

Being teased for his color, Johnny the white koala joins a traveling carnival with Hamish, a Tasmanian devil, and Higgens, a photographer monkey as talent agents. On the way through the Australian outback desert, the trailer they are in comes loose and crashes. Johnny must live up to the hero status Hamish presents him as while the outback locals try to rescue a kidnapped koala from Bog, a giant crocodile and his dingo lackeys.

Release Date2012-01-12

Charactersd Quint (voice)

Vote Count47

Farce of the Penguins

In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?

Release Date2006-12-01

Charactersd Join Twosomes Penguin (voice)

Vote Count51

Senior Skip Day

The senior class plans to have a skip-day party at the principal's house until Adam Harris leaks the secret, so he decides to save the celebration by hosting it at his house.

Release Date2008-05-06

Charactersd Mr. Rigetti

Vote Count53

Christmas Is Here Again

When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag, he crushes the holiday spirit- and over time, the world's children forget all about Christmas. Now, a wide-eyed orphan and her band of friends will embark on the polar adventure of a lifetime, as they try to stop Krad from destroying Christmas once and for all!

Release Date2007-10-20

Charactersd Buster (voice)

Vote Count10

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

The best skits from Will Ferrell's days on Saturday Night Live 1995-2002

Release Date2002-09-28

Charactersd Burt Reynolds (archive footage)

Vote Count35

Hollywood & Wine

Diane Blaine has the face of a movie star. Unfortunately, fallen star/tabloid queen Jamie Stephens already made it famous. Hollywoods constant rejection due to what Diane refers to as "TJS" ("Too Jamie Stephens") has made her bitter, frustrated....and, yes, whiny. Co-worker/boyfriend Jack Sanders doesn't help matters. His idea of ambition is letting it ride. Now he's in major debt to a trigger-happy mobster who, interestingly enough, has a thing for Jamie Stephens. Jack's only way out? Convince Diane to be Jamie and wipe out the debt having one meal with a made man. It's literally the performance of her life. With Jack's on the line.

Release Date2011-05-03

Charactersd Sid Blaustein

Vote Count13

Vampire Dog

Ace, a 12-year-old boy is new in middle school. His grandfather from Transylvania passes away at the ripe age of 99, and sends him his dog, Fang, to look after. Ace soon discovers that Fang is a vampire dog. Professor Warhol, a mad scientist and her bumbling assistant Frank, try to capture Fang to steal his DNA, in order to look young.

Release Date2012-09-25

Charactersd Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)

Vote Count47

Back Home Again

An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.

Release Date2021-10-28

DepartmentCrew

JobIn Memory Of

Charactersd Grandpaws (voice)

Vote Count1

Treasure Hounds

Moving into his late grandfather's house, young Jack inherits the old man's dog, Skipper - who can talk! With the sassy pooch's help, Jack learns that Grandpa left a priceless Spanish treasure hidden somewhere in the town. Jack joins forces with a trio of clever neighbor kids - a goth girl, a socialite, and a jokester - to find the valuable booty, with Skipper leading the way. But can they outrun the brazen, bumbling thieves that will stop at nothing to seize the prize for themselves?

Release Date2017-08-15

Charactersd Skipper (Voice)

Vote Count10

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are here, including motivational speaker Matt Foley, an aspiring Chippendales dancer, the bashful host of The Chris Farley Show ( m 'member?") and more.

Release Date2003-10-26

Charactersd Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vote Count28

Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup

Norm MacDonald, the iconic anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update" and star of the cult classic Dirty Work, is back with a vengeance.

Release Date2011-03-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Himself

Vote Count40

Back to Norm

TV pilot for a sketch comedy show starring Norm MacDonald

From outrageous stunts to a life-changing cancer battle and his decision to trade Hollywood for an Ottawa farm, this is Tom Green like never before. Follow the comedy legend through his most personal moments as he navigates fame, faces illness, and embraces a quieter, more grounded life.

Release Date2025-01-23

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count9

Release Date1998-01-01

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.

Release Date2001-03-20

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count1

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

The aggravatingly amiable star of "Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos"

Release Date2008-08-17

Charactersd Self

Vote Count51

Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison

Tribute to comedy great Sam Kinison

Release Date2010-02-06

Charactersd Self

Vote Count3

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

Includes classic stand-up footage of: Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Kelsey Grammer, Norm MacDonald, Ray Romano, Richard Belzer, Cheech Marin, Richard Lewis, Jim Carrey, Rosie O'Donnell and many more.

Release Date2003-05-13

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Just For Laughs: Over The Edge

A selection of comics from the Montreal International Comedy Festival

Release Date2009-08-18

Charactersd Self

Best of the Improv: Vol. 4

The BEST OF THE IMPROV series collects classic comedy routines from some of today's top stars of TV, film, and stage. Volume 4 includes vintage performances by Jerry Seinfeld, Norm MacDonald, Ray Romano, and more!

Release Date2003-01-21

Charactersd Self

I Knew He Was Sick

A visual investigation into the influence of Norm MacDonald on impressionable young males.

Release Date2025-05-22

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Norm MacDonald: One Night Stand

Star of the hit comedy series "Saturday Night Live", Norm Macdonald appears on HBO.

Release Date1991-05-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self

Vote Count1

Roseanne

A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

Release Date1988-10-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count355

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

Release Date1992-05-25

Episode Count3

Vote Count91

The Larry Sanders Show

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.

Release Date1992-08-15

Episode Count1

Vote Count84

One Night Stand

A series of stand-up comedy specials.

Release Date1989-02-15

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

The Jackie Thomas Show

The Jackie Thomas Show is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC network from December 1992 to March 1993. The series received widespread attention due to its creators Roseanne Arnold, then starring in the fifth season of her top-rated comedy Roseanne, and her husband and Roseanne co-producer Tom Arnold. The Jackie Thomas Show starred Tom Arnold as a misanthropic sitcom actor.

Release Date1992-12-01

Episode Count1

Oliver Beene

Oliver Beene is an American sitcom. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene, in first person perspective. Oliver Beene's other main characters are his parents Jerry and Charlotte Beene, his brother Ted Beene, and his two friends Joyce and Michael. The narrator, an older Oliver reflecting on his experience, is voiced by David Cross. Often in episodes, the story is interrupted by flashbacks and flash-forwards.

Release Date2003-03-09

Episode Count1

Vote Count8

Sam's Game

Sam's Game is a celebrity poker program currently airing on Playboy TV. It features a lineup of comedians, Playmates, and professional Texas Hold 'Em players and is hosted by Simpsons' co-developer, Sam Simon.

Release Date2009-06-11

Episode Count6

Million Dollar Password

Million Dollar Password is an updated version of the game show Password on CBS, which was hosted by Regis Philbin and ran from June 1, 2008 to June 14, 2009. Based upon a format created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman, FremantleMedia produced the program.

Release Date2008-06-01

Episode Count1

Where's Elvis This Week?

Where's Elvis This Week? was a short-lived, half-hour, weekly comedy television program hosted by Jon Stewart that aired on Sunday nights in the United Kingdom on BBC Two. It was filmed at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City and featured a set of panelists—two from the United Kingdom, and two from the United States. The panelists discussed news items and cultural issues. It premiered in the UK on 6 October 1996, and five episodes aired in total. Notable panelists included Dave Chappelle, Eddie Izzard, Phil Jupitus, Nora Ephron, Craig Kilborn, Christopher Hitchens, Armando Iannucci and Norm Macdonald.

Release Date1996-10-06

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special

Dennis Miller sends up some of the events of the last 1,000 years.

Release Date1999-12-04