Actor and comedian Norm Macdonald dead at 61
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原文作者：Alex Hider, KTAC
Comedian Norm Macdonald, a Saturday Night Live alum best known for hosting
the show's iconic "Weekend Update" segment, has died after a long battle with
cancer, according to Deadline and Variety. He was 61.
曾經是綜藝節目「周六夜現場」班底，並且以主持該節目招牌單元「周末回顧」(即
Weekend Update)在美國成名的喜劇演員Norm Macdonald(諾姆．麥當勞)，在經過長
時間與癌症的抗戰後，仍然在美國時間9月14日過世，享壽61歲
此訃聞在知名娛樂新聞網站Deadline與Variety，有更詳細的報導，有興趣者可點閱
這兩個連結(前者Deadline後者Variety)
https://bit.ly/2Xoi12A、https://bit.ly/3hSkOsf
譯按︰根據正統的國文教學資源記載，訃聞中主角當時年齡超過60歲者，形容時應該
用「享壽」較為適合，但近年台灣報導訃聞中經常出現當事人已經超過60歲但以享年
來形容的情形
Deadline reports that Macdonald had privately been battling the disease for
nine years.
Deadline的報導另外指出：麥當勞生前已經秘密地治療此疾病長達9年。
Macdonald was a cast member of SNL from 1993 to 1998. He began hosting the
"Weekend Update" segment a year later. Known for his dry delivery and
heavy-swinging punchlines, Macdonald is known as one of the segment's most
beloved hosts.
麥當勞於1993年加入了SNL的演出陣容，他並在隔年開始主持「周末回顧」單元直到
1998。他看似冷靜卻又猛力傳遞笑點的播報方式，不僅讓他在全美成名，更讓他成為
此單元最受喜愛的主持人之一。
Macdonald was removed as the "Weekend Update" anchor in 1998. He left SNL a
short time later.
While NBC execs maintained the move was made to salvage sinking ratings,
Macdonald said he believed he was removed because of his often repeated jokes
made at the expense of O.J. Simpson. Simpson had been acquitted of murder in
1995 following a high-profile court case.
然而，麥當勞卻在1998年遭到該節目撤除周末回顧單元的主播職務，他更在同年連帶
離開SNL的劇組。儘管NBC電視台高層聲稱，此異動是為了拯救節目下滑的收視率；
但麥當勞隨後接受訪問時，卻反擊前東家他被開除，是因為太常在播報中提及有關於
退役美式足球明星O.J. Simpson(OJ辛普森)的笑話。
這裡順帶科普一下：長住在美國的人都知道，辛普森曾經捲入殺妻疑雲，並因此受到
全球高度的矚目，但辛氏已經在1995年在刑事上被宣判無罪。
Following his stint on SNL, Macdonald starred in his own ABC sitcom, "The
Norm Show," which ran for three seasons from 1999 to 2001. Macdonald later
hosted several talk shows like Netflix's "Norm Macdonald Has a Show" and
"Norm Macdonald Live."
麥當勞在離開SNL劇組之後，又另外在ABC主演了情境喜劇「The Norm Show」，此節目
從1999播到2001共演了三季。隨後他又主持了不少談話性節目，包括與網飛合作的
「Norm Mcdonald Has a Show」，以及在Youtube與Podcast雙重平台播出的「Norm
Macdonald Live」。
Macdonald also had featured roles in some of the most iconic comedy films of
his era, including "Billy Madison," "The Animal" and "Dirty Work."
麥當勞在演藝生涯的黃金期，也曾經參與不少經典喜劇電影的演出，如阿呆闖學府
(Billy Madison，亞當山德勒主演)、獸性大發(The Animal，勞勃許奈德主演)與
下流勾當(Dirty Work，他主演，另有吉維蔡斯當重要配角)。