Simpson during the former athlete’s murder trial.
Ohlmeyer said Macdonald was fired simply because he was not funny.
“I think the whole show was tired of me not taking marching orders,” the comedianadmitted later.
Norm Macdonald on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
“I’d do Michael Jackson jokes.
And Lorne [Michaels] would say, ‘Do you really want a lawsuit from Michael Jackson?’
And I’d say, ‘Cool!
Norm Macdonald on ‘Late Show With David Letterman’.
That’d be f—in’ cool, Michael Jackson suing me!'”
“It’s funny.
It’s a funny name.")
(He often cited Leo Tolstoy as a favorite writer.)
“Making people laugh is a gift,” he added.
“Preaching to them is not a gift.
There are people who can do that better.”
