Saturday Night Live's season premiere included a touching tribute to late comedian Norm Macdonald.
Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che honored Macdonald on Saturday, playing clips of some of his best moments on SNL. Jost also credited Macdonald as the reason he wanted to do Weekend Update in the first place.
A Weekend Update tribute was only fitting for Macdonald, as he was best known for anchoring Weekend Update in the 1990s. The clip below doesn't include the tribute, but you can watch it yourself on SNL's official YouTube channel.
#SNLPremiere Weekend Update! pic.twitter.com/nXbxI7wAzo
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 3, 2021
Besides SNL, Macdonald appeared in films including Billy Madison and The People vs. Larry Flynt, along with recurring roles on TV shows like The Orville and The Middle. During the pandemic, Macdonald hosted a show called Quarantined on YouTube where he interviewed celebrities including Chevy Chase and Bob Saget.
Macdonald died last month after a nine-year battle with cancer. His producing partner and friend, Lori Jo Hoekstra, said Macdonald kept his diagnosis a secret because he, "never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him." Ever since news of his passing, the internet has been sharing some of his funniest moments, including his legendary roast of Saget.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.