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.
曾经是综艺节目“周六夜现场”班底，并且以主持该节目招牌单元“周末回顾”(即
Weekend Update)在美国成名的喜剧演员Norm Macdonald(诺姆．麦当劳)，在经过长
时间与癌症的抗战后，仍然在美国时间9月14日过世，享寿61岁
此讣闻在知名娱乐新闻网站Deadline与Variety，有更详细的报导，有兴趣者可点阅
这两个连结(前者Deadline后者Variety)
https://bit.ly/2Xoi12A、https://bit.ly/3hSkOsf
译按︰根据正统的国文教学资源记载，讣闻中主角当时年龄超过60岁者，形容时应该
用“享寿”较为适合，但近年台湾报导讣闻中经常出现当事人已经超过60岁但以享年
来形容的情形
Deadline reports that Macdonald had privately been battling the disease for
nine years.
Deadline的报导另外指出：麦当劳生前已经秘密地治疗此疾病长达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.
麦当劳于1993年加入了SNL的演出阵容，他并在隔年开始主持“周末回顾”单元直到
1998。他看似冷静却又猛力传递笑点的播报方式，不仅让他在全美成名，更让他成为
此单元最受喜爱的主持人之一。
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，麦当劳却在1998年遭到该节目撤除周末回顾单元的主播职务，他更在同年连带
离开SNL的剧组。尽管NBC电视台高层声称，此异动是为了拯救节目下滑的收视率；
但麦当劳随后接受访问时，却反击前东家他被开除，是因为太常在播报中提及有关于
退役美式足球明星O.J. Simpson(OJ辛普森)的笑话。
这里顺带科普一下：长住在美国的人都知道，辛普森曾经卷入杀妻疑云，并因此受到
全球高度的瞩目，但辛氏已经在1995年在刑事上被宣判无罪。
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."
麦当劳在离开SNL剧组之后，又另外在ABC主演了情境喜剧“The Norm Show”，此节目
从1999播到2001共演了三季。随后他又主持了不少谈话性节目，包括与网飞合作的
“Norm Mcdonald Has a Show”，以及在Youtube与Podcast双重平台播出的“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."
麦当劳在演艺生涯的黄金期，也曾经参与不少经典喜剧电影的演出，如阿呆闯学府
(Billy Madison，亚当山德勒主演)、兽性大发(The Animal，劳勃许奈德主演)与
下流勾当(Dirty Work，他主演，另有吉维蔡斯当重要配角)。