Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 11-Oct. 17 Oct 8, 2009
Comedian Norm Macdonald is 46. Singer Rene' Dif (Aqua) is 42. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Partners With the USO for the New Military Outreach Program 'PVT Jokes' to Deliver Comedy Kits to American Troops Sep 2, 2009
Each kit will feature COMEDY CENTRAL DVD titles, including the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roasts" of Flavor Flav, Pamela Anderson and William Shatner, "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents Southern Gents of Comedy" and "Best of COMEDY CENTRAL Presents" stand-up; as well as CDs from comedians including George Lopez, Dane Cook, D.L. Hughley, Norm Macdonald and Harland Williams. More information can be found at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Daily television guide Sep 1, 2009
Norm Macdonald; Mila Kunis. Also: a performance by Cheap Trick. (Boston Globe)
'Idol' champ is far from idle Aug 17, 2009
The VIP crowd included cast mates Adam Sandler (and wife Jacqueline), Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Colin Quinn, Norm MacDonald, and Maya Rudolph, as well as chef Todd English. About a group of high-school buddies who reunite after 30 years, the movie directed by Dennis Dugan was mostly shot in Essex and elsewhere on the North Shore. (Boston Globe)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'People' is both funny, frustrating Jul 30, 2009
Cameos from the likes of Ray Romano, Norm MacDonald, Dave Attell and Sarah Silverman as themselves add to the authenticity, but it's a scene with Eminem ---- someone who's experienced his own share of highs and lows ---- that crystallizes everything "Funny People" is about. From there, though ---- not to give away too much ---- George drags Ira with him to chase after the one that got away: Laura, who's now married and living north of San Francisco with her rich, Australian husband (Eric Bana). (North County Times)
A bunch of kidders Jul 29, 2009
Most recently, costars Norm Macdonald and Colin Quinn were seen bowling at Kings (for the record, Macdonald beat Quinn with a score of 103 to 94). The two were also spotted Monday night having dinner at Abe & Louie s with costar David Spade, Kid Rock, and J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf. (Boston Globe)
Some singers get in on Apatow's act - or don't Jul 27, 2009
Judd Apatow unleashes a Muppet movie's worth of celebrities playing themselves in "Funny People," including comics Ray Romano, Norm MacDonald and Sarah Silverman. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tee time for 'Entourage' Jul 8, 2009
The movie, which has been filming around Essex (but will be set in Connecticut), features a list of Saturday Night Live alums, including Maya Rudolph, Chris Rock, David Spade, Norm Macdonald, Rob Schneider, and Colin Quinn. Appropriately, the film is about old friends having a reunion. (Boston Globe)
Extra credit for Holliston funeral home at Southborough movie location May 22, 2009
The flick stars Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald and Salma Hayek as a group of high school friends who return home after the death of a former basketball coach. The film crew swapped the hearse's Massachusetts plates with ones from Connecticut, where the movie's story takes place. (Holliston Tab, MA)
'Looch' behaves himself in class May 20, 2009
Actors Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Norm Macdonald, Chris Rock, and Rob Schneider are already becoming regulars at Abe & Louie's on Boylston Street. The guys, who are in town shooting "Grown Ups," ate together in a front booth after work Monday. (Boston Globe)
Spielberg, Bird honored at Boston U. May 19, 2009
Former castmembers Maya Rudolph and Norm MacDonald also stopped by. Former "SNL" star Poehler left the show earlier in the season to launch her NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation." For one more time, she rejoined her "Weekend Update" co-host, Seth Meyers. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Amy Poehler returns to Weekend Update May 18, 2009
Former castmembers Maya Rudolph and Norm MacDonald also stopped by. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Television)
Found him! Why Tom Hanks wasn't at Dan Brown premiere May 17, 2009
He was just Tom Hanks, acting like a stupider version of himself ("But I want a pickle") on "Celebrity Jeopardy," opposite Ferrell as Alex Trebek, Kristen Wiig as Kathie Lee Gifford, Norm Macdonald as Burt Reynolds and Darrell Hammond as his classic naughty Sean Connery. He also returned for the strange "Goodnight Saigon" skit at the end, also featuring Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway and everyone who had been in a skit earlier in the night -- including Amy Poehler, who returned for Weekend Update. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
O'Brien wants to be himself in new gig Mar 28, 2009
"I want to be comfortable," he said, "so I'll probably go with people who make me laugh, who I have a chemistry with -- Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, Norm Macdonald.". O'Brien also is not worried about being compared with his predecessors. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Standing up proudly for the subtle art of standup Mar 22, 2009
" Comedy ain't easy, then, not even for the naturally funny. Jon Lovitz plays the Panasonic Theatre tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., $41 and $52, 651 Yonge St., 416-872-1212. Toronto comedy calendar Ron James Folksy and whip-smart, the little guy does his Mental as Anything theatre show for six nights. March 26 to 28 and April 2 to 4. Winter Garden Theatre, 416-870-8000. Martin Short The former member of Saturday Night Live and Second City has durable characters and an impish charm at his disposal. April 3... (Globe and Mail)
The new iPhone update Mar 18, 2009
Typing gets easier on the iPhone, and everything else you need to know about the new update - Technotainment on Variety. One of the biggest things holding the iPhone (and iPod Touch, but I'm just saying iPhone from here on in for convenience's sake) back from destroying the Blackberry in entertainment business circles is how difficult it is to type. (Variety)
A-Rod tests positive, world economy spirals Feb 10, 2009
Which brings me to one of my favorite Norm MacDonald SNL news bits. Where he stated. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Nancy Franklin: Tina Fey’s “30 Rock.” Feb 8, 2009
It was refreshing to see a woman on Weekend Update when Fey started, there hadn t been a female anchor since Jane Curtin did it for a few seasons in the late seventies and, as a bonus, Fey was better at it than her two immediate predecessors, Norm MacDonald and Colin Quinn. She was not afraid to have an edge or to skewer public figures, but something beyond that is required of the main character of a sitcom. (New Yorker)
