It really says a lot about a comedian's integrity for the craft when he's willing to lose his job for the sake of a good joke.įor Norm Macdonald, it was his gig on 'Saturday Night Live,' when it happened, during what's considered by many to be the show's best era during the 1990s.Īs host of the regular 'Weekend Update' segment, in 1997 Macdonald was told by NBC executives to stop making jokes about O.J.
