Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir

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In 2013, Macdonald was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. [114] He disclosed his diagnosis to only his family, agent, and producing partner, fearing that revealing his condition to the public would "affect the way he was perceived", according to his brother Neil. [115] [116] Macdonald received several stem cell transplants, using aliases to avoid attention, with his final transplant occurring in March 2021. [117] He was prescribed dexamethasone which caused him to gain weight. After chemotherapy, Macdonald suffered from neuropathy, which led him to give up golf and tennis. The cancer went into remission not long after, but returned in early 2020, metastasizing into myelodysplastic syndrome, a cancer that often develops into acute leukemia. [114] In July 2021, Macdonald entered the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, for a round of chemotherapy, where he developed an infection. While in the hospital, he recorded a voiceover role for the television series The Orville. He remained hospitalized at the City of Hope until his death from complications from acute leukemia on September 14, 2021. [114] [115] Mwangaguhunga, Ron (March 26, 2013). "Review: 'Norm Macdonald Live' ". Independent Film Channel. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013 . Retrieved October 6, 2013. It's hard to get too much into what makes this book so special without "spoiling" it. Ultimately, it proves how vivid and accurate a picture you can create of a person when you're not restricted to facts alone. The more the book (a novel) plays around with the memoir format, the more true to Norm's mind it gets, and the more meaning you'll find if you're paying attention. It is so so smart that it left my mind reeling. I mean, this was the dude on SNL who deadpanned not so funny jokes on Weekend Update. For years!

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Edgers, Geoff (May 29, 2022). "Norm Macdonald had one last secret". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved August 10, 2023. a b c Edgers, Geoff. "Norm Macdonald had one last secret". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 17, 2022. Speaking about Canada's homegrown comedy industry, Macdonald reflected that he would have liked there to have been more opportunity for him to stay in the country early in his career, stating: While the majority of the memoir is totally off-base, its core is still tied to some of Norm’s real life history. His time on Saturday Night Live is discussed with his arrival at the show depicting Lorne Michaels as an unhinged drug addict whom Norm bribes with government-grade morphine to secure his spot. His obsession with fellow cast member Sarah Silverman was a definite high point of the book - it had me laughing hysterically as he cluelessly pursued her, leading him to plot to assassinate her then-boyfriend Dave Attell. His move to the Update Desk is mentioned where he spent 3 years reading “the fake news” - he even includes a chapter of the Top 25 Update Jokes of All-Time (#1 belongs to Chevy Chase, 2-25 are all Norm’s, of course)!

This is not your normal, straightforward memoir, far from it, actually. The best that I can describe it is off-the-wall or zany. Zany is not usually my cup of tea--I'd rather have a straight memoir dishing on all of the author's inside information on show business and especially Saturday Night Live. Having said that, there were parts of this book that were really funny. That was its saving grace, the humor was on point. I still would've rather had more of Macdonald's real experiences, but this was a pretty cool book, a decent read. Well, the results are in, and once again Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is the richest man in America. Gates says he is grateful for his huge financial success, but it still makes him sad when he looks around and sees other people with any money whatsoever.”

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Norm Macdonald makes me laugh my ass off. Who is funnier than Norm Macdonald? Nobody.” — Judd Apatow Fact: if you like Norm, you probably don't like anything else because you have a malfunctioning sense of humor or you're Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy. Or you're just twisted, appreciate people who just don't give a shit, or you also have a deadpan affect and this kind of shit makes you supremely giddy because you've finally found someone else who others hate as much as they hate you.Conan O'Brien Mourns Norm Macdonald: 'I Am Absolutely Devastated' ". Rolling Stone. September 14, 2021. In February 2020, Macdonald launched Loko, a dating app he co-created which relies heavily on video to make first impressions. [94] Norm Macdonald New Host of GSN's High Stakes Poker" (Press release). Game Show Network. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 11, 2016. Hilarious and filled with turns of phrase and hidden beauty like only a collection of Norm Macdonald stories could be." -- Esquire