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Norm Macdonald Has a Show

Norm Macdonald Has a Show is an American Netflix talk show hosted by Norm Macdonald that premiered on September 14, 2018. It was produced by Macdonald, Lori Jo Hoekstra, K.P. Anderson and Daniel Kellison. Macdonald and Hoekstra were also its showrunners.

Production

On March 9, 2018, Netflix announced it had ordered a ten-episode season of a show hosted by Norm Macdonald and accompanied by sidekick Adam Eget. Macdonald and Lori Jo Hoekstra were its showrunners and executive producers, alongside K.P. Anderson and Daniel Kellison. Macdonald's production company, Anchor Spud Productions, produced the show in association with Pygmy Wolf Productions and Lionsgate Television.[1][2][3][4] David Letterman jokingly referred to himself as a location scout for the show's press release, but was a creative partner and helped sell the show to Netflix and is credited as "Special Counsel".[5][6][7] It premiered on September 14, 2018.[8][9]

The cast closed each episode by singing the same song Wayne and Shuster used to close their CBC program in the 1970s.[10]

Episodes

References

  1. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 9, 2018). "Norm Macdonald Talk Show Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Fox, Jesse David (March 9, 2018). "Norm Macdonald to Finally Make His Return to TV". Vulture. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Holloway, Daniel (March 9, 2018). "Norm Macdonald Talk Show Lands Netflix Series Order". Variety. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Snierson, Dan (March 9, 2018). "Norm Macdonald to host Netflix talk show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (March 9, 2018). "Norm Macdonald Sets Netflix Talk Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Brooks, Dan (30 August 2018). "Norm Macdonald, Still in Search of the Perfect Joke (Published 2018)". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Goodman, Tim (13 September 2018). "'Norm Macdonald Has a Show': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (August 21, 2018). "'Norm MacDonald Has A Show' Gets Netflix Premiere Date; Drew Barrymore, David Spade Among Celebrity Guests". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (August 21, 2018). "Netflix Takes Another Shot at Talk Format With 'Norm Macdonald Has a Show'". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Fraser, Garnet (September 14, 2018). "Norm Macdonald's Netflix show is weirdly Canadian". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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