Norm Macdonald's 10 best one-liners in celebration of his legendary comedy

Last night, the tragic news broke that comedian Norm Macdonald had died at the age of 61.

As reported by BBC News, his family and representatives revealed that the legendary Saturday Night Live star had been diagnosed with cancer nine years ago.

In a statement to Macdonald's fans, Norm's long-time collaborator, Lori Jo Hoekstra, said: "He was most proud of his comedy. He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic."

There's no doubt that so many of us would have laughed at one of Macdonald's gags at least once in our lives - thanks to his work on shows such as Rosanne, Saturday Night Live, Norm, and Norm Macdonald Has a Show.

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The Canadian comic also made several memorable guest appearances on shows like My Name Is Earl and Family Guy, chat shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show.

Now, to celebrate his life and love for comedy, we've listed 10 of his very best one-liners...

1. "Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It's almost never for them."

2. "I once walked in on my parents having sex. It was the most embarrassing thirty minutes of my life."

3. "ID is a strange abbreviation. I is short for 'I', and 'D is short for 'dentification.'"

4. "A new report from the CDC states that only one-third of Americans use condoms while two-thirds of Americans are still pretty cool."

5. "I don't know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it's fun to watch either one of them get beat up."

6. "You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don’t care for him."

7. "I'd like to take a moment here to publicly endorse podiums. It's a product I can truly stand behind."

8. "How many people have to die before we finally do something about dropping pianos?"

9. "Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny."

10. "Chess players think checker players are dumb. But I love playing checkers. Plus, the red ones are tasty."

Thank you for the laughs, Norm.

Our thoughts are with Macdonald's family, friends, and fans at this time.

Featured image credit: Robin Takami / Alamy

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