Conan O'Brien Praises Late-Comedian Norm Macdonald's O.J. Simpson Jokes That Got Him Fired From SNL

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Conan O’Brien praised late-comedian Norm Macdonald’s past jokes about O.J.
Simpson’s murder trial that resulted in Macdonald losing his job at “Saturday
Night Live.”

During the late-night talk show host’s appearance on Thursday with CNN’s Jake
Tapper, the two talked about the news of the day — Simpson’s death at 76
following a battle with prostate cancer, Fox News reported.

“It was a huge deal back then,” O’Brien said as he noted the murder trial
coverage from comedians. “Most notably – he’s passed on – Norm Macdonald, one
of my best guests of all time and one of the great comedians of all time…”

“[He] just told some of the most – did the most brilliant, I think, comedy of
anybody during that whole period,” he added, noting the jokes the late-star
did following Simpson’s acquittal in the 1995 double murder trial of his ex-
wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

Conan O’Brien Says Norm Macdonald Did the ‘Most Brilliant Comedy’
About O.J. Simpson on ‘SNL’ When ‘the Head of the Network Was Tight
With O.J.’ https://t.co/NvFshFEbpq

— Variety (@Variety) April 12, 2024

Tapper replied, “Lost his job at ‘SNL’ because he was making fun of O.J.
Simpson for being the real killer.”

“Yes,” O’Brien replied, and said that “the head of the network at the time
was tight with O.J.,” without naming the executive.

“Don Ohlmeyer?” Tapper asked, to which the comedian laughed, “Who can
remember these names.”

“Anyway, water under the bridge,” O’Brien added. “But that was a huge moment
in history, I think, of this country.”

“It was a, you know, massive – there have been many times in this country
where we’ve needed to stop and reassess where we are in our racial history,
and where are we, what progress have we made, and that was one of those
moments and it was such a watershed moment,” O’Brien continued.

Tapper then asked O’Brien if he was going to make a joke about Simpson, and
he replied, “I never make a joke about someone the day they pass.”

The late-night talk show host wasn’t the only one remembering Norm’s jokes on
Thursday, with clips of Macdonald going viral on social media about his
cracks at “The Juice” and saying that murder was “legal in the state of
California” after Simpson’s acquittal, Fox News noted.

Despite the pro athlete being acquitted during the criminal trial, he was
found liable for Brown Simpson and Goldman’s deaths three years later in a
civil trial brought by the victims’ families and was ordered to pay more than
$33 million in damages.

Simpson was later arrested in Las Vegas and charged with armed robbery and
kidnapping in 2007. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison with a minimum of
nine years without parole and was released in 2017 after serving that
minimum. The former NFL star was released from parole in 2021.

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Conan O’Brien praised late-comedian Norm Macdonald’s past jokes about O.J.
Simpson’s murder trial that resulted in Macdonald losing his job at “Saturday
Night Live.”
During the late-night talk show host’s appearance on Thursday with CNN’s Jake
Tapper, the two talked about the news of the day — Simpson’s death at 76
following a battle with prostate cancer, Fox News reported.
“It was a huge deal back then,” O’Brien said as he noted the murder trial
coverage from comedians. “Most notably – he’s passed on – Norm Macdonald, one
of my best guests of all time and one of the great comedians of all time

OK this has to be a joke article from the Babylon bee or something. Even
Conan O’Brien isn’t this stupid. Hell even Pedro Pascal isn’t this
stupid.…”

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“[He] just told some of the most – did the most brilliant, I think, comedy of
anybody during that whole period,” he added, noting the jokes the late-star
did following Simpson’s acquittal in the 1995 double murder trial of his ex-
wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
Conan O’Brien Says Norm Macdonald Did the ‘Most Brilliant Comedy’
About O.J. Simpson on ‘SNL’ When ‘the Head of the Network Was Tight
With O.J.’ https://t.co/NvFshFEbpq
Tapper replied, “Lost his job at ‘SNL’ because he was making fun of O.J.
Simpson for being the real killer.”
“Yes,” O’Brien replied, and said that “the head of the network at the time
was tight with O.J.,” without naming the executive.
“Don Ohlmeyer?” Tapper asked, to which the comedian laughed, “Who can
remember these names.”
“Anyway, water under the bridge,” O’Brien added. “But that was a huge moment
in history, I think, of this country.”
“It was a, you know, massive – there have been many times in this country
where we’ve needed to stop and reassess where we are in our racial history,
and where are we, what progress have we made, and that was one of those
moments and it was such a watershed moment,” O’Brien continued.
Tapper then asked O’Brien if he was going to make a joke about Simpson, and
he replied, “I never make a joke about someone the day they pass.”
The late-night talk show host wasn’t the only one remembering Norm’s jokes on
Thursday, with clips of Macdonald going viral on social media about his
cracks at “The Juice” and saying that murder was “legal in the state of
California” after Simpson’s acquittal, Fox News noted.
Despite the pro athlete being acquitted during the criminal trial, he was
found liable for Brown Simpson and Goldman’s deaths three years later in a
civil trial brought by the victims’ families and was ordered to pay more than
$33 million in damages.
Simpson was later arrested in Las Vegas and charged with armed robbery and
kidnapping in 2007. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison with a minimum of
nine years without parole and was released in 2017 after serving that
minimum. The former NFL star was released from parole in 2021.
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