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Conan O’Brien Remembers Norm Macdonald’s Comedy Courage After Being Warned To Stop O.J. Jokes


A visit to CNN gave Conan O'Brien a moment to remember Norm Macdonald's O.J. Simpson humor.

Sitting Thursday with CNN’s Jake Tapper to promote his new show, Conan O’Brien Must Go, the former Late Night host remembered Macdonald for doing “some of the most brilliant comedy of anybody during that whole period.” Macdonald anchored SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment for the 20th season, which ran during the Simpson trial. He insisted Simpson was guilty, and once introduced a book about another famous figure, Prince Charles, claiming the title was “Of Course O.J.

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