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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.’

Conan O'Brien says Norm Macdonald made the most "brilliant jokes" about O.J. Simpson, even if that may have gotten him fired from "SNL."

Conan O’Brien appeared on CNN for an interview with Jake Tapper a few hours after news broke that O.J. Making the press rounds in support of his new Max series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” the comedian and former late night host quipped that “I never make a joke about somoone the day they passed.” But O’Brien did reflect on the time when late night shows had to cover O.J. Tapper noted the reports that claimed Macdonald was fired as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” because he frequently targeted and mocked Simpson while hosting “Weekend Update.” Macdonald made jokes where the punchline was always that Simpson was guilty of murder.

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