Norm Macdonald Gets a Show on Netflix

Norm Macdonald will host Norm Macdonald Has a Show on Netflix. It is a talk show that will feature Adam Eget as Macdonald’s sidekick, and one celebrity guest per episode.

According to Netflix, “The show will deliver great and unexpected conversation, jokes and a behind-the-scenes look at Norm's world.”

Netflix has ordered 10 episodes. The streaming service did not offer a premiere date.

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An actor and comedian, Macdonald was on Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1998, and anchored Weekend Update.

Macdonald’s Anchor Spud Productions is producing Norm Macdonald Has a Show, along with Pygmy Wolf Productions in association with Lionsgate Television.

Macdonald is executive producer and co-showrunner, as is Lori Jo Hoekstra. K.P. Anderson and Daniel Kellison are also executive producers.

David Letterman is the location scout for Norm Macdonald Has a Show, according to Netflix and Lionsgate.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.