Norm Macdonald Has a Show explained

Genre:Talk show
Director:Gene Bernard
Presenter:Norm Macdonald
Starring:Adam Eget
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Runtime:26–35 minutes
Network:Netflix
Related:Norm Macdonald Live

Norm Macdonald Has a Show is an American Netflix talk show hosted by Norm Macdonald that premiered on September 14, 2018. It was produced by Macdonald, Lori Jo Hoekstra, K.P. Anderson and Daniel Kellison. Macdonald and Hoekstra were also its showrunners.

Production

On March 9, 2018, Netflix announced it had ordered a ten-episode season of a show hosted by Norm Macdonald and accompanied by sidekick Adam Eget. Macdonald and Lori Jo Hoekstra were its showrunners and executive producers, alongside K.P. Anderson and Daniel Kellison. Macdonald's production company, Anchor Spud Productions, produced the show in association with Pygmy Wolf Productions and Lionsgate Television.[1] [2] [3] [4] David Letterman jokingly referred to himself as a location scout for the show's press release, but was a creative partner and helped sell the show to Netflix and is credited as "Special Counsel".[5] [6] [7] It premiered on September 14, 2018.[8] [9]

The cast closed each episode by singing the same song Wayne and Shuster used to close their CBC program in the 1970s.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hipes. Patrick. Norm Macdonald Talk Show Set At Netflix. Deadline Hollywood. March 9, 2018. March 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Fox. Jesse David. Norm Macdonald to Finally Make His Return to TV. Vulture. March 9, 2018. March 9, 2018.
  3. Web site: Holloway. Daniel. Norm Macdonald Talk Show Lands Netflix Series Order. Variety. March 9, 2018. March 9, 2018.
  4. Snierson. Dan. Norm Macdonald to host Netflix talk show. Entertainment Weekly. March 9, 2018. March 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: Sandberg. Bryn Elise. Norm Macdonald Sets Netflix Talk Show. The Hollywood Reporter. March 9, 2018. March 9, 2018.
  6. News: Brooks . Dan . Norm Macdonald, Still in Search of the Perfect Joke (Published 2018) . The New York Times . 30 August 2018.
  7. News: Goodman . Tim . 'Norm Macdonald Has a Show': TV Review . The Hollywood Reporter . 13 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Petski . Denise . 'Norm MacDonald Has A Show' Gets Netflix Premiere Date; Drew Barrymore, David Spade Among Celebrity Guests . Deadline Hollywood . August 21, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
  9. Web site: Littleton . Cynthia . Netflix Takes Another Shot at Talk Format With 'Norm Macdonald Has a Show' . Variety . August 21, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
  10. News: Fraser . Garnet . Norm Macdonald's Netflix show is weirdly Canadian . 25 May 2019 . Toronto Star . Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. . September 14, 2018.