''Norm Macdonald Has a Show'' was an American

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hosted by

Norm Macdonald Norman Gene MacdonaldThe capitalization of Norm Macdonald's surname has been inconsistently reported in publications such as ''TV Guide''. Books that discuss him, such as ''Shales'' (2003) and Crawford' (2000), as well as other sources such as ...

that premiered on September 14, 2018. It was produced by Macdonald, Lori Jo Hoekstra, K.P. Anderson and

Daniel Kellison Daniel Kellison (born June 28, 1964) is an American television/film producer and co-founder of Jackhole Productions, an entertainment group formed with partners Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. Kellison was a producer for ''Late Night with David ...

. Macdonald and Hoekstra were also its

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Production

On March 9, 2018,

announced it had ordered a ten-episode season of a show hosted by

and accompanied by sidekick

Adam Eget ''Norm Macdonald Live'' was a weekly audio and video podcast hosted by Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor Norm Macdonald. The Comedy Store's Adam Eget (b. 1979) served as the show's co-host, with former ''Late Show with David Letterman' ...

. 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

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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". It premiered on September 14, 2018. The cast closed each episode by singing the same song

Wayne and Shuster Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian double act, comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of ''The Army Show'' ...

used to close their CBC program in the 1970s.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norm Macdonald Has a Show English-language Netflix original programming 2010s American comedy television series 2018 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings Television series by Lionsgate Television Norm Macdonald