Norm Macdonald’s #MeToo drag gets him booted from ‘The Tonight Show’

Norm Macdonald’s press tour for his upcoming Netflix show hit an unexpected speedbump when the comic voiced some… let’s call them controversial thoughts on Roseanne Barr, Louis C.K., and #MeToo. Now, he’s paying the price for being so tone-deaf.

Macdonald’s scheduled Tuesday appearance on The Tonight Show got pulled at the last minute this week. The move, an NBC decision, came shortly after a recent interview Macdonald did with The Hollywood Reporter prompted widespread criticism.

“Out of sensitivity to our audience and in light of Norm Macdonald’s comments in the press today, The Tonight Show has decided to cancel his appearance on Tuesday’s telecast,” an NBC statement read (h/t THR). Read more…

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