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This was easily one of the celebrity deaths that hit me the most, especially due to the unexpected nature of it. Some of my favorites passed away at an old age like Charles Grodin, and John Candy was overweight, and Layne Stayley had drug issues, but Norm is one of those that was just so unexpected. Jim Varney was the first I can remember that really hit me because of how much I loved all the Ernest media as a kid, then Roddy Piper recently, and now Norm. The man is my favorite joke teller of all time (I mean he didn't just excel in standup, but as a guest on talk shows, hosting his own show, writing Roseanne, SNL, and Dirty Work, etc., so calling him just a standup is limiting). Rest in peace Norm and say hi to Super Dave, Farley, and Rickles for us.