{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' comic, dies","publication_date":"September 14, 2021","summary":"Macdonald was a standup comedian born and raised in Quebec City, Canada, and worked briefly as a writer for the ABC sitcom \"Roseanne\" before he was asked to join \"Saturday Night Live.\"","author_name":"By David Bauder, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/09\/0f13094a881cd9e270b071b01e9b1947-GettyImages-500913862-1024x662.jpg","thumbnail_height":662,"thumbnail_width":1024}