This week, the comedy and entertainment world lost Norm Macdonald at the age of 61 following a battle with cancer. However, the comedian kept his fight with the disease a private matter, and it’s a decision that HBO’s Bill Maher commends.
During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Maher stated that he was a fan of Macdonald, which is why he’s glad that he found out about Macdonald’s death on the day it was announced.
Furthermore, the HBO host added that he’s not judging any star who decides to make their health issues public, but Maher isn’t a fan of public figures sharing their health issues for the world to know.
“I love that I found out he died after he died. Because to me, show business, we’re here for [the audience],” Maher said to Kimmel. “You’re not here for us.”
“Sometimes, the audience loves that. I’ve never been in that camp. I am not here to burden you. I am here to lighten your burden. So the fact that I didn’t know about this, nobody knew about this — good one, Norm. He kept it to himself because he’s in show business. He’s here to make you happy.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
