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He sat down with CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday to promote his new show. Conan O'Brien is a must see.former late at night The host remembered Macdonald as doing “better comedy than anyone else during that period.”
He was eventually fired by NBC head Don Ohlmeyer in 1998. O’Brien explained, “The head of the broadcasting company at the time had a close relationship with OJ.”
O'Brien praised McDonald, calling him “one of the greatest guests ever” and “one of the greatest comedians of all time.”
Macdonald anchored SNL's 20th season “Weekend Update” segment, which ran during the Simpson trial. He claimed Simpson was guilty, and introduced a book about another famous figure, Prince Charles, titled “Of course OJ did it, come on.”
Macdonald later tweeted an offer to Simpson when Juice joined Twitter in 2019.
“Hello, O.J. It's Norm. Listen, be careful about the videos you put up there. I know the golf course behind your house. I know the exact distance and can easily print your address,” he wrote.
“Of course I would never do that, but other people will. Be careful, Juice.”