As the comedy world continues to mourn Norm Macdonald, Emmy winners are paying tribute.
At Sunday's Emmys, Saturday Night Live won the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. During his acceptance speech, show creator Lorne Michaels paid tribute to Macdonald, the former Saturday Night Live star who famously anchored "Weekend Update" in the 1990s. The comedian died on Sept. 14 after a private battle with cancer.
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