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Norm and Jay had it right last week. MGM has bumped back the release of "Dirty Work" to June 5. We've been unable to determine a specific reason for the move. However, the juggling of release dates is not overly unusual. The website also goes online soon.
Sometimes lethargic, Norm was especially animated during his visit with Jay Leno. Managing to squeeze in wildly-funny tales of a recent trip to Disney World with his little boy, his standup days in Canada and a quick plug for his upcoming film. Both he and Jay stated his movie in June. However, MGM has slated "Dirty Work" for May 15. Audience reaction was hit-and-miss, starting and ending strong, sputtering in between. Norm, of course, could care less. Smiling widely and plugging right along. Not surprisingly, there was no mention of his hassles at NBC. Transcript and audio clips are now online.
 NORM TRIVIA: Seems Norm hasn't beaten that wicked itch ... in fact, it's spread. And, we kept score: 8 to the chin, 6 to the lip, 3 to the nose and 1 to the neck, ear and hair. That's 18 in a 10 minute segment. Beating his previous record of 17 for the entire ESPY awards broadcast.
Colin Quinn is settling into "Weekend Update" with a bit more ease. "I thought I was comfortable, but everyone keeps saying 'Oh, you're more comfortable now.' " Quinn was tapped for the anchor chair following Norm's ouster. "Norm always said, 'Boy, this would be great for you after I go," Quinn recalls. "But for it to happen that way was horrible." As for Our Hero's future, "The mother----er looks like Paul Newman, he's got charisma, he's got a brilliant mind. I'm only gonna feel so sorry for him. I didn't dump out Ernest Borgnine." Considering the season's success, it is expected that Quinn will return as anchor in the fall.
Norm interviewed Larry as Larry, then emerged from his makeup to chat with King about life after SNL. Will he join Howard Stern's march to Saturday night? Our Hero is holding his cards close, but seems to imply the answer is: Yes. He also discussed his days writing for Roseanne and Weekend Update High-Priest Dennis Miller. Of course, Norm finds time to plug "Dirty Work" and to tease the new darling of "Must See TV" ... David Spade. The two say they hope to do a film together soon. CNN was kind enough to provide a transcript.
ITEM UPDATED: Crack Whores in the Seattle area take note ... Our Hero is performing May 23 (Previously scheduled for May 7) at the King Kat Theater. Tickets are $15. Purchase online via Ticketmaster, or charge by phone at .
Norm's free! According to Lorne Michaels, "He wanted to be let go, so now he's free to do whatever he wants to do." On Wednesday, when Our Hero introduced Howard Stern to members of the press, he even referred to himself as "former TV personality Norm Macdonald." Michaels said Norm was released from his contract two weeks ago. He also said he was "very" sad to lose Norman, likening him to W.C. Fields: "It can get a little mean, but it's always funny."
In a deal closed yesterday, and announced to the world today, the King of all Media has finally closed his deal with CBS. As we reported weeks ago, the program will be in direct competition with SNL. Our Hero -- still trying his damnedest to get himself "fully" fired from SNL -- introduced Howard Stern at the press conference. Stern immediately attacked the aging "comedy" broadcast, "[SNL has] become safe, and when you become establishment and become so-called legitimate, you become stiff and stodgy." "The Howard Stern Show" will be modeled after his program on E!, and it will be taped in the studio where he broadcasts his radio show. The program will initially air on CBS stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. The wrestling match between CBS and NBC over Norm will no doubt become more heated before the Stern show hits the air in August.
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