This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.

publication date: Thursday, August 3, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)

category: Television

clue: The future ombudsman for ESPN, this TV exec will be forever known as the guy who fired Norm.

explanation: Don Ohlmeyer famously fired Norm Macdonald from the Weekend Update desk of SNL thinking he just wasn't funny. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Jesse King, Scott Hardie, and Elaine Beckland


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