What network named Norm Macdonald, the brother of Neil Macdonald, one of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time?
Norm Macdonald Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1959) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor. He is known for his five seasons as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", which included anchoring "Weekend Update" for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom "Roseanne" and made appearances on shows including "The Drew Carey Show" and "NewsRadio". He starred in "The Norm Show" from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five-part miniseries "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time" . His brother is Canadian journalist Neil Macdonald, of CBC News.
Stand Up For Mental Health Stand Up For Mental Health (SMH), founded in 2004, is a program based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in which people who have mental illness (e.g. bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder) are taught stand-up comedy as a form of therapy and then present to the community as a way of addressing the stigma, discrimination, and prejudice surrounding mental health problems. SMH does not consider itself a replacement for medication or conventional therapy, simply as a supplemental way for people with mental illness to feel better about themselves while educating others. The classes are taught by counselor, stand-up comic and author of "The Happy Neurotic: How Fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success", David Granirer who lives with depression. SMH has classes in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph, Fort Frances, London (ON), Vancouver, Abbotsford/Chilliwack, Victoria and Courtenay. Famed Canadian comedian Mike MacDonald is a supporter of SMH and performs at many of their shows. Mike MacDonald has bipolar disorder.