Original sentence: It was reported that Macdonald was fired on the order of Don Ohlmeyer, who claimed the actor was “unpopular and unfunny” but it was widely thought that Macdonald had been fired because the executive — a close friend of O.The only surprise departure was Norm Macdonald who left the series in March 1998 and was replaced by Colin Quinn as Update anchor
Edited sentence: ") However, unhappy with the situation, Macdonald asked to leave and was gone by March 1998.(Notably, his first appearance afterwards during a monologue on January 17, 1998 saw him receive strong applause from the audience.I gotta do this skit now.It was reported that Macdonald was fired on the order of Don Ohlmeyer, who claimed the actor was “unpopular and unfunny” (which Macdonald mocked during his monologue when he hosted the show in 1999), but it was widely thought that Macdonald had been fired because the executive — a close friend of O.Macdonald even jokingly commented on-camera, "All right.The only surprise departure was Norm Macdonald, who was suddenly replaced by Colin Quinn as Update anchor starting on January 10, 1998.Though off Weekend Update, Macdonald was still a cast member and made appearances