Solving Approach
Words in this cipher average roughly 3.4 letters apiece. Short words are common here, so scan for one- and two-letter groups first; they narrow the alphabet fast. Rated hard, this puzzle rewards careful cross-checking between words rather than quick guesses.
About Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor best known for his deadpan delivery and fearless refusal to chase easy laughs. He anchored the Weekend Update desk on Saturday Night Live throughout the 1990s, where his relentless O.J. Simpson jokes famously got him fired by a network executive who was a friend of Simpson. Macdonald believed that a joke which made the audience uncomfortable was often funnier than one that simply pleased them, a philosophy that made him a comedian's comedian.
Did you know? Macdonald was famously fired from Saturday Night Live after relentlessly mocking O.J. Simpson despite network pressure to stop.