Former Saturday Night Live comedian Victoria Jackson is sharing some remarkable stories about the times she shared her Christian faith with fellow cast members. Many years later, her faithfulness culminated in the discovery that SNL comedian Norm Macdonald reportedly gave his life to Christ before his death.
In a recent interview with Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly on his ReFOCUS show, Jackson described how she spent her younger years sharing her faith, even giving out Bibles as she turned the SNL scene into her mission field.
She says after being diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she now feels more emboldened than ever to share the gospel, believing God has given her one more chance to use her platform to glorify Him.
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She Gave Every Cast Member a Bible
Back when she was on SNL, from 1986 to 1992, Christmas provided a unique opportunity for Jackson to reach out. One year, she chose to give God’s Word as a Christmas gift to the cast of the popular TV show.
“I thought, ‘How am I going to tell the gospel to each cast member…?’ And I thought, ‘Hey, I know, it’s Christmas. We’re all making a lot of money. We all probably have new cars that have a new cassette player in them.’… So I got the Bible on cassette, and I gave it to each of them all wrapped up… and I put it outside of their dressing room door.”
Did Norm Macdonald Find Jesus?
One of the most poignant stories from Jackson’s lifestyle of evangelism didn’t reach its pinnacle until after the death of famed SNL newscaster Norm Macdonald.
She and Macdonald weren’t cast members on SNL at the same time, but they did do standup comedy at the same spots. She recalls a conversation in a dressing room before going on stage. She shares, “He said to me… ‘How come we never dated?’… And I was trying to think fast, and I said, ‘Uh, because you don’t go to church.’ And I kind of was hoping I was planting a seed, you know? And he went, ‘Oh, so that’s the deal breaker.'”
Later, after she heard about his death from cancer, Jackson was talking to a friend who attends Bel Air Presbyterian. She said Norm Macdonald was watching their weekly service, and reportedly called up the pastor.
“And he called up the pastor of Bel Air Pres. and asked him how to be saved, and he said the sinner’s prayer on the phone with the pastor… So, maybe, Norm, we’ll see him in heaven,” she said excitedly.
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