Norm Macdonald shares amazing story of how he met Robin Williams

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Click through to read his story.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Click to read the full story.
Norm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Tweets reorganized to be in sequential order.
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Norm Macdonald shares amazing story of how he met Robin WilliamsNorm MacDonald shares his story about Robin Williams via Twitter. Click through to read his story.
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Comedian Norm Macdonald (SNL) shared his personal story of meeting the late comedy legend Robin Williams while backstage before his first performance on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Releasing the story in small chunks via Twitter, Macdonald tells us of how he was star-struck when he first saw Williams, telling his friend on the phone that "the funniest man in the world" just walked past him. Hearing this, Williams turned back to Macdonald and gave him the comedic performance of a lifetime. Check out the story in the above gallery.

What was the movie or TV show you first saw Williams in? Let us know in the comments below.