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Bill Maher praises Norm Macdonald for keeping his battle with cancer private, with the news only revealed after the comic-actor died.

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00:00So the fact that Norm, now I didn't know about this, nobody knew about this, good one Norm.

00:06Bill Maher is praising Norm Macdonald for keeping his battle with cancer private,

00:10as the news was only revealed after the comic and actor died.

00:13When the Real Time with Bill Maher host stopped by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday,

00:18he said this of Macdonald.

00:19Huge fan, a guy who was not afraid to be too subtle.

00:24He did the jokes he wanted to do. I love that.

00:27Macdonald died Tuesday at the age of 61 after battling an undisclosed form of cancer for nearly a decade.

00:33The comedian's death shocked and devastated fans and friends.

00:37Maher maintained he was right to keep his illness private.

00:39I also loved that I found out that he died after he died.

00:44Because to me, show business, we're here for you. You're not here for us.

00:49Maher said he was, quote, not judging anybody,

00:51but he did not agree with stars who shared their health issues publicly.

00:54Sometimes the audience loves that. I've never been in that camp.

00:59I'm not here to burden you. I'm here to lighten your burden.

01:02Maher went on to say this about Macdonald.

01:04He was a special kind of comic.

01:06He really was.

01:07For the full Jimmy Kimmel Live interview, go to THR.com.

01:10For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.