Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Comedy Flashback: Gilda Radner as Miss Emily Litella


The late great comedian Gilda Radner would have been 69 years old this week. We've been running video clips of some of her best routines and portrayals of characters such as Roseanne Roseannadanna and Judy Miller.

We found a clip of an on-stage performance where Gilda used her Emily Litella character in a classroom sketch directed in 1980 by Mike Nichols. We thought you'd like to reminisce with us as she becomes the character and delivers her funny lines with impeccable timing. 

Unlike the Saturday Night Live skits, this one gets close to being R-rated, but she saves the day with her classic line "Never mind."

Enjoy!

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1 comment:

  1. Thank you for sharing this. I didn't realize how incredibly talented Gilda was back when I was seeing her in her Saturday Night Live days. Over time, she's just gotten better and better as my appreciation of her has grown. And after enjoying each of her sketches, I also feel sad that she left us so soon. I miss her. I'm glad that her tapes remain for everyone to enjoy And she remains forever in my heart.

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