The Best of Gilda Radner #comedy #comedians #snl #funnyvideo #funny #lovegilda #gildaradner | Love Gilda

Directed by Mike Nichols, GILDA LIVE ('80) captures the mostly one-woman Broadway show of iconic comedian Gilda Radner, who was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live. This was her first feature length film, and Nichols' foray into a documentary style of directing. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

The Original Not Ready for Prime Time Players in 1975 1975 wasn’t “nostalgia” yet — it was a TV dare. Gilda Radner. John Belushi. Dan Aykroyd. Chevy Chase. Jane Curtin. Laraine Newman. Garrett Morris. Seven people, live TV, and comedy that didn’t ask permission. They weren’t polished. They were dangerous (in the best way). And once they hit, every sketch show after had to chase what they started. Who’s your #1 from the original cast? #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #NotReadyForPrimeTimePlayers #ClassicS

Before the famous characters. Before the laughs that filled living rooms. Before Live from New York ever echoed her name. Gilda learned comedy early — not as armor, but as survival. “When I would come home crying because somebody called me fat at school,” she once said, “she told me, ‘If they call you fat, just make a joke about it and laugh.’” So Gilda did. “I made them laugh before they hurt me. Before any kid could say, ‘Hey, you fat thing,’ I’d say, ‘Hey, I’m fat! I can’t see my toes!’ And t