Commencement -- Columbia School of Journalism

In 1979, Gilda Radner threw a summer-long party at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. Share the fun as Gilda's Saturday Night Live alter-egos take on new comedy material not even the Not Ready for Prime Time Players were quite ready for. Among the many highlights: Emily Litella substituting for a Bedford-Stuyvesant teacher who's been the unfortunate victim of a "stubbing". Lisa Hoopner whining through "The Way We Were". Roseanne Roseannadanna grossing out grads at the Columbia School of Journalism. And joining in for even more hip happiness are several of Gilda's SNL cohorts. Paul Schaffer (Late Night with David Letterman) plays straight man and plays up a musical storm. Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello), rock critic and gossip columnist for the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano, reveals the astonishing "Kennedy/Lincoln Coincidenza" and poses a new model for higher education: the five-minute university.

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  Comedy

[MsBikelady]

Gilda Radner was a comedianne genius. I still love to hear her jokes and vignettes. And it is true, back then there were no cuss words or racial slurs or other insults to other ethnic groups, etc. I miss her still to this day and Gene Wilder could not have picked a better life partner. I know he was heartbroken. Rest in peace, Gilda. You will never be forgotten.

[Ron Carroll]

So who sucked the life out of those folks on the stage behind Roseanne? I wonder what they do for fun???

[APBRuslan]

The Office brought me here

[MrRogerdb]

I couldn't have done it. She was one of the best. SNL has never been very good since that era. I don't even remember the last time I watched it.

[lunalovegoodey]

I bet they had the worst time trying not to laugh.

[MrRogerdb]

Oh now i get it. i didn't know how anybody could not crack up at Gilda. They're good actors haha

[lunalovegoodey]

It's a skit, they're paid to be stone faced.

[fishhead06]

They act as extras in a comedy skit.

[Michael K]

I wish Gilda Radner had a daughter so she would go on SNL and play Rosanne's daughter.

[robertwilkerosn]

There are just one Gilda Radner, my 30's were much better because of her, I have never forgotten the white stuff in the baloney and happy to hear her do it again. Belly laugh's love you and hope I have a place next to you my dear.

[SHYnd0wn]

...... ah breathe......ahh ha ....aahh