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Gilda Live [VHS]

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We all lost a friend in 1989. I know that's how I feel. Gilda was one of those RARE people whose heart and kindness penetrated through to her audience during performances. You felt like you KNEW her.

Fans of Gilda and "Saturday Night Live" will thoroughly enjoy this video. "Gilda Live" includes almost all of the comedienne's most beloved characters. Lisa Loopner, Judy Miller, Roseanne Roseanna-danna, Emily Litella and Candy Slice and the Slicers are all featured. The segment where Roseanne Roseanna-danna is a featured speaker at a college graduation will have you howling with laughter. She's also brilliant here playing Emily Litella as a substitute teacher. You see, Emily has been called in because the regular instructor was involved in a "stubbing." The hilarity ensues after that. Finally, my favorite part of the show is when Lisa Loopner sings "The Way We Were." It's a trifle sad since we know what happens to Gilda and I was moved to tears, but that in itself shows how beautifully the segment is/was done. Powerful. The only main character of Gilda's that I can think of that you WILL NOT see is Baba Wawa.

Father Guido Sarducci does several comedic pieces in this film basically to give Gilda time to take a breath and get into costume for the next skit. I've never found Father Guido very funny and some of his material here drags on. I couldn't wait for Gilda to return to the stage. Guido's last diatribe in the movie about how sinners must pay God (literally with cash) for each of their sins is pretty funny. The rest of his stuff I could have done without.

You'll also see a very young Paul Shaffer. I never knew Paul had hair! *laugh*

If you're a Gilda Radner fan, this is a must for your collection. You'll laugh. You'll cry. Most importantly, you'll remember that Gilda Radner was a great performer and a better person.

How I remember the summer of 1979... Senior in High School, passing the Winter Garden Theater in NY, wishing I was lucky enough to have tickets to see "Gilda Radner, Live From New York".

Saturday Night Live was a huge hit with a phenomenal blend of innovative talent. One of the best of course, Gilda Radner. Thanks to Mike Nichols, this production was brought to the screen for all to enjoy.

Here, Gilda showcases all of her most famous characters. Everyone from Emily "Nevermind" Litella to Rosanne "It's ALWAYS SOMETHING" Rosannadanna. The film is made up of several skits separated by the craziness of Don "Father Guido Sarducci" Novello. Though all the material is somewhat dated, It comes across well, but may be hard to understand by viewers under 30. Mike Nichols even takes us backstage in "real time" to show us how a Broadway show really works.

Great musical parodies including "Let's Talk Dirty To The Animals" and "Goodbye Saccharine" sung by Gilda as "Rhonda Weiss" complete with 60's like backups "The Rhondettes"(Rouge). Ironic that before Gilda sings, she exclaims (re: the FDA banning saccharine from the market) that, "Statistics prove, that most guys... prefer skinny girls with cancer... over healthy girls with bulging thighs..." Poor Gilda, how I only wish you were the latter...

This video is a loving tribute to Gilda. Why is this video not on DVD. Gilda is gone, but not forgotten, at least not by me. It's time to move Gilda out of the video age and into the digital age, before even DVDs are obsolete.
The characters Gilda plays are so funny. Tragic she had to die. She was so full of humor and warmth.
Ohhh!, Well, never mind.

Gilda Radner was hands down the funniest woman in history. From her comedic roles on the big screen, to the timeless characters she portrayed on the small screen. In my mind, Gilda will live forever. From the funny, chubby girl from Detroit, to the skinny, outrageous comedic. Not to be overlooked, this video was made at the height of her popularity on Saturday Night Live. All her classic characters are portrayed, from Emily, to Lisa, to Roseanne! Although Gilda's life was cut short, her spirit and laughter will live forever! LA DOLCE GILDA!!!!

The first time I ever saw "Gilda Live" was almost a year ago; coincidentally, it was also the first time I ever saw Gilda, and I fell in love with her on the spot. When this show first premiered on Broadway in 1979, it was panned by the critics, who saw it as nothing more than a raunchier version of Gilda's "Saturday Night Live" characters, but to me, nothing can diminish the experience of seeing this incredible woman stage her characters. I can't think of anyone, excepting Lucille Ball, that had the range, the talent, the sweetness and the vulnerability that Gilda had. We lost her far too early to ovarian cancer, but, at least, videos like this are still around for those, like me, who were too young to remember her on "Saturday Night Live".

This is one of my favourite "LIVE" recorded movies. I also have selected bits from this show on CD "Gilda Radner: Live From New York". VHS has all of everyones favourite characters from SNL's early days, and time fillers of Father Guido Sarducci, that were thrown in while Gilda and the crew were preparing for the next few scenes. Most of these fillers dont really even make sense. All the rest of the VHS is absolutely hilarious, the songs are catchy, characters still the same as ever in new situations, and Gilda herself is as radiant as she always was. ********This is a must have for any Gilda or SNL fan!********

A very funny and entertaining film of the late comedienne who got her start as a member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" of Saturday Night Live. These live stage performances of Radner and her close friends who also made appearances on SNL will prove to be funny to anyone who has any trace of a sense of humor. It's also sad to think that such a talented performer as Radner had to be taken so early in life so at least one succeeding generation could have savored her style of comedy.

Gilda Live is Gilda's best work. Since Lucille Ball she is the only other woman perfomer who personified laughter and brought it to us as only the best of "clowns" could do. At heart Gilda was a clown and enjoyed making us laugh with her antics.

This piece of art and that's exactly what it is, will serve to remind our future generations of how clowns entertain us, cleanly and with spirit. I recommend this show for all ages and guarantee you will walk away from it enriched with not only tears...but wonderful smiles.

This was such a wonderful video. I am a new fan of Gilda Radner and was blown away by her performance in this video. She was brilliant and beautiful. Her song "Touch Me With My Clothes On" was absolutely beautiful. She was an amazing and talented person whom was taken away from us too quickly. She was brilliant and I loved this video. Thanks for all your help!

Maybe my sense of humor has changed -- I just saw this today (in January 2011) - and thought practically
all of the material was very thin. The only time I really laughed was when Father Guido Sarducci did his bits.
But if you were a big fan of Gilda's, this is surely for you. She was definitely talented.