Brits React to Roseanne Roseannadanna's Hilarious Smoking Sketch on SNL - Classic Comedy Moments!

[@williamcarr7347]

She was one of SNL's best.

[@MontanaCindyLou]

Gilda Radner was a comic genius. We lost her way too soon. RIP Gilda.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Check out her Candy Slice skit.

[@JohnPaul-hm2ys]

RIP Gilda. Absolutely adored her characters. Saw SNL in person several times with the original cast. Just a funny bunch. Gilda was married to Gene Wilder, so that must have been one fun filled home.

[@lucycarin]

🙇🏼‍♀️🫵🏻

[@christianmarler2253]

Gene never got over losing Gilda.

[@MichaelW969]

Indeed it was a young Bill Murray. Good catch.

[@christianmarler2253]

Yes, good eye! Prior to Bill Murray it would have been Chevy Chase at the "Weekend Update" desk.

[@deborahbrzozowski]

It is a young Bill Murry, Jane Curtain, and Gilda Radner. A great cast!

[@DouglasMcCulley]

Gilda also did another News uodate character- Miss Emily Litella.

[@suesaul4727]

'Oh, that's different then' lol!

[@DouglasMcCulley]

@@suesaul4727 'never mind....'

[@drgoremd]

You would probably also enjoy Gilda Radner's SNL Weekend Update bits as Emily Litella.

[@nellgwenn]

Save Soviet jewelry.

[@davidlong1786]

Oh...well that's different.........never mind.

[@Jude_196]

I SO LOVED GILDA RADNER!!! THIS was when SNL was SO, SO GOOD!!! SO MANY FUN SKITS from these episodes!! ENJOY, FELLAS!! ...and, THANKS for bringing back some GREAT MEMORIES!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DouglasMcCulley]

When Jane Curtain ( they female host here) hosted the news with Dan Aykrod- they did a VERY funny 'point/counter point' segment several times- HYSTERICAL!

[@brucedillinger9448]

Why Jane...you ignorant....! 😂

[@christopherconard2831]

High point of my college debate class was actually getting to use "Jane, you ignorant slut!" to start my counter. When stopped (Immediately by the professor) I pointed out it was completely legitimate. 1) Her name was Jane. 2) I'm being nice and assuming she's only ignorant, and not simply too stupid to understand the facts. 3) I'm willing to bring in testimonials from others, but can drop the final point because that would take time not previously allotted for. He let me continue, but had to drop my opening because it wasn't relevant to my counter, only the person I was countering.

[@joeyrobison6629]

There were so many great skits during the early years of SNL. My favorites were the Bass-O-Matic commercial parody, Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child cutting her hand while butchering a chicken, and Gilda Radner as Emily Latella, an old lady who would discuss such topics as "Violence on television" (but she would mishear it as "Violins on television") and after a long discussion on the topic, would be corrected by the moderator for her error, she would look at the camera and say "Ohhhh, that's very different. Never mind."

[@injunsun]

Gilda's "Violence on Television" segment, same character, is great.

[@rogerdale5451]

"What's all this fuss about Soviet jewelry?..." Well I think the Soviets should have all the jewelry... Uh, Emily, that's Soviet Jewry... Oh, ... Well that's another matter entirely,... Never mind...

[@rogerdale5451]

That's voilins on television.

[@GlaukopisNox]

And it was Emily Litella. But it is a great sketch

[@christianmarler2253]

@@rogerdale5451 Oh. That's very different.

[@maryrichardson1318]

I loved her "Emily Latella".

[@Jude_196]

...and, yes - that was Bill Murray!! The "Not Ready for Prime Time Players", at this time, included: Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, John Belushi, and Laraine Newman. SO FUNNY!

[@kev7161]

Wasn't Chevy Chase gone by this time? This was probably S03, so I do think he had left the show by then. But it's been a minute, so I could be mistaken.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

Jane Curtain and Gilda Radner, blasts from the past.

[@darrinlindsey]

Rosanne Rosannadana was a reoccurring character, played by Gilda Radner. This was the same schtick she always did. Was supposed to talk about one topic, and end up going crazily off topic. Jane always called her out at the end, Rosanne's reply was "Well Jane, it just goes to show you. If it's not one thing, it's another... "

[@vickiroman189]

How I miss the early days when SNL was actually funny.

[@Kathy-ub8ur]

Then it was consistently funny, not just the cold open. "no coke, Pepsi!" Land shark Samarai whatever lounge singer Star Wars . . .

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I agree.

[@laurakali6522]

It’s still funny. Some seasons better than others but still good.

[@jjstanding7314]

Only people who vote for Trump think it's not funny

[@Kathy-ub8ur]

@@jjstanding7314 I never voted for Trump and I don't find it as funny as it was in its heyday. Why do you make these blanket assumptions? It is often funny, but it is not as consistent. There were skits about Carter, Ford and Reagan I still laugh about.

[@Amandaarford83]

The Chris Farley motivational speaker one is also a great skit.

[@firefighterchick]

Yup, that one is icon too!

[@firefighterchick]

Gilda Radner is the actress who played Roseanna. She wad with the series from the first year until 1980. She was married to actor Gene Wilder and sadly died in 1989 from ovarian cancer. That was indeed Bill Murray. 😊

[@mizztab3677]

Jane Curtain is the third person who was in Kate & Allie and 3d Rock from the Sun

[@michaelbuhl4250]

The original SNL cast (excluding the change-up with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray) was on from 1975 to 1980. Some great sketches and characters I remember from that period are The Coneheads, Dan Aykroyd as Irwin Mainway, The Olympia Restaurant "cheeseburer" sketches, the John Belushi Samurai sketches, Father Guido Sarducci, Emily Litella, the nerds with Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and Jane Curtin, Bill Murray as lounge singer Nick Winters, the "wild and crazy guys" with Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd as Tom Snyder of The Tomorrow Show, the "Lord and Lady Douchebag" sketch, Dan Aykroyd as Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute, and the Camp Beau Soleil sketch with Strother Martin. (I'm sure I'm missing some, but those are the ones that come to mind.)

[@brucedillinger9448]

Great suggestions. I had forgotten about the Douchbags. 😂

[@serenityb5816]

Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroid, John Belushi, Steve Martin… classic SNL performances.

[@christianmarler2253]

I loved Andy Kaufman's and Frank Zappa's performances.

[@gmc9753]

Steve Martin was just a repeating guest on the show, And don't forget Garrett Morris.

[@christianmarler2253]

@@gmc9753 News for the Hard of Hearing.

[@serenityb5816]

@@gmc9753 he was not ready for prime time, for sure. Steve Martin was definitely part of SNL. Those of us who watched the originals live, remember.

[@christownsend3979]

@@serenityb5816 He has never been a cast member he has however been the host 16 times since 1976.

[@asteverino8569]

Rosanne R. is like a characterization of someone from Brooklyn or The Bronx. This makes her segments even better to me.

[@DouglasMcCulley]

Roseanna did multiple episodes and every letter she got was from Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee New Jersey.... There actually WAS a Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey. He was the brother-in-law of the guy who wrote that segment for SNL. But he never wrote any letters. Inside family joke I guess…

[@suecook1326]

The very best SNL skits were with the Not Ready For Prime Time Players... Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Lorraine Newman, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtain, Garrett Morris and John Belushi. 1975 thru 1980.

[@rogerdale5451]

She was a treasure. I wonder what names contributed to that lengthy script. I'm sure they laughed their heads off writing that. But imagine what must have ended-up on the cutting room floor...

[@LJG-p9v]

Gilda was a kind soul and a brilliant on SNL: As Lisa Lubner, Baba Wawa, Judy Miller, Olga Korbut, etc...

[@SK-lk3iu]

I especially loved her as Judy Miller, the hyperactive little girl, literally bouncing off the walls. Who else could do that and actually look like a real child?!

[@LJG-p9v]

@@SK-lk3iu Especially hen she wore that Brownie uniform.

[@christinawoolley6206]

I was in high school during this era. So many of Gilda Radner’s characters live on in me😹 Our daughters definitely know her gifts. You might enjoy when another character responding to violence in school…classic! She is truly missed 🖤

[@brucedillinger9448]

🎻 in school. 😂

[@thomaschristopher8593]

from wiki (this what i always thought): Rose Ann Scamardella (born July 20, 1947) is a former anchorwoman of WABC-TV's Eyewitness News in New York City, and the inspiration for Gilda Radner's character "Roseanne Roseannadanna" on Saturday Night Live.[1]

[@brucedillinger9448]

Thanks. Didn't know this.

[@LaMonatrod]

RIP Gilda we miss your humor. Check out Gilda Radner doing Barbara Walters (Baba Wawa as she is called) also from SNL.

[@theblackbear211]

You just never knew what she would say next! Who knew that SNL would last so long? I was a teenager when they started - just an "old fogey" now... but still laughing.

[@TerriKnight-x3s]

This show began in 1975 ! Came on at 11:30 pm it was 1 1/2 hr it was funny and something we had never seen before. Still on TV. I was fortunate to see these in 75’. I still catch it when I’m awake

[@ScottKnitter]

It's always Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey.

[@susanfabian1521]

I think he was her sisters husband.

[@billywix7313]

It was Bill Murray. Have you seen “More Cowbell” or “Schweddy Balls”. I die laughing watching those old skits. Please give them a try.

[@jamesrobbison]

Check out the SNL Land Sharks skit, you'll love it!

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

It’s ROSEANNE ROSE ANNA DANNA!

[@TheRanaro]

I simply adored Gilda Radner on SNL. Had the privilidge of seeing her show on Broadway, "Gilda Live" in 6th grade, the exact same year that this segment was filmed on SNL. And yes..that was a young Bill Murray who also got his start on SNL.

[@Amandaarford83]

One of my favorites is Chris Farley fearing Patrick Swayze. It’s so good and it’s timeless

[@firefighterchick]

Oh that one is hilarious!!!😂😅

[@jontastic]

And Mr Farley hated that sketch. It’s about body shaming.

[@lizbetallen2332]

You should try "Scottish Air Traffic Control SNL"

[@mythra7174]

I cracked up at that one.

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

I loved Gilda. I watched Saturday Night Live religiously since it began in 1975. She was in the first cast. She was married to actor, Gene Wilder. All of her characters were loveable.

[@bookwoman53]

I really liked Dan Aykroyd as the legendary Julia Child. She was one of the first people to teach cooking on American public television. The show was called The French Chef. Julia was over 6 ft. tall and had a warbling voice You should also look at Olympia Cafe with John Belushi. It’s also known as the cheeseburger cheeseburger sketch.

[@valerieburris607]

This were the better shows when they first came on tv.

[@williamcabell142]

Takes me back to my 20’s! Gosh we would all get together to watch, that’s when it was funny! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DylanE1]

Going deep old SNL, love it 👍

[@donny1960]

Gilda Ratner was a genius. Funniest lady of them all. She just had a funny way of thinking. Could play any character.

[@JoshGellis]

Although my parents witnessed the first five years of SNL and I wasn't born until '83- SNL in the first five years WAS spectacular from: what I was told, SEEING every rerun of it AND frankly, that first five years worth is VERY rewatchable, TOO! LOL! Radner deserved a full life span. Its really sad how she was robbed from life due to Cancer. R.I.P. .

[@talesofcinderella]

I enjoyed that blast from the past.

[@raamjames1]

My hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan has an annual comedy festival in honor of Gilda Radner (Roseanne Roseannadanna) to raise money for cancer research. We lost her to cancer in the 90s to the disease.

[@doctorj6030]

I remember watching this on SNL back in the 70s, she was so funny

[@bobsylvester88]

The Original cast from the 1970s! Still to this day considered the best SNL cast EVER. If not number one, it’s number two in everyone’s list.

[@johnkrieger185]

Not quite the original. The series started with Chevy Chase, who quit and was replaced by Bill Murray.

[@terryjones3827]

Those early years of SNL were so great! Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtain were regulars... some epic comedic talent!

[@tundiel]

I still think you should showcase a little old school Brit Stuff. I know you probably know most of it, but I'm pretty sure not-Brit subs would enjoy it. My vote will always be for the Four Candles skit by the two R's 😅

[@firefighterchick]

I'd love to see some Brit stuff!!

[@tundiel]

@@firefighterchick so many gems!!

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

The original cast. Gilda was a treasure.

[@johnkrieger185]

See above comment.

[@manxkin]

Oh boy, this brings back memories of watching SNL back in the day. Yes, that is a very young Bill Murray.

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

The "candy gram/land shark" sketch was very funny joke on both "Jaws" and door to door sales.

[@mythra7174]

"I'll bet you're that clever land shark." "I'm just a porpoise, ma'am." "Oh, okay..." {opens door} 😆

[@Amandaarford83]

You need yo do some ok Norm Macdonald against OJ Simpson. He wqs told to dial things back but that just wasn’t his way The sketch’s he did were great. Definitely worth watching.

[@colegensch787]

Got anything new coming Brit pops reacts I hope you got some fun ones coming soon I love to see?

[@thomasmayk]

The brilliant Gilda Radner was the most talented regular ever on SNL. She, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Jane Curtin comprised the best cast in the history of the show, with all due respect to Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, and others who came later. Yes, that was Bill Murray sitting there. He was a cast member from 1976 to 1980. I met him once and thought he seemed rather shy which surprised me. Told him how much I loved Groundhog Day.

[@hifijohn]

One of my favorite characters she did a bit on Gloria Vanderbilt and an itch she had down there.had me on the floor.

[@christownsend3979]

Chevy Chase interviewing Richard Pryor for a job....is one of the best EARLY SNL skits.

[@missd9785]

Yes, most of us Americans were introduced to Bill Murray through SNL. He has some hilarious sketches.

[@arielview6601]

Always enjoyed Roseannadanna

[@jasonligon5937]

Rosanne Rosannadanna was hilarrrrious😂

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸love gilda!

[@colegensch787]

I like to see some of my reaction requests soon?😉👍

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Yes that was Bill

[@d2ndborn]

She was the comedian Gene Wilders wife

[@LenaWatts-w4l]

You have to find the one she did about endangered species. It is the absolutely the best one.

[@susanfabian1521]

She did another character for weekend update called Emily Katella. She used to do an imitation of Barbara Walters that everyone called Baa Baa Wawa. Yeah, Gilda Radner was so funny.

[@garygemmell3488]

Gilda Radner was a treasure on that program. I was in high school during this time period and living on the East Coast. The show was broadcast live in the Eastern time zone and on Saturday nights we would rush for the nearest friend house no matter what we were doing to watch the show. Parents could not understand why their homes were randomly invaded by a group of their teen's friends on a random Saturday night at 11:30 pm. The early years of the show were the best years and I've been on the planet long enough to have been around for every year.

[@yournamehere6002]

Yes, Bill Murray

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

Gilda was a treasure that left us much too soon!

[@larryoneill7432]

Early SNL had to be appreciated in the right frame of mind lol

[@MATTHEW-rp3kq]

EMILY LITELLA- whats all this talk about sax and violins on tv? lol

[@allanbluzdude]

This is real comedy

[@theblackbear211]

An SASE! Now there's a good laugh!

[@johnlabus7359]

Gilda Radner was brilliant!

[@elviraraff6809]

Emily Litella was an actual real person who lived in New Jersey and was good friends with Gilda Radner. Emily Litella did the "Never Mind" by phone on the David Letterman show while Gilda was a guest. Roseann Roseannadanna was a spoof on Newscaster Roseann Scamardella who also enjoyed these bits.

[@joannerichards1750]

Gilda Radner created several great characters besides Roseanne Roseannadanna - Lisa Loopner (a teenage nerd), Emily Litella (a daffy, middle-aged crank), Baba Wawa (TV personality Barbara Walters), and a hilarious hyper-emotive, pre-pubescent girl who jumps on her bed and runs into walls.

[@Kathy-ub8ur]

Have you done any of the Close Encounters sketches?

[@cmr7854]

We named one of our dogs Rosanne Rosannadanna. She was a German Shepard-Italian Whippet mix.

[@mythra7174]

Aw. Must've been cute.

[@douglaspensack3499]

SNL is beginning their FIFTIETH year this fall!

[@stevenwoodward5923]

As a teenager when it first came on , dont remind me. LOL

[@DarthJedi7783]

Viva Gilda! My comedy goddess!!

[@mythra7174]

Some good SNL sketches to watch from that era with Gilda Radnor and Bill Murray are the Lisa (Lubner) and Tod sketches. Also check out The Coneheads (Jane Curtain, Dan Akroyd and Laraine Newman). And the Samurai sketches with John Belushi. (And anytime Steve Martin was hosting). Edit: And also the Mr. Bill shorts.

[@carolynclaire5241]

It’s always Mr Richard Feder from Ft Lee, NJ.

[@bookwoman53]

What did Roseanne have against NJ?

[@SD-mw1hz]

SNL during this era made many famous and was hilarious.

[@Mibbitmaker]

Some sketches not mentioned: Col. Angus, John Belushi holding the cold open hostage, Star Trek: Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise, Celebrity Jeopardy (multiple sketches), Presidential Debates (esp. 1976 and 1988), Superman Auditions, The Buckwheat is Shot Nightline parodies, the 1st Debbie Downer sketch...

[@thelasticonoclast9467]

Gilda Radner had the best characters ever. Emily Latella, Lisa Loopner, Rosanna, some hyper kid (can’t remember that name) - Just comedy gold!

[@mythra7174]

Judy Miller. "Judy! What are you doing in there!" "nOthiNg."

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Yep. Definitely was Bill Murray. I remember watching these back then and I was going through the U.S. Army Flight School for helicopters when this one aired. They were outside the box compared to traditional programs.We always looked forward to it. This was one of my favorite characters. She actually married Gene Wilder in 1984. Thanks for another classic video guys. You're bringing back a lot of memories.- Hawk

[@scottjones758]

Emily Litella is great too!

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

Gilda Radner (as Roseanne Roseannadanna and other characters on "Saturday Night Live") was a legend! ... And yes, indeed, that was Bill Murray. He joined SNL after Chevy Chase left the show and the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players cast. In real life, Gilda Radner later married Gene Wilder of "Willy Wonka" fame. Sadly, Gilda died in 1989 of ovarian cancer. Jane Curtin is still alive and acting/performing.

[@cherylwilliams9360]

That was indeed a young Bill Murray.. he was also a member of the original cast of SNL

[@KeatingChick]

Sure do miss Gilda Radner. Before she died of cancer, she wrote a wonderful book, It's Always Something, that touched me deeply. One of my favorite quotes of hers is “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.”

[@malcolmschenot6352]

Gilda Radner was a treasure. Roseann Roseannadana was my favorite.

[@merylbonderow5993]

That was Bill Murray, of course. Gilda Radner was a treasure. RIP. ❤

[@Spazzmatazzz]

Yes, that's a young Bill Murray. Gilda Radner was Gene Wilders wife. Just so funny. RIP

[@frankiebowie6174]

My sainted grandmother used to say, “your nose needs attention.”

[@oldmanjimh3165]

How much postage will I need for 3 sheets of paper?

[@tundiel]

With the current state of Royal Mail, you'd have better chance sending to the moon. You'd be in with a better chance of a reply, too, most likely 😂😂😂

[@firefighterchick]

​@@tundiel😅😂

[@tundiel]

@@firefighterchick I'd say I was joking, but I have inside knowledge 🤣🤣🤣

Bill Murray was on SNL. That’s him.

[@josephscally6270]

Yes that was Bill Murray there those are three of the original cast members of what were originally called the not ready for prime time players. Although not based on her there was a New York newscaster named Roseanne Scammerdella. All of these talented young people played characters. Sure if this is from the first season but they were pretty remarkable back then in the 70s

[@gmunden1]

Gilda, Bill, and Jane were part of the original SNL cast.

[@tomnoziglia8385]

Gilda and Jane had great chemistry.

[@maryrichardson1318]

Please bear in mind that this era of the show was done in the 1970s, when I was a teenager. A large portion of the audience, and I dare say most of the cast, was high as a kite while viewing or performing.