Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna became one of Saturday Night Live’s most unforgettable characters — loud, fearless, and hilariously unfiltered on Weekend Update. What many fans didn’t know? She was inspired by New York news anchor Rose Ann Scamardella from WABC-TV’s Eyewitness News. Gilda’s parody was so sharp — and so funny — that Scamardella herself became a fan, saying she took it as “the highest compliment.” From “It’s always something!” to those unforgettable hair flips, Roseanne Rose

“It’s always something.” Gilda Radner had a way of telling the truth without preaching—just pure Roseanne Roseannadanna chaos with a life lesson tucked inside it: “…every time I got disappointed, I’d remember the Roseannadanna philosophy… you shouldn’t cry over spilled milk… ’cause if you spill some milk and, instead of cleaning it up, you just walk over it and start crying, they’re gonna put you on lithium.” — Gilda Radner Funny, sharp, and weirdly comforting… because life really is always some

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623K views · 23K reactions | Roseanne Roseannadanna on her Tongue. Classic Gilda Radner!  #snl #gildaradner #comedy #comedians #funny #1970s #lovegilda | Love Gilda | Facebook

Gilda Radner “Flick that Sweat Ball Off” Classic Roseanne Roseannadanna #SNL #comedy #funny #gildaradner #1970s #gildaradner #lovegilda | Love Gilda

808K views · 23K reactions | Gilda Radner as Roseanne Roseannadanna gives Jane Curtin a holiday fruitcake on SNL’s Weekend Update in 1977.  #SNL #gildaradner #comedians #comedy #comedians #classiccomedy #funny #70s #lovegilda #fblifestyle | Love Gilda | Facebook