in the show. the whole idea it was a boys club wasn t true. it s so iconic. did you know it was an iconic show when you were doing it or you guys were just having fun? or oh, we re popular, that s great? there were some people that will can see the big picture. i was not one of them. i mean, i just knew that i was having a lot of fun. yeah, that s probably the best way, right? so you can enjoy that in the moment instead of thinking because that adds so much more pressure. listen, gilda became famous by making millions of people laugh, but she also fought and ultimately she lost a terrible battle with ovarian cancer. how hard was it as her friend and her former colleague to watch her go through all that? well, i think i know from my past experience with my friends, i always go into denial and i think, well, even though the odds are not good for this particular illness, my friend is going to beat it. my friend will survive.
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overton gave credit to god for living so long but also said he enjoyed the vices of life. he said he drank whiskey in his coffee and enjoyed ice cream every night. and i will now change my nightly habits, as well. the cnn original film, love gilda takes a look at the life of gilda radner. here s a preview. this is gilda radner, her voice and writing. first and foremost, above everything else, my main priority is that i am a girl. i ve never wanted to be anything else. i m fascinated with boys, but i never wanted to be one. i agree, gilda. to be a girl and to be funny, means you have to sacrifice a lot of things because of your loud mouth. being neurotic. yes. i can t even begin to imagine how i got famous. it seemed like i just took the next job and then it turned out millions of people were watching me do it.
and so much more. her iconic saturday night live characters made us laugh. and her hard fought battle with cancer brought attention and support to now the new cnn original film, love gilda, gives us access to her diaries, letters and home videos to tell gilda s story in her own words. here s a preview. i was young enough to think that if you were as clever as gilda was and therefore as blessed as gilda was, what would ever make you unhappy about anything? you have family, money, everyone adores you, every guy falls in love with you and every girl wants you to be her best friend. she would walk into the room and all the energy would go to her. i think that was her comfort zone. still can t believe she s gone. but you know who is here?
lorraine newman is here and who was along with gilda radner one of the original cast members on saturday night live. after all these years, i still can t believe she s gone. i know, it doesn t seem like death and gilda go together, because her energy was so alive. yeah. as i said, you and gilda were original cast members on saturday night live, snl as it s been come to be known now. whenever i see old clips, you guys seem to be having so much fun. what was it like back then working with gilda? well, first of all, sketch comedy is the most fun thing you can imagine ever. and we all came from that background. but what was significant about working with gilda in that context is that it s live tv, things can go wrong, but then she would come up with something that really kind of saved the