Gilda Radner on Letterman, October 3, 1983

By request: Gilda's first (of three) appearances on Late Night. Here, she promotes her book Roseanne Roseannadanna: "Hey, Get Back to Work," co-written by Alan Zweibel. In the second segment, Dave calls the real Emily Litella, Elizabeth Clementine "Dibby" Gillies.

Note 1: This show aired in The Tonight Show's timeslot at 11:30 PM, as Carson celebrated his 21st anniversary special in prime time. In the 12:30 am slot was a Late Night rerun.

Note 2: You'll notice obvious edits throughout. This clip combines two tape sources; the better-quality version is incomplete, so the lesser-quality video fills in the gaps.

Note 3: I put up Gilda's third and last Late Night appearance here: Gilda Radner on Letterman, July 22, 1...

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