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Gilda Radner

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (June 28, 1946-May 12, 1989)
    Died at 42 of ovarian cancer (1989)
    Original 'Saturday Night Live' cast member (1975-80)
    Starred in 'Haunted Honeymoon (1986),' 'Movers and Shakers (1985),' 'Woman in Red (1984),' 'It Came from Hollywood (1982),' 'Hanky Panky (1982),' 'First Family (1980)' and 'Gilda Live (1980)'
    Wrote her autobiography, called 'It's Always Something,' detailing her fight against ovarian cancer
    Member of Second City Comedy Troupe

Why she might be annoying:

    She was overweight as a child.
    She suffered from anorexia and bulimia but overcame it by 16.
    She dropped out of the University of Michigan to follow her boyfriend.
    She divorced SNL band guitarist G.E. Smith, after a year and a half marriage.
    She was a masochist who enjoy physical comedy and would sometimes for no apparent reason hit and bruise herself.
    She once said of fellow SNL regular, John Belushi 'He can hit me without hurting me, and he can hurt me without hitting me.'
    She poked fun at Barbara Walters' speech impediment with her character Baba Wawa.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first regular performer hired for 'Saturday Night Live.'
    She is considered one of the greatest comediennes of all time.
    She was close to her father and devastated when he died (she was 12).
    Her famous characters included hard-of-hearing news correspondent Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna based on the name of local WABC New York newscaster Roseann Scamardella (who enjoyed the attention).
    Another of her characters was the nerd, Lisa Loopner.
    She found true happiness when she married actor/comedian Gene Wilder, who mutually loved each other.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 31 Votes: 29.03% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 45 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 33 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 367 Votes: 55.31% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 61 Votes: 50.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 72 Votes: 59.72% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 74 Votes: 55.41% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 270 Votes: 39.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 142 Votes: 36.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 126 Votes: 32.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 4983 Votes: 43.47% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 445 Votes: 40.45% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 962 Votes: 41.37% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1102 Votes: 41.11% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 5431 Votes: 65.60% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3022 Votes: 35.34% Annoying