SNL's Gilda Radner: A Life Celebrated in Film

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams and filmmaker Lisa D'Apolito pick up the conversation about documentaries, this time about Gilda Radner and the 2018 film, Love, Gilda. In fall 2024, Lisa was a guest along with Mallory Lewis to discuss the documentary, Shari and Lamb Chop. Lisa's journey from acting to filmmaking - shorts and feature length. Telling the life stories of women whose accomplishments and impact have been overlooked. Gilda's diaries about her long quest for a diagnosis. Comedians interviewed for the film like Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolf, Bill Hader and Melissa McCarthy expressed awe and sanctity to read Gilda's journals and writings. Lisa D'Apolito building trust with Gilda's friends and family to obtain access to preserved tapes and documents. Archiving video tape from personal collections. Lisa's interview with Gilda's widower, Gene Wilder and how the time with him was spent. The film's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (NYC) introduction by Tina Fey. DVD: Love, Gilda Book: It's Always Something, by Gilda Radner (1989) Advanced TV Herstory 2024 episode on film, Shari and Lamb Chop Guest and Host Information Newsletter: Website: Podcast Archive: Instagram: @advancedtvherstory YouTube: Bluesky Social: Production Credits: Video Production: Audio Editing: Music:

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SNL's Gilda Radner: A Life Celebrated in Film is an episode from Advanced TV Herstory |Women in TV |Television History | Feminism by Cynthia Bemis Abrams.

This episode is 38:50 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2025.

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