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I'd like to meet:
Gilda Radner
I remember being fascinated by Gilda the first time I saw her, and I couldn't have been older than 8. Here's someone who was incredibly funny, incredibly beautiful, and incredibly sweet. I honestly can't think of anyone else who's ever been all three at one time.
First, the funny. She could do character-y stuff like Roseanne Roseannadanna (which I think is one of the funniest characters of all time), or she could just be funny as herself. She used to do these pieces on Saturday Night Live that were just her listing what she had eaten for the day. She had such a funny, likable aura.
She commanded her physicality in a way that no comedienne had ever done before, with the exception of Lucille Ball. If you wanna get fucked up while watching Saturday Night Live, drink every time Gilda gets the shit beat out of her in a sketch. She had the funniest way of being a ragdoll. Her knees would give, and she would just be hanging there while someone held her by the hair, and you normally would be thinking, "How the fuck does she do that?!", but you're just laughing too hard to care.
The sweetness, though, was the thing. That was what made Gilda Gilda.
It makes me sad that she was bullimic for so much of her life. But then again, people didn't really know about bulimia at that time. It wasn't a disease yet, it was just a really good idea.
In my opinion, there are two sketches you should watch in order to both understand and fall in love with Gilda Radner. Oddly enough, both of them are without dialogue: The first is called "Laundromat," and it's from the 12.20.75 episode of Saturday Night Live. It's a scene between she and Belushi in which they play two strangers who decide to share the last washing machine available at the laundromat.
The second, which is probably my favorite Saturday Night Live piece of all time, is called "Dancing in the Dark," and it's from the 4.22.78 episode of Saturday Night Live. It's a piece she did with Steve Martin that's funny, sweet, and goofy. And that's really exactly what Gilda was. Jon Favreau
Favreau not only wrote Swingers, and wrote and directed Made, but he also created and hosts Dinner For Five. Here's a show where five people in the entertainment industry just get together to talk about whatever the fuck over dinner, and Favreau films it and sells it to the Sundance channel.
No talk show has ever enthralled me as much as Dinner For Five does. These people are just talking, talking to other people who get it. Though everyone knows the cameras are there, they're not out in the open-- which creates a really comfortable atmosphere, because the guests usually forget about the cameras and start shooting the proverbial shit.
So I guess the reason why I'd wanna meet Favreau is because he's not just a part of the movie industry-- he's interested in it. He's still a fan, and he's doing exactly what I would do, had I the capability.
Music:
Beatles, Cowboy Mouth, David Bowie, Detroit Cobras, even Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Hootie and the Blowfish, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Len, Louis Prima, Maroon 5, Nickel Creek, Northern State, OK Go, Otis Redding, Outkast, Paul McCartney, Prince, Sublime, Tenacious D, White Stripes
Movies:
12 Angry Men , Alice In Wonderland , Best In Show , City of God , Clerks , Dogma , Garden State , The Godfather , The Godfather Part II , High Fidelity , Kill Bill , The Life Aquatic , not The Godfather Part III , Pulp Fiction , The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Run Lola Run , Serenity , Super Troopers , Swingers , This Is Spinal Tap , Yellow Submarine
Television:
30 Days , 30 Rock , The Andy Milonakis Show , Angel , Arrested Development , Big Train , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Clone High , Coupling , The Daily Show , Dinner for Five , Firefly , Home Movies , Mr. Show , My Name Is Earl , The Office , Saturday Night Live , The Sopranos , Spaced, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip , Twin Peaks , Upright Citizens Brigade
Books:
The Godfather , A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius , High Fidelity , Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story , Sex Drugs & Cocoa Puffs , Survivor
Heroes:
Bill Cosby, Bill Murray , Coach Z , David Cross , Eddie Izzard , Edward R. Murrow , John Montagu , Joss Whedon , Judd Apatow , Kevin Smith , Lorne Michaels , Wes Anderson
