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SNL : Bill Murray ( Riff Raff ) shared with Howard Stern why Gilda Radner was such a " good laugher " and one of the most charismatic comedians .
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Bill Murraywasn’t part of the initial " Not Ready for Primetime Players " lineup ofSaturday Night Live , fall in in season two , but he ’s every bit as invaluable to the late - dark variety series ' legacy as the original crew . The doer and comedian , who ’s asterisk in the grim comedyRiff Raff , appear on theHoward Stern Radio Showto mull over on the NBC specialSNL 50and what lately cast memberGilda Radner , one of the original crew , impart upon him .
SNL: Bill Murray on Why Gilda Radner Was a “Good Laugher”
When hostHoward SternaskedMurrayabout Radner ’s laugh , " That ’s ripe . She would wet her pants . That ’s what Gilda would do , " he said . " You could get her depart , and she ’d have to run out of the elbow room , but she … there was sort of no limit to how much she could laugh until her bodily functions break down . But she was a really good laugher . And she was , you know , to know her for as long as I recognize her was really sort of a education bivouac . It was like a real subject . Like , I ’ve got a possibility here to make someone laugh a hatful . And she ’d see you and go , like , ' Uh oh , you make love , here it comes . ' And there you do it . It was fun . We all did . Everybody liked making her jape . She ’s a good laugher . "
Radner remained with the cast before departing in 1980 after five season . She would appear in a handful of labor , includingHanky Panky(1982),The Woman in Red(1984),Movers & Shakers(1985),Haunted Honeymoon(1986 ) , and her last on - screen coming into court in an installment of Showtime’sIt ’s Garry Shandling ’s Showopening up to audiences about her cancer struggle in the self - aware sitcom , before passing in 1989 . For more , including Murray peach about Radner ’s memorable season three " Dancing in the Dark " oppositeSteve Martinfeatured onSNL50 , you’re able to match out the clip .
Bill Murray remember his friend Gilda Radner and plowshare why he got excited at#SNL50 : " She was a good laugher . “pic.twitter.com / TYWygSrhd4
— Stern Show ( @sternshow)March 25 , 2025
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