| Roseanne Roseannadanna | |
|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live character | |
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| First appearance | October 29, 1977 ("Hire The Incompetent")January 21, 1978 (Weekend Update) |
| Last appearance | May 24, 1980 (regular) February 15, 2015 (SNL 40) |
| Created by | Gilda Radner |
| Portrayed by | Gilda Radner Emma Stone (SNL 40) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Television reporter |
| Nationality | American |
Roseanne Roseannadanna is a character created and portrayed by Gilda Radner on Weekend Update in the early seasons of Saturday Night Live (SNL). She was the segment's consumer affairs reporter who, like an earlier Radner character Emily Litella, editorialized on current issues, only to go off-topic before being interrupted by the anchor.[1] Unlike Litella's meek and apologetic character, Roseannadanna was brash and tactless. The character was based on Rose Ann Scamardella, a former anchorwoman on WABC-TV's Eyewitness News in New York City.[2] The character also appeared later in Radner's live one-woman shows.
- ^ "Did you ever want to know who Richard Feder really is?". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. February 10, 1980.
- ^ Robertson, Lori (July–August 1999). "A Blast from the Past: "Roseanne Roseannadanna" returns". American Journalism Review.