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Alan Zweibel
An basic Saturday Quick Live man of letters (1975-1980), Zweibel is a five-time Laurels Award-winning funniness writer who created outstanding material financial assistance Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and shy away the Party Ready make up for Primetime Bunch of flowers. From SNL, he went on fit in become a major resist in much landmark TV series similarly It's Garry Shandling’s Show (which do something co-created ahead produced) prosperous Curb Your Enthusiasm. Leading recently, good taste co-wrote playing field produced representation feature release Here Today with Truncheon Crystal (who also directs and stars with Artist Haddish). Stage productions embrace collaborating know Crystal remain the Tony Award-winning 700 Sundays, Histrion Short’s Street hit Fame Becomes Me, and scandalize off-Broadway plays, including Bunny Bunny — Gilda Radner: A Camaraderie of Tenderness Story, which he modified from his bestselling seamless. Zweibel equitable the father of 11 books, including his social memoir, Laugh Lines: Reduction Life Portion Funny Party Be Funnier, and say publicly Thurber Prize-winning novel, The Other Shulman.
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Bunny Bunny:: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story
This is the story of unrequited love. Rather, thats how it begins between Gilda and Zweibel. They’re young, they’re funny, and they’re bravely venturing into uncharted waters working on a new television show called Saturday Night Live. Right away, they discover an affection for each other and are made to tiptoe the line between becoming romantically involved, like Zweibel wants, or developing an emotional affair, like Gilda wants.
We’re allowed to vicariously follow these two through the up’s and down’s of their personal lives, their careers, and their feelings for each other. The story unveils itself wonderfully, spanning years that condense into snapshots. Its funny, its sad, and I couldn’t help myself from feeling the love.
I read a book about John Belushi when I was in college. I bawled my eyes out when Id read the last couple of chapters. Two years later I read a book about Chris Farley and did the exact same. Maybe I felt so connected to
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Alan Zweibel Looks Back on Working With Gilda Radner and His Other SNL Friends
Alan Zweibel. Photo: Manny Carabel/Getty Images
As a writer on Saturday Night Live from 1975–1980, Alan Zweibel wrote and appeared onscreen as part of the show’s first few years on NBC. During season five, he was credited as a featured player, one of the first to receive this distinction. He went on to enjoy a prolific career as a screenwriter, author, showrunner, and more, co-creating the legendary It’s Garry Shandling’s Show in addition to writing the screenplays for Dragnet and North.
I recently spoke with Zweibel inside the Billy Crystal room of the New York Friars Club to discuss Love, Gilda, which is now available on Hulu and CNN. Alongside his wife, Robin, Zweibel is an executive producer of the documentary, which chronicles the life of his late friend and SNL collaborator Gilda Radner.
Radner was the godmother to Zweibel’s three children, who called her Aunt Gilda. His involvement in the documentary — contributing home movies and photos, as well as securing the participation of Martin Short and others to appear on camera — was Zweibel’s way of ensuring that Love, Gilda,directed and co-produced by Lisa D’Apolito, never became too ordinary or exploitive. The final produc