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=== Other tributes === In 1997, ''Bunny , Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy'', [[Alan Zweibel]]'s play about his friendship with Radner (based on his memoir with the same name) ran for 73 performances at New York's [[off-Broadway]] [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]]. [[Paula Cale]] played Gilda, [[Bruno Kirby]] played Zwiebel, and all the other roles (more than twenty) were played by [[Alan Tudyk]] in his New York stage debut (a feat for which he won the [[Clarence Derwent Award]]).[http://www.iobdb.com/production/385]<ref name="avclub">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/alan-tudyk-on-never-playing-the-same-role-twice-except-1798270141|title=Alan Tudyk on never playing the same role twice—except that one time|first=Sonia|last=Saraiya|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 7, 2014|archive-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917111558/https://www.avclub.com/alan-tudyk-on-never-playing-the-same-role-twice-except-1798270141|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] dedicated a three-hour block of programming to Radner. The evening kicked off with a one-hour special, ''Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments''. Hosted by ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' alumnus [[Molly Shannon]], the special featured highlights from her career and appearances by friends and co-stars [[Victor Garber]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Eugene Levy]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Paul Shaffer]], [[Lily Tomlin]], and [[Barbara Walters]]. It was followed by a television movie about her life: ''Gilda Radner: It's Always Something'', starring [[Jami Gertz]] as Radner. In 2007, Radner was featured in ''Making Trouble'', a film tribute to female Jewish comedians produced by the [[Jewish Women's Archive]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Deming|first=Mark|title=Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/400302/Making-Trouble-Three-Generations-of-Funny-Jewish-Women/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826033126/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/400302/Making-Trouble-Three-Generations-of-Funny-Jewish-Women/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012|access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, for the [[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special|''Saturday Night Live'' 40th Anniversary Special]], Radner was honored with other deceased cast and crew members over the show's history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerard |first=Jeremy |date=February 16, 2015 |title='SNL 40': Bill Murray Claims Top Honors For Mixed-Bag Walk Down Memory Lane – Review |url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/snl-40-bill-murray-paul-simon-kanye-west-1201374409/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, during the ''[[Weekend Update]]'' segment, [[Emma Stone]] played Roseanne Roseannadanna as a tribute to Radner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |date=February 16, 2015 |title="Saturday Night Live": 10 top moments from the 40th anniversary special - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saturday-night-live-10-top-moments-from-the-40th-anniversary-special/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Actress [[Ella Hunt]] portrays Radner in the 2024 film ''[[Saturday Night (2024 film)|Saturday Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=January 26, 2024|title='SNL 1975' Movie Finds Its Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin & Laraine Newman|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/snl-1975-jane-curtain-laraine-newman-gilda-radner-1235805534/|work=Deadline|location= |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>
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