Editing Laraine Newman (section)

===Recurring characters on ''Saturday Night Live''===
Newman is best known for her roles as [[Coneheads|Connie Conehead]], proto-[[Valley girl]] [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1975–1976#Sherry|Sherry]], and [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1976–77#E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina|Christie Christina]], the ditzy co-host of E. Buzz Miller ([[Dan Aykroyd]])'s [[public-access television]] [[cable TV]] show. Using her own name, Newman also played a TV news reporter for ''[[Weekend Update]]'' when the segment was hosted by [[Chevy Chase]] (1975–1976) and [[Jane Curtin]] (1976–1980). Newman generally decided not to repeat her characters, and so has far fewer signature characters than some of her fellow cast members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2011/06/saturday-nights-children-laraine-newman-1975-1980.html|title=Saturday Night's Children: Laraine Newman (1975-1980)|author=Megh Wright|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref>

Newman states when asked about her favorite ''Saturday Night Live'' character: "My favorite character ... which, I think, only pleased me and no one else, was Lina Wertmüller (based on the actual [[Lina Wertmüller]])."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2009/06/06/snls-laraine-newman-where-is-she-now/|title=SNL's Laraine Newman: Where Is She Now?|author=Comcast Interactive Media|date=June 6, 2009}}</ref>