In my previous post, I mentioned Saturday Night Live's Gilda Radner, and her character, Rhonda Weiss. It got me interested in what SNL clips were available of Gilda Radner. And yes, I know I featured one a few days ago. But I love Gilda, and this clip features another of my all-time-favorites, Madeline Kahn.
Madeline had been featured as the "Teutonic Titwillow," Lily Von Schtupp in Blazing Saddles, and one of Gilda's most-loved characters was her take on Barbara Walters, Baba Wawa. Both have exaggerated speech impediments--though Madeline performed here as "Marlena Deutschland." Just terrific.
And if you're too young to remember, this was at a time when Barbara Walters had secured an anchor position on the news with Harry Reasoner--a big deal at the time.
Not For Ladies Only (Not For Wadies Onwy)
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