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"Roseanne Roseannadanna" was one of several recurring characters created by Gilda Radner, who appeared on "Weekend Update" in the early seasons of ''Saturday Night Live'', which aired on the NBC network. She was the segment's consumer affairs reporter who, like an earlier Radner character Emily Litella, editorialized on current issues.〔("Did you ever want to know who Richard Feder really is?" ''The Associated Press'', Sunday, February 10, 1980. )〕 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. The character also appeared later in Radner's live one-woman shows. ==Routine== Roseannadanna's ''Saturday Night Live'' commentary followed a strict formula. She usually read a letter from the ever-curious Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey, although she once read a letter from a "Mrs." Richard Feder. (The Feders later re-located to Mount St. Helens, Washington.) The letter would include a series of questions, usually about a current social issue, to which Roseannadanna would reply: "Mr. Feder, you sure do ask a lot of questions for a guy from New Jersey," or: "You belong in New Jersey!". Roseannadanna then made derogatory comments about New Jersey before moving on to respond to the question. Richard Feder 〔 (pronounced as "Fay-der") was the name of an actual resident of Fort Lee who also happened to be the brother-in-law of SNL writer and segment co-creator Alan Zweibel.〔(Flegenheimer, Matt. "A Mr. Feder, Once of Fort Lee, Chimes In," ''The New York Times'', Saturday, January 11, 2014. )〕 While answering the questions, Roseannadanna invariably digressed, launching into lengthy anecdotes, frequently having to do with an encounter with celebrities (Bo Derek, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Princess Grace, Gloria Vanderbilt, etc...) which had no relevance to the topic at hand. Invariably, the story led to Roseannadanna going into graphic detail about bodily functions or personal hygiene. The conceit was that the celebrities had told her the graphic stories and she was simply relating them to the audience. She also provided response to these stories, which was the rhetorical question and catch phrase: "What are ya tryin' to do, make me sick?!" Eventually, Weekend Update co-anchor Jane Curtin would interrupt, saying, "Roseanne, you're making ''me'' sick." Curtin would then ask Roseannadanna what her comments had to do with the question. Radner would reply: "Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it's always something — if it ain't one thing, it's another." Roseannadanna's comments wrapped up with the sharing of a piece of advice passed along by a family member, most often her father, but sometimes her "Nana Roseannadanna". In one episode, she mentioned her aunt "Pollyanna Roseannadanna", while in others, her "musically happening cousin Carlos Santana Roseannadanna," her religious aunt "Hosanna Roseannadanna", and her singing cousin "Lola Falana Roseannadanna". In the final episode in which the character appeared, she mentioned her fashion designer aunt, "Murjani Roseannadanni". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roseanne Roseannadanna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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