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'''Roseanne Roseannadanna''' is one of several recurring characters created by [[Gilda Radner]], who appeared on ''[[Weekend Update]]'' in the early seasons of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL''). She was the segment's [[consumer protection|consumer affairs]] reporter who, like an earlier Radner character [[Emily Litella]], [[editorial]]ized on current issues, only to go off-topic before being interrupted by the anchor.<ref name="Feder">{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19800210&id=66QyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4741,1684263 |title= Did you ever want to know who Richard Feder really is? |author= Associated Press |newspaper= Lawrence Journal-World |date= February 10, 1980 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name=ajr>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1059 |last=Robertson |first=Lori |title=A Blast from the Past: "Roseanne Roseannadanna" returns |publisher=[[American Journalism Review]]|date=July–August 1999|accessdate=2014-02-20}}</ref> The character also appeared later in Radner's live one-woman shows.