StandUp Sisters on Inside Toronto
January 12, 2010 by Marcus
Filed under The Press Room
By Lisa Rainford, insidetoronto.com
Creating a benefit stand-up comedy show in the name of Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto was a no-brainer for comedian and organizer Daniela Saioni.
The late Gilda Radner has been called one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century and is perhaps best known for her five-year stint as part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live. Most importantly to Saioni and her cohorts, Radner remains a huge inspiration in the still male-dominated profession. The 42-year-old comedienne succumbed to ovarian cancer in 1988.
“We knew we wanted it to be cancer-related because it’s a disease that has touched all our lives,” said Saioni at a Roncesvalles Village coffee shop, Tuesday morning.
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