Sarah Sherman Says Her ‘SNL’ Residual Checks Went To Gilda Radner’s Estate In “Crazy Coincidence”

Sarah Sherman Says Her ‘SNL’ Residual Checks Went To Gilda Radner’s Estate In “Crazy Coincidence”

Following her fourth season of Saturday Night Live, Sarah Sherman recently revealed a strange connection to one of the show’s most beloved alums. The comedian recalled finding out that her SAG residual checks were going to the estate of Gilda Radner, who was a castmember on the NBC sketch comedy show from its inception in 1975 until departing after Season 5 in 1980. “I got a giant envelope in the mail with a handwritten letter that was like,…

Sarah Sherman learned her 'SNL' checks were sent to Gilda Radner's estate

Radner, who starred on the first five seasons of "Saturday Night Live," died of ovarian cancer in 1989.Mike Coppola/Getty; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Sarah Sherman in 2024; Gilda Radner in 1985Sarah Sherman got a cosmic message from late Saturday Night Live alum Gilda Radner that cinched her place on the legendary sketch series — at least, that's how she sees it.During a recent appearance on Vulture's Good One podcast, the SNL …