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=== Other work === Outside of film, Radner continued to work in different mediums. In 1981, Radner began appearing, with [[Sam Waterston]] in the [[Jean Kerr]] play ''Lunch Hour''. They played two people whose spouses are having an affair, and who, in retaliation, begin an affair of their own consisting of lunch-hour trysts.<ref>{{cite book |author=Hischak |first=Thomas S. |title=American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969β2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-19-512347-0 |pages=176 |language=en}}</ref> The show ran for more than seven months, playing in various US theaters, including the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] in Washington, D.C. Newspaper critics, including [[Tom Shales]], praised both the play and Radner's performance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shales |first=Tom |date=October 3, 1980 |title=Good as Gilda |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/10/03/good-as-gilda/c96b73c8-4804-47df-b073-ebb1acee6892/ |access-date=January 30, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In 1983, she, along with Alan Zweibel, wrote ''Roseanne Roseannadanna's "Hey Get Back to Work!" Book''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Radner |first=Gilda |title=It's Always Something |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-671-63868-9 |location=Sydney ; New York |pages=19 |language=en}}</ref> She continued to work on television, as well. In 1984, Radner appeared on an episode of Lorne Michaels' ''[[The New Show]]'', a sketch comedy show featuring [[Valri Bromfield]], [[John Candy]], and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCTV Guide - After SCTV - The New Show |url=https://www.sctvguide.ca/episodes/as_newshow.htm |access-date=February 10, 2025 |website=www.sctvguide.ca}}</ref>
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