Andrew J. Lederer first became a comedian as a teenager. He found himself acting in movies and television, including FAMILY TIES, THE FACTS OF LIFE, and FAME. He's gone on to be a journalist and editor for magazines like FILM- THREAT among others. He's gone on to be a critical darling at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival...but back in the day, Andrew made the New York party circuit. Occasionally he gets in touch with ReallySmallTalk to relive the low lights of the high life.
TWO PARTIES By Andrew J. Lederer So, this time I used my apple-cheeked, adolescent wiles to worm my way into an outdoor wingding so deluxe they had not just an open bar but an open omelet-station! And if I remember my omelet better than I remember who was at the party, maybe it's because one of the people I do remember was Gilda Radner. As a funny (I thought) Jew from Brooklyn, I was in awe of the funny Jewess from TV, so when I looked up and saw her coming my way, I couldn't wait to get to know her. I burbled some inept enthusiasms and she responded by putting her cigarette out in my omelet. Months later, as a somewhat uninvited guest at a more intimate gathering, I spotted a blonde actress I had met once before -- at a party where she mistook me for a girl! I said something along the lines of, "Remember me? You thought I was a girl," and instead of saying, "Yeah, I'm sorry. I have a problem with drugs," she turned to the person next to her and said, "Don't you think he looks like a girl?" The person next to her was Gilda Radner. Gilda said, "I think he looks like a doll." She kissed me on the check and they both vanished from the premises. Ah, redemption! I returned to my table to find that Anne Beatts (perhaps best known as
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