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Ruth Leon rrecommends… Dancing In The Dark – Steve Martin and Golda Radner

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Ruth Leon rrecommends… Dancing In The Dark – Steve Martin and Golda Radner

Do you remember when Saturday Night Live was still funny? I had forgotten and no longer bother to watch its endless succession of unfunny ‘celebrity’ hosts and unmusical musical guests. But my friend Adele reminded me what a great and ground-breaking show it used to be by sending me this clip, an Astaire/Rogers parody from 1978.

Elegant, silly and fall down laughing funny.  Thank you, Adele.

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