Chicago Tribune - Recommended
"...The passage of time has been good to this show, which also has re-emerged of late in Los Angeles. It has the aura now of midcentury modern, retro, comedy-club chic. Our collective obsession with "Saturday Night Live" has kept on going. This isn't one of those authorized exhibitions, of course, but a very personal little love story, about those friendships that some of us have that never quite tip into eros, even if we come to wish they had. Especially after our soul mates no longer walk this earth and make us laugh."
Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended
"...As Radner and Zweibel—two insecure, deeply emotional, whip-smart wisecrackers who were too much alike to ever completely mesh—Dana Tretta and Jackson Evans are engaging, spontaneous, and believable; Jason Grimm rounds out the cast in a string of marvelously caricatured supporting roles."
Theatre By Numbers - Somewhat Recommended
"...I'm so incensed by this show's entire premise, I don't have wherewithal to speak nicely anymore: How dare you lure me in with promises of a woman I admire deeply, then treat me to a buffet of your wounded male feelings? Please return this script to the Woody Allen Institute for Hapless Boys for re-tooling immediately."
Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended
"...Both Tretta and Evans are masterful and the direction by Crocker is powerful and moving. I suggest that you bring a packet of tissues. Yes! You will need at least three. You will laugh with the characters and their story and yes, you will feel the sadness that each lives through. Having each other does make life a bit easier for both."
WTTW - Highly Recommended
"...Under Warner Crocker's direction, the story, narrated by Zweibel, moves with speed and economy as Jason Grimm plays 20 different characters, from a bouncer to Andy Warhol, and a pair of stagehands playfully move bits of scenery (most notably a large potted plant) into place. "
Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended
"...The fourteen-year friendship between Gilda Radner and her mentor, Alan Zweibel is as touching as it is hilarious. Incidents from both their lives include auditions, performances, dealing with fame, bad romantic choices, mourning over the death of a favorite pop star and, finally, coming to terms with illness. Through banter and quarrels, these two bosom buddies show what it means to be real friends. And in our current era of bitterness and betrayal, it’s refreshing to know that such true, reliable relationships still exist in this world. Friendships, such as this, are a big part of living life to its fullest."
Chicagoland Theater Reviews - Highly Recommended
"...I entered the Mercury Theater with modest expectations, anticipating a vanity production exploiting Radner's career and tragic early death. Instead, I enjoyed a show performed with wit, intelligence, and honest feeling, subtly but flawlessly staged and performed by actors who seem made for their roles. For me, "Bunny, Bunny" is the most pleasant surprise of the season."
NewCity Chicago - Somewhat Recommended
"...The actors do a fine job and the premise has potential. I wanted to like this play. But as minute after minute of painstaking imitation played out on stage I couldn't help but feel that Gilda Radner deserves a better tribute than two and a half hours worth of a man who felt friend-zoned and never really understood bulimia."