"The Sinatra Group" is, for my money, one of the best all-impressions sketches to come out of SNL in the last 30 years. I'd be tempted to say the full 40 years.
*Frank Sinatra*: Issue number one: Censorship. They got the records with > the labels now, people getting arrested. What the hell's going on? Sine-aid > O'Conner! > *Sinead O'Connor*: Well, I thnk it's a bloody shame that freedom of > expression is suppressed in this country.. > *Frank Sinatra*: Yap, yap, yap! Billy Idol! > *Billy Idol*: I think they're all a bunch of tight-assed old farts. > *Frank Sinatra*: Get a haircut. Luther Campbell! > *Luther Campbell*: Well, man I had my run-ins with censorship all year. > *Frank Sinatra*: Can't understand a word. > *Luther Campbell*: I said I was censored all year. > *Frank Sinatra*: You don't know what censored is, junior. Censored is > being dumped by Columbia because Mitch Miller doesn't like the way your > career is going. It's having million-dollar pipes and nowhere to play 'em. > Am I right, Steve and Eydie? > *Steve Lawrence*: Yes, you are, Frank. > *Eydie Gorme*: Absolutely, Frank. > *Frank Sinatra*: You bet I am. Full transcript: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90ksinatra.phtml. You're welcome. On Friday, October 10, 2014 10:20:42 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: > > My apologies: I couldn't find anything more solid that wasn't just a link > back to TMZ. > > I had no idea about the health issues. And yes: her as Sinead O'Connor on > "The Sinatra Group" was one of my favorite scenes. > > Deadspin found a magnificently poignant "skit" from her SNL days with her > and Phil Hartman. > > > http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/watch-jan-hooks-and-phil-hartman-in-the-weird-gorgeous-1644570315 > > I find it interesting that, since the folks at "The Simpsons" announced > that a character would die, two different actors who voiced characters have > since departed the mortal coil. > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 8:20 PM, PGage <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> n Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected] <javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Jan Hooks, aged 57 >>> >>> http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/10/09/jan-hooks-dead-dies-snl >>> >> >> With no offense to the fine people at TMZ, here is a link from NBC that >> avoids scrolling through all of the debris on the TMZ page, and features >> BWill giving the video obit as well as text: >> >> http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/saturday-night-live-vet-jan-hooks-dead-57-n222501 >> >> >> In my opinion Jan Hooks was one of the three best women cast members in >> the history of SNL, and on some days I might argue #1 (bunched with Gilda >> and Jane Curtain). She is easily in my personal top 5 favorite players of >> any gender on the show; I always enjoyed it when she was on screen, >> whatever she was doing. >> >> I had heard she was struggling with health issues, and I am deeply >> saddened to hear that she has died at such a young age. I will always >> remember her fondly and with a smile. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
