Althouse: Goodbye to Jan Hooks.

October 9, 2014

Goodbye to Jan Hooks.

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Jan Hooks died today. She was 57.

19 comments:

Michael K said...: Didn't know who she was.

More Ebola patients.

A massacre of Kurds coming thanks to the Turks and Obama. A bigger deal to me. Around 400,000.; 10/9/14, 6:47 PM
Patrick said...: Missed the part when he calls her "Uncle Fester." Damn funny skit. RIP, PHil Hartman too, although he's been gone a long time.; 10/9/14, 7:00 PM
Kelly said...: Loved her as a Sweeney sister. Back when I watched snl faithfully.; 10/9/14, 7:06 PM
Robert Cook said...: What a shame. She was so good...and so undervalued. As with so many of her female colleagues who burned bright on SNL, her career seemed to fizzle after she left.; 10/9/14, 7:07 PM
LordSomber said...: Sad. I remember her on the Bill Tush show on WTCG (later TBS) in Atlanta in the '80's.; 10/9/14, 7:36 PM
Mr. D said...: That's the bit I remember. She absolutely nailed Sinead O'Connor. RIP.; 10/9/14, 7:36 PM
edutcher said...: Her timing was impeccable and she was a mistress of dialect.

She did an SNL opening bit with Chuck Heston (and Hartman, of course) lampooning Oral Roberts' Prayer Tower that was a classic and a 5 minute scream.

A shame she didn't have more success.; 10/9/14, 7:42 PM
Julie C said...: She was also very funny on 30 Rock.; 10/9/14, 7:44 PM
LordSomber said...: Over 30 years later, this clip still makes me laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdspNP5Vweo; 10/9/14, 8:10 PM
rcommal said...: Too soon.; 10/9/14, 8:38 PM
Babaluigi said...: Yup, she was funny on Tush, and it was good to see her propelled onto the national scene on SNL. She had a lot of talent, and good timing and delivery. Her impersonations were as good as they come.

I guess I had stopped watching Designing Women (and most but a few other shows) by the time she was on, and I have only seen 30Rock on the occasional rerun...but I look forward to seeing her on there now..

RIP Jan, way too young...thanks for the laughs.; 10/9/14, 9:12 PM
Wince said...: She was survived by her four "wonderfully strapping young boys": Morgan, Mason, Matthew and Modine.; 10/9/14, 9:35 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: Julie- what did she play on 30 Rock? I think I have seen every episode but must have not recognized her.; 10/9/14, 10:46 PM
Unknown said...: i hadn't really heard of her, but i remember her from pee wee's big adventure. she taught us all that there's no basement in the alamo, ands she will be missed.

RIP; 10/10/14, 12:05 AM
Known Unknown said...: A really talented woman who probably deserved more opportunities. RIP.; 10/10/14, 7:54 AM
Robert Cook said...: @AJ Lynch:

She had only a "recurring" role, (irregular) and played the white trash mother of diva Jenna Maroney, (played by Jane Krakowski). Hooks wasn't on every week, or even very often; she would appear every now and again for brief arcs of 2 shows or 3, bedeviling Jenna, exacerbating her daughter's neuroses and insecurities.; 10/10/14, 8:00 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: I never found her especially funny, but anytime a comedian dies is a moment we all do, a little,....; 10/10/14, 2:11 PM
CatherineM said...: Jan Hooks - https://screen.yahoo.com/brenda-waitress-000000407.html

Brilliant.

Watch the clip Under rated. All the attention paid to talentless Gwyneth should be paid to women like Jan.

Really really sad about this. Wasted (by Hollywood, etc) talent.

RIP Jan.; 10/11/14, 4:50 AM
CatherineM said...: she also did a great Hillary..Diane Sawyer...so sad; 10/11/14, 4:56 AM