When I heard about her death, the first thing I thought of was Hooks' role as Candy Sweeney, one half of the Sweeney Sisters lounge singing duo. The equally funny Nora Dunn played Candy's sister Liz.
L-R:Nora Dunn and Hooks as the Sweeney Sisters. |
A still from the Sweeney Sisters Christmas sketch. |
I taped this episode back when it first aired 28 Christmases ago. I played it every Holiday season for years after that (I think my family had their fill after a few years!). Sadly, probably due to song copyright issues, this sketch has never been released on home video. But I stumbled on that old tape a few Christmases back and it's still makes me laugh.
And as a "bonus" clip, here's Hooks and other cast members singing in another holiday-themed sketch (from December 15, 1990), a commercial for the 'Dysfunctional Family Christmas' album:
Saturday Night Live: "Dysfunctional Family... by felipekusnitzki
For me, it's not really the Christmas season until I hear the Sweeney's Christmas Medley! R.I.P. Jan Hooks, thanks for making Christmas a little more fun every year since '86.
5 comments:
How had I never seen any of this before? Thanks for sharing.
You have made my day! And my sister's. We so miss Jan Hooks and absolutely love the Sweeney sisters. We have missed them so. It's really difficult to find a clip of this. Thank you for sharing this nugget.
Hi Amy! Glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment! :-)
Best,
RigbyMel
I was watching the SNL Christmas Past DVD last night and this skit is not on it. But it is one of my all-time favorites, so I was hoping to find it and I did. Thank you for posting this! It really puts a smile on my face. Jan Hooks was brilliant.
Best,
John
Hooks and Dunn sing as good as brooks and dunn!
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