SNL Alum Jan Hooks, R.I.P.

[johnmiic]

She was 57:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/jan-hooks-dead-dies_n_5961882.html

[Hector]

Yeah, I was gonna post this earlier, but had to step outta the house for a few hours.

She was funny...so young too...pretty shocking.

RIP

[Hector]

Jan Hooks had a small but memorable scene in Pee Wee's Big Adventure:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cYfjq3ZYZbA

[Operation:Mego]

Very sad to hear about this. She was very talented and extremely hilarious. R.I.P.

[Mikey]

IMO she was the funniest SNL lady of the 80's

She was also on Not Necessarily the News (for anyone who had HBO back in the day)

[enyawd72]

She had the best line in Batman Returns to the Penguin...

"Let's put these little glove thingies on you, okay? Our research tells us voters like fingers."

[Earth 2 Chris]

Aw man, I always liked her.

Another comic connection is her role as "Superman's baby momma" on that mostly best-forgotten Superman 50th Anniversary special Lorne Michaels did. She was funny in it, though.

Chris

[LadyZod]

I always loved her Tammy Faye Bakker. I'm sad to see so many staples of my youth just fading.

[palitoy]

I first saw her on a syndicated show called "Comedy Break", I was thrilled to see her make SNL. She was fearless and I loved her.

Recent appearances though had me wondering if she had health issues, she looked beyond her years.

[madmarva]

Very funny lady.

[johnmiic]

I can't put the video directly here as it's embedded on facbook but these 2 sites have the SNL short "Love is a Dream" starring Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman. Now both gone:

http://www.frequency.com/video/in-time-for-valentines-day-love-is-dream/140078178/-/5-2291

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/watch-jan-hooks-and-phil-hartman-in-the-weird-gorgeous-1644570315