Comedy Central Presents
Comedy Central · 2000 · 25 min
The former SNL cast member plays ukulele and does handstands.
Victoria Jackson relies heavily on the persona that defined her time on Saturday Night Live: a breathy, wide-eyed ditz who strums a ukulele and unexpectedly drops into gymnastics. The comic performs her signature handstands while reciting poetry and delivers a distinct routine about marrying the devil, all filtered through a high-pitched delivery.
Filmed in 1998 and aired in August 2000 for the third season of Comedy Central Presents, the 22-minute set caught Jackson during a transitional career phase. Following her 1992 departure from late-night television, she took roles in films like UHF and was co-starring on the Comedy Central sitcom Strip Mall. Today, the broadcast is primarily known as a piece of lost media, remaining entirely absent from official streaming archives of the network.
How it plays
- Pace
- Described by Jackson as looking subdued due to recent injuries and strong pain medication.
Backstory
Jackson was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles the day before taping where the steering wheel hit her chest, leaving her injured and performing while on strong pain killers.
Details
- Released
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Where
- Comedy Central
- Director
- Paul Miller
- Topics
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