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Comedy Central Presents

Victoria Jackson

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
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