I originally had this next entry up at The Land of Whatever in doing a review of Saturday Night Live, but the site where I picked up the clip went kaputski, and out it went.
Anyway, even though political commentator and PBS host John McLaughlin had appeared on the show previously, and his series had been parodied with Dana Carvey as McLaughlin, SNL upped the ante by making another parody, this one music-centric.
The Sinatra Group features Phil Hartman as Frank Sinatra, Jan Hooks as Sinead O'Connor, Chris Rock at Luther Campbell (2 Live Krew), Mike Myers & Victoria Jackson as Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme (Myers was a bad pick as Lawrence), and that week's host, Sting, as fellow Brit Billy Idol.
From January 19, 1991. Parental discretion is advised for politically incorrect content. This sketch appears to have been edited off the version available for streaming on Peacock.
Past episodes of SNL have been heavily edited. The episode this sketch was originally part of clocks in on Peacock at just under 30 minutes, or, 1/3 the actual length of the show. You've been warned.
Rating: A-.
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