The Sweeney Sisters

The Sweeney Sisters were the funniest characters on "Saturday Night Live," and worthy of a movie as any other cast members.

Nora Dunn on Jan Hooks: "It was Jan Hooks who came up with the idea for The Sweeney Sisters. On the spot while we were shooting a commercial parody for Saturday Night Live. It came like a minor explosion, as most of her ideas did, and she delivered the concept and our names in a matter of seconds. Then she started belting out medleys of classic swing songs. There was no way I could keep up with her. She was a seasoned improvisor who never credited herself as a writer and at the heart of her matter she was a genuine actress."

"I’m not ready to accept that Jan died, at 57. That’s not fair. But neither is life. It’s sorrowful, and there isn’t one comedian worth her weight in salt if she doesn’t understand that. "

"She and I spent an evening with George Harrison in Lorne’s office one night, drinking wine and playing records and listening to one of the Beatles, who was engaging and prolific, I remember her saying afterwards, “Did that really happen?” And I hear myself saying that now, as I read this piece. Did it? "

Never got the appeal. They were mildly amusing, but the sketches of them were such thin gruel.

I know, sacrilege!

The last known documentation of R1

Agh, loved them! That was probably my favorite era of SNL, with Jan Hooks, Phil Hartman, and Chris Farley. I can't believe they're all dead now.

🎼 Clang, clang, clang went the trolley

Ding, ding, ding went the bell 🎶!

Their hopeful desperation probably hits too close to home for many DLers.

The only funny SNL skit ever.