Terry Mattingly of kitsapsun.com caught up with former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson recently and asked for her thoughts on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Jackson, the blonde, female, singing, born-again Christian comedian was intrigued by a character on Studio 60. Her attention was drawn to Harriet (played by Sarah Paulson), a blonde, female, singing comedian who is a born-again Christian.
Surprised at the similarities, she was then intrigued by the fuss over Studio 60's fictional sketch Crazy Christians. From the article:
That was the name Jackson assigned to a sketch she was asked to perform, leading her to plead for relief from executive director Lorne Michaels. He heard her out and assigned another actress to do the part. The sketch bombed in dress rehearsal and vanished.
"It was a legitimate sketch that was making fun of what they called extreme Christians," said Jackson. "You know, there are Christians out there that make life rather embarrassing for other Christians. ...Now I can make fun of people who have a Jesus toaster and Jesus salt and pepper shakers and Jesus napkin holders. That's fair. But this time they wanted me to kneel down in a comedy show and pretend to pray - to get a laugh. I just couldn't do it. I told Lorne that I thought I'd start crying or shaking. Prayer is real. I think prayer is talking to God."
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