A belated obituary for a very talented person, someone as flexible as Phil Hartman and Dan Akroyd in all the different roles she filled on the rather inconsistent SNL. I will always remember Jan through the better gigs she had:
- The Alamo’s tour guide in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
- The PR lady in Batman Returns.
- Apu’s wife Manjula on The Simpsons.
- and best of all, Bender’s love interest and Flexo’s ex-wife…Anglelyne
The cause of death isn’t important. What matters is all the joy and laughter Jan brought to everyone during her brief time. I always recall the Tammy Faye Baker thing but I had forgotten how spot-on she was as Sinead O’Connor during the hilarious Frank Sinatra roundtable bit when Sting was the guest.