Jackson wasn’t a fan of Hooks either. At a cast meeting to discuss problems with the show, writer Terry Turner claims that Jackson stood on a chair and called Jan Hooks “the devil.” Oh, and Nora Dunn was “a b!tch.”
“It didn’t surprise me,” said Nora Dunn. “When I met her, I was surprised that there was not much difference between what she did in front of the camera and what happened off camera. For me, it tried my patience.”
When Al Franken told Jackson he wasn’t a fan of her ditzy persona, she replied that she was overcompensating "because everybody here is dying and going to Hell, and I'm supposed to tell them about Jesus." At Christmas, she gave cast members audiocassette versions of the Bible, many of which were returned.
Jackson attended SNL’s 40th-anniversary show but complains her political/religious beliefs (she’s a public critic of homosexuality and Barack Obama, among other things) caused her to be the only former cast member relegated to an overflow room. The Hollywood Reporter refuted the claim, noting she was offered a place in the main room but Jackson wouldn’t confirm if she’d be on time for the show. Her seat was given to someone who could actually attend.