I'll probably get another thousand hits from this
Janet Jackson on 'SNL,' Back in a Pixelated Flash
By Tom Shales
Monday, April 12, 2004; Page C01
Janet Jackson and "Saturday Night Live" gave Congress and the Federal Communications Commission a richly deserved nose-thumbing over the weekend when Jackson guest-hosted the irreverent and influential satire show.
In the very first sketch, before the opening credits, Jackson did a bull's-eye impression of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice testifying, as she did last week, before the commission investigating the 9/11 tragedy. Outfitted with prosthetic teeth that helped with the flashing of a coldly faked smile, Jackson as Rice rehearsed for her testimony with a sinister and snakelike Vice President Cheney, played by master impressionist Darrell Hammond.
If all else were to fail, Cheney advised, "I think you should flash a boob," a reference to Jackson's notorious gig during halftime of this year's Super Bowl. "Just one headlight, real quickly," the Cheney character went on, as the audience laughed. Jackson-as-Rice rejected the notion, but when testifying -- with Jackson edited into footage of the actual hearing -- she did indeed reveal a breast to the commission, then uttered the iconic cry "Live from New York, it's 'Saturday Night!' "
