Jane Curtin

This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo was worth a point in December 2025.

publication date: Friday, December 12, 2025 (part of December 2025)

clue: She's known for playing a humanities professor in 3rd Rock from the Sun, a divorced mom in Kate & Allie, and an ignorant slut on Saturday Night Live.

explanation: The clue refers to a bit on SNL's Weekend Update in which Curtin's newscaster would argue her reasonable, intelligent position on a matter, only for Dan Aykroyd's newscaster to launch into his chauvinistic response with "Jane, you ignorant slut." more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky

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