Tina Fey's Emmy Night: Humble, Wants To Stop Playing Sarah Palin

[BlueJessamine]

Source: The Huffington Post

"If anyone's seen my purse," Fey announced to reporters backstage after winning three Emmys, "I left it under my seat."

It might have been the first thing the "30 Rock" mastermind did wrong all night after picking up trophies for outstanding comedy writing, comedy series and lead actress in a comedy.

When prodded by reporters, she humbly dodged praise and questions about her contributions.

"I think our cast is diverse and talented," she said in one breath.

"We've had the greatest guest stars," she said in another.

"Alec (Baldwin) elevates the show to another level with his abilities," she said.

She even shrugged off her resemblance to Gov. Sarah Palin, whom she won raves for portraying on the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

"But then my kid saw her on TV and said, `That's Mommy!'" she said.

She was more open about her thoughts on reprising the "SNL" role. As in, she'd prefer not to.

"I want to be done playing this lady Nov. 5," she said. "So if anybody can help me be done playing this lady Nov. 5, that would be good for me."



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[flvegan]

1. "if anybody can help me be done playing this lady Nov. 5, that would be good for me."

I love you, Tina Fey.

[Athletic Grrl]

24. During the red carpet show

she said she'd have a beer with Sarah Palin if Sarah had some free time in late November.

LMAO. Love me some Tina.

[YOY]

2. She does it so well.

I'm no longer an SNL fan but the "Tina Fey glasses" line was great.

[AzDar]

3. I'll help you, Tina Fey!

:)

[Lerkfish]

4. I want to have her baby

oh,wait, I can't. but seriously.

[BlueJessamine]

5. lol!

[Lerkfish]

13. if I wasn't already happily married to my soulmate, and she was single

and we were both thrust together by fate and she somehow lost all good judgment, we could be couple!

seriously, though, she's everything I already like about my wife: beauty, brains and wit.

[Stand and Fight]

6. Hot. Smart. Funny.

I was mortified for a second after reading the headline. I thought that perhaps she had come out as a supporter of Palin.

Love her humbleness and wit!

[BlueJessamine]

12. yea, the headline

worried me too. Happy to hear her say this.:bounce:

[Stop Cornyn]

7. k&r

[Sam Ervin jret]

8. Help Tina by voting for Obama, Send Palin back to Alaska. Hopefully, never to be seen again.

:kick: Her butt back to the people of Alaska. They know more about her now than ever. Let them do what they will.

Here's to saying bye bye to Sarah.:toast:

[loyalkydem]

9. Seriously

I don't want her husband as the first dude, that's just too scary.

[hamsterjill]

14. Shouldn't he be the SECOND dude at least?

Seriously, what do they normally call the Vice President's spouse, which in the past has always been a female?

A Vice President's wife is not a "first" lady, that title is reserved for the president's wife. Is she a "second" lady? If so, that would make him "second dude".

I don't want Taaaawwwdddd being the "first" anything!!!

[bushmeister0]

10. What's with the Emmy's anyway?

I love Tina, don't get me wrong, the show is great, but what about The Wire and Battlestar Galactica? Two of the best shows on TV get NADA?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

17. "The Wire" far exceeds Hollywood's African-American quota.

To win an Emmy, your show must have no more than two African-American cast members with significant screen time.

Anything else somehow upsets the balance.

[bushmeister0]

20. You know, there just aren't enough good black actors out there.

[kay1864]

11. Note the implication: After the election, he'll only have to portray Palin ONCE

Fey didn't say "starting Nov 5", she said "Nov 5". As in, "mocking her concession speech".

After that, WGAS about her.

:thumbsup:

[tanyev]

15. I loved it when she gave props to Julia-Louis Dreyfus in her leading actress acceptance speech.

[stanwyck]

16. When Alec Baldwin said of Tina

"she's the Elaine May of her generation" my husband said, of course, "who's Elaine May."
And, yet, I love him.

[nichomachus]

18. I want Sarah Palin

to be nothing but the answer to a tie-breaker question in a game of Trivial Pursuits.

[Froward69]

19. Hey Tina

we are working on it...

Oh and Congratulations BTW.

[Uncle Joe]

21. I always thought Tina Fey rocked.

:) :yourock:

Thanks for the thread, BlueJessamine.

[BlueJessamine]

23. your welcome!

:hi:

[damntexdem]

22. If we're all lucky, she can stop after Nov. 4.

It's NOT Nov. 5!!