Fey an Emmy winner for Palin mimicry? You betcha

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Is Tina Fey an Emmy winner? You betcha. Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live."

Accepting her trophy for best guest actress in a comedy, Fey thanked "SNL" producer Lorne Michaels and her parents, "who are lifelong Republicans, for their patience."

She was honored at the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys, which recognize technical and other achievements for the 2008-09 season and preceded next weekend's main ceremony. Fey has the chance for more awards: She could repeat last year's win as best actress in a comedy series for "30 Rock," and the show also could again claim top comedy honors.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/12/entertainment/e200251D38.DTL&tsp=1

[donheld]

1. Excellent!

[2Design]

2. great - she did a reallly good job when it wasn't her job anymore and gave us all great laughs n/t

[applegrove]

22. She stepped up to the plate when it was important and did a great job.

[bc3000]

3. I hope she did some fancy pageant walkin'

[tomm2thumbs]

4. b-eautiful - the country owes her a debt of gratitude as well for making us laugh thru it all

and the writers and creative folks at SNL of course

[moonbatmax]

5. Wait for the obligatory outrage...

from Sarah and whatever Repos are still behind her.

I'm sure we'll soon find out what a commie liberal cadre the Emmys are,
just like all those other Hollywood institutions.

Or have we been told that one already?

[rocktivity]

6. It's called TALENT

Sure, Fey resembles Palin (right down to flute playing), but that was icing on the cake. The cake was that Fey had the artistic instinct to zero in on exactly what makes Palin so improbable (right down to quoting her verbatim). Similarly, Will Ferrell resembles a taller version of George Bush, but had he failed at exploiting Bush's arrested development, his imitations wouldn't have worked. And then there's Frank Caliendo: he doesn't resemble George Bush in the least, but lampooned him even more effectively than Ferrell did. Congrats, Tina--cue the Vonage theme!

:woohoo:
rocktivity

[JournalistKev87]

8. Tina deserves her award for SP impression

She's a genius and an incredibly smart person. I really love Tina Fey.

As the GWB impressions go, I think Will Ferrell does a okay one. Frank Caliendo, however, does a spot on impression--the voice, the nervous tick grins. Yeah, he is larger than Yuk Yuk, but Caliendo still rocks it.

[Beartracks]

11. Wow, Caliendo is great.

I don't recall if I'm seen him before.

[Odin2005]

7. I love that woman!

:loveya:

[DesertFlower]

9. she's great and deserves it. nt

[Libertas1776]

10. Sweeeeeet

Good for her!

[Divine Discontent]

12. "thanked her parents who are lifelong Republicans" - oh I am SO sorry! that's brutal I'm sure.

they were probably telling her don't make too much fun of her sweetheart, she's gonna be president after Obama and she may get back at you!

[sce56]

14. Yep the first two times her parents were ok with it but the last two times they did not like it!

It was great I thoroughly enjoyed the show just wish my son would have won his category and the Governors ball was great my two youngest ones got to get pictures with some neat young actors and the Adam and Jamie from Myth Busters!
Just got back home from the Ball.
Here are my kids and my oldest with his date

[Divine Discontent]

16. still great to be honored. handsome family. I'm glad they had a great time nonetheless! :)

[No Elephants]

25. Wonderful family! (I wish your son had won, too, but getting nominated ain't chopped liver!)

[villager]

13. Just came back from there. Her most hilarious line in the acceptance was

...that we had to respect "Mrs. Palin" for doing what working moms everywhere fantasized about doing: "bailing from their jobs right before 4th of July weekend!"

Fey said she wished she coulda done the same!

[sce56]

23. I take it you were at the Govenors Ball also?

Will you be going to the next one in a week?
And did the Guy from Disney trip or do that somersault onto the stage on purpose?

[villager]

24. not going to the one next week.... and have the same question about that particular "stage entrance"

;-)

[Raine]

15. GOOD! She sure did us a favor taking Palin down

all decent Americans owe her a debt of gratitude. :thumbsup: :bounce: :party:

[Vidar]

17. Bravo Tina!

[ScottLand]

18. Couldn't be more deserving!

Congratulations to the Emmys for getting it right!

[Kahuna]

19. She also deserves a special medal for accurately defining that vapid twit..

to the nation and the world.

[UTUSN]

20. POEHLER was almost as good as HRC, plus doing the rap song while pregnant!1 n/t

[No Elephants]

26. "When I say Obama, you say Ayers!" Loved it.

[sce56]

21. Set your TIVO's the awards will be brodcast next friday at 1pm on E! TV