Tina Fey and Her Palin Impression Return to 'SNL'

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

Tina Fey and her Palin impression return to `SNL'

By JAKE COYLE (AP) – 14 minutes ago

NEW YORK — She's back and wearing leather.

Tina Fey reprised her impression of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" while hosting the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday night. It was Fey's first performance as the former Alaska governor since her iconic impressions during the 2008 presidential campaign when Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate.

Fey appeared as Palin in a sketch introducing a mock "Sarah Palin Network," satirizing Palin's entry into media. Palin recently launched the program "Real American Stories" on Fox News Channel and will soon begin production on "Sarah Palin's Alaska," an eight-part series for TLC.

Appearing as Palin in a leather jacket with an American flag pin, Fey introduced a lineup of shows like "Tea Party Wheel of Fortune" (the puzzle read "Obamar is a terrist"), "Are You Smarter than a Half-Term Governor?" and "30 Main Street," a parody of her own "30 Rock."

Other fake shows included "Hey Journalist, I Gotcha," in which Palin re-edited interviews to make it look like her interviewers — like CBS' Katie Couric — were "woefully unprepared." Also touted was a spinoff starring husband Todd Palin (played on "SNL" by cast member Jason Sudeikis) as a renegade police officer transferred from Alaska to New York.

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. It was great to see her again. The SNL Update was hysterical=literally

[Tx4obama]

2. Here's a link to the Tina Fey as Palin on SNL VIDEO

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8129135

[nc4bo]

13. Thanks, I missed it last night but can't wait to see! nt

[SoapBox]

3. Just read this one!

...take the "L" out of Palin...and all you are left with is Pain!

hehe

[4lbs]

4. This looks to be one of the greatest SNL episodes ever.

Even the NBC promos for it, with music guest Justin Beiber and host Tina Fey, were awesome.

The promo has Justin, who is a young teenager, telling Tina "You are soooo hot in person!"

Tina responds, blushing, "Justin! I'm at least... 5 years older than you!"

:rofl:

[chollybocker]

5. A good reason to watch SNL this week.

Tina Fey is amazing, going from skit to skit with a wig change. She is a great actor and too smart.

Justin Beiber is annoyingly talented. I hate him cuz I never wuz him.

The regular SNL cast ... the usual horrors.

[Janice325]

6. I thought it was one of the best "non-election" shows in ages.

Tina Fey is sooo talented, not to mention gorgeous and hot to boot, IMO.

[truthrocks]

7. Can't wait for the Palin righteous outrage - awwwwwww

:boring:

[Sancho]

8. They replayed this on c-span this morning...hilarious!

:rofl:

[underpants]

9. As much as I laugh at Palin and love Fey let's not forget two things

1. Fey said she would never do the Palin thing after the election (or at least she hoped not to)
2. Tina has a move coming out (which is getting really bad reviews)

[KharmaTrain]

10. When You Have A Goldmine...Do You Stay Away?

Methinks Ms. Fay, like many of us, thought that after the '08 election, that'd be the last we'd see/hear of Mooselini...at least for a while. Didn't quite happen...au contrare, she made a bigger fool of herself. My bets are Tina was prodded into it, not as much for the PR (even though Loren Michaels produces her TV show...not sure about the movie) but just there's been too much comedy gold laid around for her not to pass it up.

The irony is I suspect the last person Tina Fey wants to be identified with is this twit.

Cheers...

[underpants]

12. Yes that is true

and she has to love the fact that in one of her "paradies" she simply read the transcript of what Palin actually said.

Lorne Michaels too must love it- it is the only reason to watch SNL now

[DesertRat]

15. She didn't say she'd "never" do the Palin thing again

And her new movie is receiving mostly positive reviews. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/date_night/?critic=creamcrop

[spanone]

11. palin loves the attention. it only serves to put her in the limelight.

[olegramps]

14. Sarah is so stupid she thinks that it was a compliment.

[Berry Cool]

16. Let's be honest, this was the first funny-all-the-way-through SNL in ages.

I am sure Tina had a lot to do with the writing, and that's why. No wasting time on stupid one-joke sketches with dopey ad nauseam-repeated lines of dialogue that are obvious attempts at coming up with a new "SNL catchphrase." She came up with genuinely funny ideas and sold them.