‘It Just Goes To Show That Anyone Can Be President’
Live, from New York
September 14th, 2008
Folks, please tell me that you caught the opening skit on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night … cuz, if you did then you know it was the funniest thing ever. If you missed it, check it out below:
Amy Poehler was great as Hillary Clinton but Tina Fey was EFFING brilliant as Sarah Palin. The voice! She killed me with that shrieking voice! SNL has a reputation for really funny political humor and amazing impersonations … this skit was just perfect for me. Tina rules, well done. Do you not just love this skit?
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September 14th, 2008 at 7:54 am
It was hilarious!!!! i love tina fey!
September 14th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Loved it!!!! I was lmao by the end.
September 14th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Tina nailed Sarah’s voice, Amy sucked at being Hillary. It was really funny and didn’t bash either side too hard. Very enjoyable.
September 14th, 2008 at 8:05 am
That was brilliant and they were both hilarious…especially Tina Fey. Dead on. There was so much truth in that skit too. The media is no less sexist toward Hillary yet the public is more sympathetic towards Palin.
September 14th, 2008 at 8:10 am
…and btw, Phelps was terrible…just terrible.
September 14th, 2008 at 8:18 am
This was great!! Both Amy and Tina were hilarious! Tina could not have had a better Palin voice!!
September 14th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I totally loved it! Tina was perfect as Palin.
September 14th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I KNEW Tina Fey would be back to play Sarah Palin – it’s freaking BRILLS and soooo dead on. Seriously – Tina was killin me with that voice! LOVE IT!
September 14th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Im wondering why they were RECYCLING SKITS!!!! The whole locker room thing, it was done with Payton Manning when he was on. The whole ugly kid thing? That was done before, to the T. I stopped watching after that…I’m surprised this show is even still on the air.
September 14th, 2008 at 8:47 am
video is no longer available :-(
September 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Megan, the video is still there. I just watched it.
September 14th, 2008 at 9:38 am
tina fey was brilliant. spot on as usual! the rest of the show was boring. but, oh well. phelps is just blah anyway. another excellent athlete with nothing else to really offer. i have been watching SNL since childhood and i guess i still watch it because it is kind of like my baby blankie. i can’t get rid of it.
September 14th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Do you know where I could find the promo pictures of Phelps that they had on air last night?
September 14th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Tina Fey was BRILLS as Sarah Palin! It was hilarious! That was the highlight of the show…and it happened in the first 5 minutes…poor Michael Phelps just needed to cut loose and get into it!
September 14th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Jenn – the video was from YouTube before, which was removed. Trent linked it up to NBC instead, thankfully :)
September 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am
This is what you call EPIC WIN.
September 14th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Tina. Fey. Is. Amazing.
Enough said.
September 14th, 2008 at 10:43 am
That was not Tina Fey…it was actually Sarah Palin playing TIna Fey playing Sarah Palin. That skit was hilarious
September 14th, 2008 at 10:47 am
SERIOUSLY … it was so dead on, Tina Fey rules :)
September 14th, 2008 at 10:52 am
It was the perfect opening of the season. Love it!!! As for the comment earlier about “recycling skits”, that is what SNL does. They always have recurring characters: Mary Catherine Gallagher, Church Lady, Wayne’s World, The Cheerleaders, Penelope, Donatella Versace, etc. That is how you establish character and keep people watching for their favorites.
September 14th, 2008 at 10:54 am
hahaha…it was amazing!
September 14th, 2008 at 10:56 am
LMAO! That was brilliant! I love Tina Fey!
September 14th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Tina was GREAT. And they found a creative, funny (and legit) way to address Palin on the ticket, I never would have thought of making “end sexism” as the angle, but its brilliant cause it lets them bring in Hillary in a funny way too.
D-Boogie…thanks for pointing out where they did the locker room skit before!!! It was driving me nuts b/c I couldn’t remember how they did it with before, but I knew it was ridiculously familiar. Overall, I felt the writing was pretty lacking. The only skits I thought were any good was the T-Mobile one and Dinner Date one (and totally cause of Bobby Moynihan, I love him). The scary kids one worked cause Phelps was obviously relying alot on reading the monitors and it was a perfect excuse for him to stare blankly forward. the Charles Barkley one was a disappointment. Darrell Hammon finally found an impression he wasn’t that good at, and the idea had a lot of potential but they they left so much on the table there. How could they have kids working the crew and not have Bella screaming about their teeth or making other parallels to his comments about the Chinese gymnasts?
September 14th, 2008 at 11:02 am
The skit was well done, but the show was flat. and Michael phelps is getting such a bad rep for his performance on the show. It was his first time doing a LIVE show and the sketches he was in weren’t that well written. he’s a straight edge guy, but he should have went to MADTv and did something with bobby lee with his 24 sketches. those are funny. SNL isn’t that funny anymore.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:05 am
OH MY GOD!! That was PERFECTION on Tina Fey’s part!!! Thank you for posting that!! hahaha I’ve only TRULY laughed at like, 6 skits EVER on SNL, and that was one of them!!
September 14th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Dana — i agree on the writing part. he’s okay in commercials he’s done cause he has the time to prep, obvs its tough to have a less then one week period to memorize lines, especially when you’re not an actor. To add to you’re arguement, I’d say he did just as well, if not better, then most of the other athletes/non-actors they’ve had host in the past. considering the circumstances, he did well.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:09 am
There is a difference between recurring characters and using the same script. Seriously though, they need new writers.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin was SPOT ON!! She nailed it!! And, talk about IDENTICAL twins…
September 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Just to repeat what everyone else said, Tina Fey was so perfect as Palin! Though as soon as I saw Palin for the first time, I knew she would be..Amy Poehler is easily one of my favies and I love when she does Hillary..I haven’t watched the episode yet but have it on Tivo..Yeah..I’m old and can’t stay up that late anymore! Whatever!
September 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Tina Fey BLOWS!
September 14th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin was absolutely brills. One of the best SNL skits in years. Hope she comes back.
September 14th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
BRILLIANT!!
September 14th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
“And I can see Russia from my house”… LOL!! I loved that sketch last night and enjoyed watching it again today. I hope they bring Tina Fey back more often to play Palin… they will only need her til November anyway! :D
September 14th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Tina and Amy were brilliant. Best part of the show!!!
September 14th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Awesome! I laughed so hard!! Tina did a great job playing Sarah!
September 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
This skit was so awesome! Tina Fey’s short appearance was the best part of the whole show. I already had somewhat of a girl crush on her, but I love her even more now! :)
September 14th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
OMG!!!! BRILLIANT!!!
September 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Tina fey was perfect!The hand movements and finger pointing, spot on!I just pray that after January 2009 there will be no reason for her to play this role-ever again!
September 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I cannot say how much I LOVED this. So funny they both did great but I think Fey was literally channeling Palin. AMAZING!!!
September 14th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
O Tina. Perfect.
I kind of hate Michael Phelps. Is that wrong? :P
September 14th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Thanks for posting the skit. I love it!!!
September 14th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
haha yeah tina was *spot-on*… props to amy though, too, bc i love her hillary and i just love her in general
September 14th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Absolutely f-ing brilliant!
September 14th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
That was hilarious and Tina Fey nailed it. I hope she keeps coming back as Sarah Palin … but only until Nov. 4 :)
September 14th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
HA!!! Tina Fey had Sarah Palin’s chin and mouth movements down perfectly! Hillary Clinton must be having murderous dreams about that woman … for real.
September 15th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Brills!!!
September 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Just to echo….absolutely fabulous! Tina Fey did an amazing job. Amy did a really great job as Hillary too, it was just a bit more subtle than Tina as Sarah, since they are identical twins and all ;)
Let’s hope this impersonation is not needed after Nov. 4!! Get out and vote people!
September 15th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
hahaha…