Tina Fey Kills As Sarah Palin On ‘SNL’ Once Again
Down pat
September 28th, 2008
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler opened last night’s ep of Saturday Night Live again as they did a couple of weekends ago (where Fey played Sarah Palin and Poehler played Hillary Clinton). This time, tho, Tina played Palin to Poehler’s Katie Couric (in a skit that mocked Couric’s multipart interview with Palin which took place earlier in the week). Here for your viewing enjoyment is last night’s hilarious opening skit in full:
LOLOLOL. Not only was this skit insanely funny (and Fey’s portrayal of Palin perfect in every way) but is scarily similar to the actual interview between Couric and Palin. Those of you who were able to watch the actual interview on the CBS Evening News know that Tina Fey managed to duplicate Palin’s confused and semi-meaningless answers. I mean, it’s funny but … really still very scary. In any event, I just love it when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do skits together … they make SNL totally worth watching again :)
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September 28th, 2008 at 10:03 am
I just finished watching the actual interview online, then watched the skit, and yes, she killed it! Especially the “under the umbrella of job creation, health care reform, blah blah blah”. Wow. It was hilarious! I just don’t know which one was funnier to watch, the actual interview or the skit.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Laughed my ass off last nite…is anyone else looking foward to the VP Debate on thurs besides me?
September 28th, 2008 at 10:26 am
This is funny. I love Tina and Amy.
But honestly can we start over? I don’t like any of the candidates for president or vice president.None of them are going to do what they say…blech.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:31 am
i didn’t see this! thanks for posting! this was absolutely hilarious. i saw the actual interview and this was dead-on. and i cannot wait for the VP debate on thurs. it’s going to be awesome and i hope hope hope tina fey will be back on snl next weekend because it’ll be prime material.
September 28th, 2008 at 11:18 am
i hope biden rips palin a new one
September 28th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Confused and semi-meaningness answers? Are you sure you’re not talking about Obama at the presidential debate?
September 28th, 2008 at 11:37 am
No, I’m absolutely certain that I’m talking about Sarah Palin and her inability to even get thru a simple TV interview without falling over her own words. Good luck trying to defend her performance this week … it’s absolutely horrifying that people STILL believe she is qualified to be VP of the US.
September 28th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I never thought we’d be doing this – but we’re having a viewing party (for a debate!) complete with popcorn to toss at the tv (the dogs will love this…)
September 28th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I love Joe Biden, I just got home from seeing him, Jill, Barack and Michelle in Detroit. They’re my heroes.
September 28th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Brills! Dead on! I hope Palin crawls back to Russia…I mean, Alaska!. You know how close they are…sharing air space and water and all that. I don’t know how she keeps the two places straight.
September 28th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Cannot wait for the Palin/Biden debate–LOL! GO JOE!!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I didn’t think this was as superb as the first Palin-Hilary sketch, but Fey’s answers mirrored Palin’s exactly. My dad saw the real Couric-Palin clip, and he said it reminded him of the nonsensical answer that Miss Louisiana or wherever she was gave at Miss America paegant last year. (about world maps, Iraq, China…????)
Unless they can get Tina Fey to keep coming back as Sarah Palin, SNL has shot itself in the foot because NO ONE can top her impression.
Good Lord, I will be deeply scared for the fate of this country if McCain-Palin get elected.
September 28th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
@ Jessica: I agree. It’s scary how optimistic people are that any of these fools can fix what’s going on. Get ready for a tough four more years b/c no matter who is elected we’re in for it until we actually get some candidates with substance. Oh, wait… no politicians have any substance!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
SNL is sooooo boring! Tina Fey is so amazing she completely makes it worth it. She should be on every week. I’d watch if she was.
I don’t like Obama. I think he’s scary. How come he still likes the Muslims and won’t wear anything American. Like the flag……………….. No matter what Palin and McCain say you won’t like it because you don’t like them. Obviously but whatever. at this point we have no hope no matter who is in charge.
Can’t we just keep Bush? We’re used to him, lol
September 28th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
So I guess you didnt notice that at Fridays debate Obama was wearing an American pin and McCain wasnt.
September 28th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
yeah Chivonne, what would happen to the USA if a guy who liked MUSLIMS got power of the country? Gosh, imagine the catastrophe? Nevermind what his ideas and strategies are for Afghanistan and Pakistan, but I’m sure you know what he thinks about foreign policy issues. It’s not like you dislike everything he says because you don’t like him, right?
Anyways, I love Tina Fey. I’ve never seen her in a role that didn’t make me laugh.
September 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Yeah, she sure stumbled over her words a lot; but I’m still waiting for some clear, consistent answers from Obama. It looks like Obama and Palin aren’t ready for the whitehouse. Maybe McCain should team up with Biden…lol
September 28th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Joi, I tend to agree! But at least the GOP has the sense to put their training-wheels candidate in the training-wheels position…
September 28th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
this sketch was absolute gold. the sad thing is that they really didn’t change much from the original interview.
i’d also have to respectfully disagree — the vice presidency is not a ‘training wheels position.’ as much as mccain can say that he’s in excellent health and feeling great, that still doesn’t change that he did survive cancer and will be the oldest candidate to ever become president without having served the term before. if he becomes president and if, goodness forbid, anything happens to him healthwise, then palin becomes our president which is an absolutely frightening prospect.
September 28th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
hey trent i noticed you didn’t cover the presidential debate in your blog… are you staying away from that? (i thought it was good)
chivonne: obama is not scary, probably just different from what you are used to. by the way muslims and terrorists are not the same thing, thought you might want to know. if you want to see something scary read what PW wrote in their last sentence. this is what scares the pants off me too.
September 28th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
I converted to Mad T.V. Least these Sara Palin skits have resusitated SNL, but thanks Trent for the Post
September 28th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I completely agreed with everything you said. I watched the SNL one first and thought it was hilarious, then watched the real one and thought, “Oh shit, half the people in this country may vote for them.” Yikes, totally scary.
Team Obama
September 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
hahaha… the skit was pretty hilarious but the madtv one wasnt bad either… nicole parker does a pretty good sarah palin
September 28th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Trent,
it’s absolutely horrifying that people STILL believe Obama is qualified to be President of the US. Did everyone forget about his friend Reverend Wright? If he didnt “flip flop” on his beliefs and policies he might not be such a bad guy. Oh but wait..he just tells people what they want to hear. He is an out and out liar.
http://theobamafile.com/ObamaLies.htm
Do you want this man running our country? Elect a REAL american hero, elect John McCain.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:04 am
FAN- before you bring out the Rev. Wright nonsense, why don’t you check out Palin and her crazy preacher!! At least Obama wasn’t up on the stage being blessed when his preacher spewed crazy nonsense.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Hey Fan,
It seems to me that what Obama does have is a desire to help Everyman; a desire to fund alternate forms of energy which will not only move us away from oil-dependency and curb our tendencies to destroy the world we live on, but create thousands of new jobs, and place the US back at the forefront of Thought Leadership in the world. What Obama has is a desire to fund healthcare, so that people don’t have to leverage their lives on credit cards (creating more bad debt) to finance the health of their children and families. What Obama has are compassion, intelligence, ideas and plans, and THOSE are the best qualifications I can think of for a President. Obama chose a running mate who has years of experience as the ranking member of the Foreign Relations committee. To me, that shows someone who is seeking to put the best people in the best places. On the other hand, what I’ve seen from John McCain is not impressive: selecting a running mate who can barely form a sentence and is obviously not prepared to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, his behavior in the debate was extremely condescending and dripping with sarcasm while short on substance, and both his VP choice and the “suspension” of his campaign show me that he has bad judgment and overreacts wildly in the face of any obstacle or big decision – which is a basic description of being the President of the United States. I have even voted for McCain in the past, but this November, my vote is going to Obama.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Seriously? I know they aren’t the same thing. I just feel that when it comes down to it if there was another attack McCain would be much more up to dropping a bomb then skirting around the issue and trying to talk it out with them as ‘friends’.
And yes I do like some of what Obama says. I just think McCain has more experience and since there will be another terrorist attack I trust him more.
And him wearing the flag is the first time EVER I’ve seen him do it.
September 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Why would trust John McCain to run this country when his first judgement call in choosing someone to put in a position of power is Sarah Palin! If he is the only one you trust to run this country and that’s his choice to be his vice president what does that say about you? Anyways… f-ing hillarious as usual. I will really miss Tina’s performance as Sarah Palin but will be glad to miss it after November. And Chivonne, why does a candidate have to constantly wear an American flag to be patriotic. I see him doing that and think he’s just playing into people like you who see that and instantly like him.
September 29th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
didnt obama get caught reading off of a teleprompter? i mean, its not really fair that she is getting so much slack for this. i for some reason always hear liberals complaining about this and that..leave the poor woman alone. people have the right to make their own decisions and this includes voting…i wish the media would stop trying to convince people that choosing one person over the other would be best for them. celebrities do not know what it is to work hard for their money…
September 30th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Ummmmmm,
By definition a teleprompter is what people on tv read off of – that’s what they’re for. The argument is not whether someone reads off a teleprompter – all politicians do that – the discussion should be about whether the person knows enough about the issues, a real honest- to God-I-understand-the-pros-and- cons-and-how-this-will-effect-people-and-I-care understanding. And you know what? I’d be happy to leave Sarah Palin alone IF she was not running for the second most important position in the country! Nobody made her do that, she chose it and in so doing, explicitly accepts extra scrutiny. That’s the American public’s job – we need to make sure that the people we put in power are deserving of our trust, and the only way we can do that is to understand exactly where each candidate stands on the issues that are important to us. Each person has the right to make their own decisions when voting? You are damn right they do. And by accepting that right to vote, we guarantee that we will d our part to become informed even if it means WORKING to find out where the candidates really stand. It’s a privilege to vote in this country, and it needs to mean something. It’s too important. And as far as working hard for their money, I am a small business owner, and I live less than two miles away from the White House, so if anyone’s at ground zero and needs to be worried about terrorists attacking our country, it’s me (and the President).
October 6th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
You Obama supporters are stupid. Actually, all democrates in general are stupid. You would rather have a president with zero experience than a vice president with much experience because she screwed up an interview. Why do all the Biden and Obama mistakes get such little attention. There are several but you have to really search to find out about them because the media continues to protect him. You dumb Obama supporters are too busy making fun of Palin that you don’t see your candidate for who he really is. First it was Hillary and now it’s Palin. Just because someone can give a good speech doesn’t mean they know how to make decision, deomonstrate good judement or for gods sake run a country. Obama is liar. When he’s called out on his lies he won’t respond. He says he won’t respond. He doesnt think he has to back up his statements. It should be his job as a candidate to respond yet the media lets him off the hook over and over again. It is a fact that he has told several lies. And you people want to elect another liar with no experience as the president. Just because he speaks well. He doesn’t even answer direct questions. He speaks around the questions, doesnt provide answers yet everyone loves it. It’s ridiculous.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:51 am
then why dont you name out the lies he’s told?
As much as you not liking Obama does not mean it’s right to insult people for their choices. Face this maturely instead of telling everyone that they are stupid. Time will only tell if they are efficient or not. At least time has shown that Bush isn’t capable of leading the country.
if one cannot speak with confidence and assurance of what he can give to the country like Obama, what about Palin, who’s unable to deliver the message correctly, forming sentences that doesn’t even sound like sentences?
October 8th, 2008 at 8:03 am
at least one good thing Obama suggested was to bring back the troops from Iraq, which will stop the economy from declining. Dont forget the fact that with the troops staying there, they spend about 10billion a month.
And not forgetting those are the tax payer’s money.