Comedienne and former Saturday Night Live castmember, Tina Fey, returned to the SNL stage last night in the guise of Sarah Palin, VP nominee for the Republican party, for the 4th time but this time was joined on stage (altho only in passing) with the actual Sarah Palin herself. Word came out late Thursday night that Palin would be making an appearance on SNL to try and score points with voters (much like Hillary Clinton did earlier this year) but it was not revealed in what capacity she might appear. Speculation ran from guesses that she might do an entire skit with the cast to guesses that she might appear alongside Tina Fey for a duel of the Palins. It turns out that Palin’s appearance was really nothing more than a short cameo. She essentially stood by while other people were funny around her (including Tina Fey, who was HILARIOUS again) offering only a few unfunny lines. Here is video of the opening skit that featured Palin and Tina Fey:
Seriously, Tina was freakin’ hilarious. It’s a shame that Palin didn’t get in on the fun because I think it might’ve helped her immensely. I didn’t find her standing around to be very funny at all. Palin did come out and appear on the SNL stage one more time during the Weekend Update. After the jump, check out that video — trust me, it’s not to be missed. Amy Poehler raps, ’nuff said …
Ye Gods, this was insanely funny. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig are the best things about SNL right now and they deserve all the credit for the popularity that the show is enjoying these days. Again, I think Palin missed an opportunity to get in the fun here … she just comes out, sits there and offers a couple of unfunny lines. To her credit, I liked that she raised the roof:
But that was the extent of funny that we got from her. Both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made last night’s ep of SNL not only worth watching but an entirely enjoyable experience overall. Guest host Josh Brolin wasn’t so bad either ;)
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That link froze my computer! Thanks Trent! ;) All I’m saying is that Sarah Palin isn’t a writer..She didn’t write her skits so she shouldn’t be blamed for not being in the show more..She was in 2 separate sketches! I don’t think that’s so bad..I’m not a fan of Hillary so I guess that’s why I missed that sketch! I have no problems admitting that I was wrong, though..So touche, Trent.. :)
SNL needs to bow down to politics for making them what they are this year :)
I thought the Weekend Update skit was one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen. Did Sarah Palin not listen to the words of the rap song? I don’t agree with her politics, but I was embarrassed for her. And her husband…geez. It’s one thing to poke fun at yourself – it’s quite another to let people make a laughing stock of you.
I can’t believed she played into their trap. It’s bad enough that she’s the butt of the joke and obviously uncomfortable but acting like she’s a good sport when she’s cringing and perhaps hurting a little inside – she went for it. It’s bad enough people subject you to insult but trying to act like it doesn’t matter to you when it does – people can tell. But nonetheless it was funny as hell watching her squirm and sit uncomfortably through the whole thing. Funny as hell!
i thought it showed she was a good sport. they didn’t say anything new or different than they’ve said when she wasn’t there. i’m not a fan, but i was excited she was on. and i couldn’t get over how much that tina fey looks like her!
I love Sarah!
I loved how she bobbed her little head to the music. The best part was when “Todd” came out in his snow mobile costume HAHA
It shows Sarah’s strength that she is able to laugh at herself. She knows she has more to offer than the liberal media would have you believe.
Brilliant!
Sarah is amazing and I love her for it! she wasn’t on SNL to convince voters people duh, she’s there to show her personality and to allow people to get to know a different side of her, hello.
well, she’s stupid… but anyways.. if i was an american i wouldnt vote for her.
but tina was awesome!
I still don’t understand why people are saying they won’t “vote” for Sarah Palin. She’s not running for anything! She was selected and accepted a place on a ticket, but people are voting either for McCain or Obama. Semantics maybe, but true. And you don’t see Biden being slammed in the manner of Palin. No one’s saying they won’t “vote” for Biden. At any rate, I give Sarah credit for showing up and taking a couple on the chin. It shows her strength of character. Whether you like her or not, whether you agree with her politics or not, you can’t say she isn’t classy.
It was hilarious, you all need to lighten up! She obviously knew they were mocking her, that’s what they’ve been doing for the past month, but she has a sense of humor about it. It was all in good fun.
To Lana and Hmanroe: She didn’t look uncomfortable at all, she looked like she was having a great time. You could even see she stuck around for the bow at the end :)
this stuff was good but i was more entertained by the Mark Whalberg scenes. if you saw last weeks “mark whalberg talks to animals” skit by andy samburg then having mark appear on this weeks was hilarious! That was the highlight for me
I have a lot of respect for her to show up on a set knowing that almost everyone there is gunning for her failure. Of COURSE they’re not going to write anything hilarious for HER to do… they want her to look as bad as possible. I wasn’t shocked at all by that. The bias of Hollywood makes me sick. Governor Palin rocks for not letting those bastards intimidate her!
I absolutely love and adore Sarah!
Sarah Palin is SO MUCH PRETTIER than Tina Fey.
Wow for the first time I actually felt sorry for Sarah Palin, who actually had to watch herself getting dissed IN FRONT of her and having to pretend it was funny. Her nomination as vice-president is such a big mistake, not just for America but for herself. Neither America nor Sarah should be having to go through this.
This coming from the guy who thought Michael Phelps was hilarious? I love you Trent, but I think sometimes your political blinders get in the way of your generally top-notch blogging!
Aidan: Um, people aren’t taking hits at Biden because he is not a completely clueless candidate like Palin. And yes, we are voting (or not) for Palin. As she stated in the debate, she seems to think the vp’s responsibilities can be stretched, and with McCain being 73 with past cases of melanoma, there is a strong chance she may have to take over as president.
And as for classy, giving a shoutout in the middle of a debate is not what I consider to be classy. Nor is aerial wolf hunting.
It’s kind of sad that Tina Fey is the best thing to happen to SNL this season and she’s not even on the show anymore! SNL has just been awful…
LMAO – SNL women are absolutely CLASSIC!!!
think palin is absolutely ignorant, right-wing and bad news for the world, but props to her for going on the show.
however – love that they took the piss out of her!