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I swear to God, I'm not kidding myself

On the right is the REAL Gov. Sarah Palin, while Seth Meyers and Amy Pohler continue to make fools of themselves.

Palin smiles as 'SNL' mocks her anew
By GLEN JOHNSON

After watching "Saturday Night Live" make fun of her from afar, Sarah Palin witnessed it first hand this week as Tina Fey engaged in fiction by depicting her at the news conference the Republican vice presidential nominee has yet to hold.

Later, Palin came on stage during the Weekend Update mock news segment and bobbed to the beat as cast member Amy Poehler performed a rap song the Alaska governor decided was too hardcore for her to perform personally.

"I'm Jeremiah Wright 'cuz I'm the preacher; I got a bookish look and you're all hot for teacher," Poehler rapped as actors dressed as Eskimos, Palin's husband, Todd, and a moose pranced across the stage.

The appearance was anticipated since September, when Fey began portraying Palin just after GOP presidential nominee John McCain selected the little-known governor as his running mate. The two look alike, and Palin remarked that people often told her -- before Fey started portraying her -- that she resembled the actor.

In the show's opening, Fey's impersonation of Palin told a group of reporters, "First off, I just want to say how excited I am to be in front of both the liberal elite media as well as the liberal regular media. I am looking forward to a portion of your questions."

Moments later, the camera cut away to the real Palin watching a television monitor alongside the show's executive producer, Lorne Michaels

"You know, Lorne, I just don't think it's a realistic depiction of the way my press conferences would have gone," Palin said. She said she wished he would have let her do a sketch about "30 Rock," the NBC program in which Fey now stars. That prompted Michaels to deadpan: "Honestly not enough people know that show."

Palin then stood mute as Fey's "30 Rock" co-star, Alec Baldwin came onto the stage, mistook Palin for Fey and pleaded with Michaels not to let the actor go onstage with the governor.

"This is the most important election in our nation's history and you want her, our Tina, to go out there and stand with that horrible woman?" Baldwin said.

When Michaels broke down and introduced him to Palin, Baldwin feigned embarrassment and replied, "I see. Forgive me. I feel I must say this: You are way hotter in person."

Palin got even by saying, "Thank you, and I must say, your brother Stephen is my favorite Baldwin brother."

The camera soon cut back to Fey who answered a question about the polls.

"I don't worry about the polls. Polls are just a fancy way of systematically predicting what's going to happen. The only poll I care about is the North Pole, and that ... is ... melting. It's not great."

The real Palin then walked onto the news conference set, sending Fey fleeing.

"Thank you, thank you," the governor said to applause from the studio audience. "No, I'm not going to take any of your questions, but I do wanted to take this opportunity to say, `Live from New York, it's Saturday Night.'"

It was not immediately clear if McCain, overnighting in Ohio, watched the show, but earlier in the day he told a crowd in Woodbridge, Va., that he thought Fey and Palin were "separated at birth."

Speaking of his running mate, he added, "I know she'll do a great job."

EDIT: Here's Dave Mackey's take about Gov. Palin's guest appearance. He's right about Amy Pohler looking ten months pregnant.

Adam Sandler SHE COMES HOME TO ME on the Chris Rock Show

WARNING: This video contains language and adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised.

Link only: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIdtouvPLsA

I've only got some glimpses of the current members of the SNL Band, including Shawn Pelton, Alex Foster, and (I think) Steve Turre.

BTW, Frank Sinatra would never sing a song like that during his career.

Saturday Night Live to Get its Own Video Website

Slowly but surely, the entertainment industry is grasping the fact that the Internet is the most important promotional tool they’ll ever have. Shows like South Park and Jackass already have websites on which fans can see full episodes for free; now, something similar is planned for Saturday Night Live.

According to Broadcasting & Cable, SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBC are planning to develop an on-demand Web site that will feature clips from the popular show. Nothing is certain at this early stage, but it seems that they’re planning to offer clips taken from the show instead of full episodes, as well as previously unaired bloopers and rehearsal clips.

What prompted NBC to try this approach was the immense (surprise, surprise) success of SNL episodes on Hulu. However, B&C reports that monetizing this project is one of the biggest obstacles for NBC. I’d say that controlling the content yourself instead of having people share it somewhere else on their own is a good enough reward.

Marky Mark is Angry

MARK WAHLBERG - WAHLBERG NOT LAUGHING AT FUNKY BUNCH PARODY


Hollywood actor MARK WAHLBERG has been left unimpressed by a parody of him on U.S. comedy show SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, dismissing the sketch as "not funny".
The rapper-turned-actor, who once performed as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, was portrayed by funnyman Andy Samberg in a segment called Barky Bark and the Donkey Bunch earlier this month (04Oct08).
During the skit, Samberg mocked Wahlberg by talking to a dog, a goat, a chicken and a donkey.
But Wahlberg failed to find the sketch humorous and insists the show's standards have fallen since its earliest episodes, when the series' line-up included comedians such as Eddie Murphy and Bill Murray.
He tells the New York Post, "Someone showed it (the parody) to me on YouTube. It wasn't like Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin, that's for sure. And Saturday Night Live hasn't been funny for a long time. They've asked me to do the show a ton of times. I used to watch it when Eddie Murphy was there and Joe Piscopo and Bill Murray. I don't even know who's on the show now."

10/13/2008 12:17:11 PM

Whoever wrote that skit should be FIRED!!

Happy Birthday SNL!!

10/11/08 marks the 33rd anniversary of Saturday Night Live's debut.

Here's a video:

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!!!!!!

Now available on Blu-Ray, as well as DVD: Beetlejuice.

Will the REAL Sarah Palin show up on SNL?

Only time will tell before the Nov. 4th election.

Palin on SNL? With Luck, You Betcha

Gina Serpe Thu Oct 9, 5:15 AM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - When it comes to Sarah Palin and Saturday Night Live, "Will she or won't she?" is a fair question. "When will she?" is a better one.

Following the lead of the V.P. wannabe herself, SNL puppetmaster Lorne Michaels and Weekend Update anchor/head writer Seth Meyers made the media rounds this week, playing up the possibility that the political cameo to end all political cameos may just come to fruition.

But maybe not just yet.

"Of those specific rumors, there's no truth," Meyers told Newsday of the wishful thinking-fueled reports that Palin will face off against her portrayer Tina Fey on either the Saturday night staple or one of its upcoming prime-time specials.

"We do have an open-door policy, but there's nothing specific yet, but our window of opportunity is before the election...Our doors are always open."

Michaels said much the same thing, adding that all the hype about such a potential showdown is only helping the cause.

"It started as a rumor, but it's getting enough momentum that I think it will be real," he told the Los Angeles Times. "And it's my experience that if people think it will do them some good, they will show up."

SNL itself has been a recent beneficiary, with both its ratings and pop culture relevance skyrocketing in the wake of its Fey-Palin connection, a lucky chance likeness not lost on Michaels.

"I think the gods smiled on us with the Palin thing," he told the New York Times. "If he'd chosen Romney, I think it would be completely different."

As for Palin, schedule permitting, she appears game for the comedic turn.

"I love her, she's a hoot and she's so talented," the folksy candidate told reporters of Fey this week. "It would be fun to meet her and keep on giving her new material."

Just don't expect too much of a heads-up prior to her appearance. When it leaked days early that Barack Obama would be appearing on SNL last month only to cancel the day of, it left the venerable comedy show with a bit of a red face.

"I think we looked stupid," Michaels said.

Meanwhile, Palin isn't the only candidate to comment on her late-night portrayal.

When asked by the Today show this week if he had any advice for either the SNL writers or Jason Sudeikis, who played Biden last week, the senator suggested just one tweak.

"I don't have that much hair."

There's a limited amount of time remaining for Palin's or any other candidate's star turn: Just three more new SNLs are set to air before the election, along with three live half-hour Thursday night prime-time specials, the first of which airs tonight.

In addition, the 90-minute Saturday Night Live Presidental Bash 2008, featuring both new and best-of material, will air Nov. 3, the night before the election.

Sarah Silverman encourges Floridian elderly people to vote for Barack Obama

Silverman Urges Jews To Unite For Obama

7 October 2008 9:10 AM, PDT

Comedienne Sarah Silverman has stepped into the U.S. political arena, urging young Jewish citizens to encourage their grandparents to vote for presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

Silverman stars in the provocative comedy sketch entitled The Great Schlep, reflecting on her own Jewish sensibility to relate to young voters, hoping their influence will transcend to older generations in the swing state of Florida.

Silverman praises the Democratic presidential candidate in the clip, calling him "the goodest (sic) person we've ever had as a presidential choice".

In the satire, she adds: "If Barack Obama doesn't become the next president of the United States, I'm going to blame the Jews."

And the 37-year-old is defending her attempt to bridge the gap between the generations, telling the New York Times, "The people that vote there are the elderly Jews, and they're not voting Obama because his name is scary. But who has more power with them than their grandchildren?"

If my grandparents were alive today, they would agree with me and say BULLSHIT!!

Mrs. "White and Nerdy" Does It Again

The continuing saga of Tina Fey as John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Tina Fey Scores Again in 'SNL' Debate Parody

Tina Fey returned once again to "Saturday Night Live" as Sarah Palin as the late-night comedy show continued its political momemtum by offering a parody of last week's vice presidential debate.

Fey kicked off the debate as Palin by saying how nice it was to finally get to meet her running mate Joe Biden, played by "SNL" cast member Jason Sudeikis.

"May I say, up close, your hair plugs don't look nearly as bad as everyone says," Fey's Palin told Biden.

During the sketch, Fey focused on a theme that she and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain were both "a couple of mavericks."

When asked by debate moderator Gwen Ifill, played by Queen Latifah, how being a maverick would help solve the financial crisis, Fey responded with her characteristically cheerful Palin impression.

"You know we're gonna take every aspect of the crisis and look at it, and then we're gonna ask ourselves, what would a maverick do with the situation."

Fey also quipped that, "While Senator Biden has been in Washington all these years, I've been with regular people -- hockey moms and Joe six packs. And I'd also like to give a shout out to the third graders of Gladys Woods Elementary, who were so helpful to me in my debate prep."

In the skit, Jason Sudeikis, as Joe Biden, also denied being a political insider. "Don't be telling me that I'm part of the Washington elite because I come from the absolute worst place on earth - Scranton, Pennsylvania."

The debate parody drew huge laughs at the end when the moderator asked Fey's Palin to give a closing statement. "Are we not doing the talent portion?" Fey asks, and then begins playing a flute.a Palin was runnerup in the 1984 Miss Alaska beauty pageant.

White and Nerdy

'SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah

This blog post is dedicated to the Time Warner Cable subscribers of Austin, TX who no longer have KXAN on their lineup.

'SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah

Posted: Oct 5, 2008 09:39 AM

NEW YORK (AP) - Tina Fey was back on Saturday Night Live again, offering another parody of Sarah Palin.

This time the storyline focused on the recent vice presidential debate. Queen Latifah was brought in to portray Thursday's moderator, PBS' Gwen Ifill. SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Joe Biden.

Winking and giving answers not always directly related to Queen Latifah's questions, Fey's Palin said that if she was elected, she'd make her decisions by asking "what would a maverick do?"

At the end of the segment, with a flute in hand she asked if there were a "talent portion."

Palin was runnerup in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.

Sudeikis portrayed Biden as conflicted in his feelings for McCain, calling him "a raging maniac and a dear, dear friend."