No. 2 on Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year

Tina Fey

Congrats to Tina Fey!!

No. 1 goes to Tina's fellow SNL alum: Robert Downey, Jr.

BTW, if you missed out on last week's 30 Rock, here's an excerpt.

Al Franken loses Senatoral bid to incumbent Norm Coleman

Al Franken loses Senatoral bid to incumbent Norm Coleman

He's Chevy Chase and he's a Democrat

Chevy Chase talks about tomorrow's election, his alignment as a Democrat, and the history of SNL's political parodies from Ford to Palin.

BTW, tune in tonight after Deal or No Deal to watch SNL's 2008 Presidental Bash.

Chris Parker blogs on Modern Drummer dot com

Chris Parker blogs on Modern Drummer.com

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.