No surprise.
Tina Fey played Sarah Palin again on SNL. This time Palin was interviewed by Katie Couric (Amy Poehler).
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch.
Saturday night's show—the third of the season for the NBC comedy program—brought back the season premiere tandem of Fey and Amy Poehler, who opened the season with a memorable sketch featuring Fey as Palin and Poehler as Hillary Clinton.
This time around, Poehler played CBS's Katie Couric, parodying the interview with Palin earlier this week. Poehler, though, mostly played straight man to Fey, who ratcheted up her performance of Sen. John McCain's running mate by satirizing her foreign affairs experience.
When Poehler's Couric pushed Fey's Palin to specifically discuss how she would help facilitate democracy abroad, Fey gave in: "Katie, I'd like to use one of my lifelines. ... I want to phone a friend."
When a confused Poehler informed her that that wasn't how the interview worked, Fey's Palin responded—alluding to one of the governor's most quoted lines from the interview—"Well, in that case, I'm just gonna have to get back to ya."
I wonder if Joe Biden is jealous that he doesn't make the show.
Sarah, Sarah, Sarah!
That would be funny: Joe Biden as Jan Brady.
He's probably at least a little bit glad that he's not being lampooned, but getting no attention has to bruise his ego. He's the invisible VP candidate.
I don't know why Biden doesn't even get a mention, especially with all of his goofy gaffes.
In terms of comedy material, Biden is the mother lode.
Watching SNL, you wouldn't know that Barack Obama has a running mate. They play up Palin as a ditz yet they completely ignore Biden and his many screw-ups and lies.
The sketch on the presidential debate, while heavier on the anti-McCain stuff, did mock Obama, too. It wasn't great, but it was funny enough; or as Obama would say, "likable enough."
It was good to see Chris Parnell back in the role of Jim Lehrer.
This is the first time this season that Fred Armisen played Obama on the show. Pretty weird that it took this long.
One of the funniest bits on the September 28 show was during Weekend Update. Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond) was discussing the campaign and couldn't quite seem to voice his full support for Obama.
SETH MEYERS: So, you support Barack Obama for president of the United States?
BILL CLINTON (Darrell Hammond): Let me just lay it out: 'I support Barack Obama' is something I've heard from people all over this country. What this country needs is change. Come January, we cannot have the same president.
MEYERS: Well, of course we can't have the same president. It would be a change whether it's Obama or McCain.
CLINTON: That's true. I didn't even think about that. That is a great point. John McCain would also be a change. But look, I'm not here to bash John McCain.
MEYERS: Well, you haven't been.
CLINTON: Well, that's right. I'm not gonna trash John McCain just 'cause he's a Republican or a war hero or a great friend who's hilarious and cool. I will not. I will not. I, for one, respect those things.
Still, there are many things we disagree on. For instance, Sen. McCain likes the show CSI, whereas I love Californication.
There was no mention of Palin's husband, children, and incest this time. That alone made for a dramatic improvement compared to last week's show.
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