October 9, 2008
Speculation-ist: Will Palin Appear on SNL's Thursday Special?
We mentioned earlier this week the potential mind-blowing Tina Fey/Sarah Palin appearance tonight on the premiere of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Thursday. SNL's audience has increased almost 50% since last year, in part due to Fey's uncanny Palin. Fey + Palin + Thursday night = ratings gold. So we thought we'd bust out our Great Detective Kit, try our hand at being sleuth-y, and see if there is any weight to the rumors...
Head writer Seth Meyers stated,"We'd love to have her [and] we spoke to her earlier [before] the time Tina did her [impression] and it seemed like something was going to work out." The problem, he says, is "the schedule. They're all pretty busy." Well...
According to John McCain's website, he and Ms. Palin are currently campaigning in Waukesha, WI. She is scheduled to be in Wilmington, OH today at 4 p.m. - which would be cutting it close, but she might still manage a 9:30 p.m. show time.
For her part, Palin seems game:
CBS:Are you going to go on SNL and give Tina Fey a taste of her own medicine?
Palin:Ha ha (she laughs). I would love to. I would love to. I love her. She's a hoot and she's so talented and it would be fun to either imitate her or keep on giving her more material and keep her in business.
There are only three more Saturday Night Live episodes before the election and three prime-time 'Weekend News Update' shows, so Palin's window of opportunity is getting smaller by the day. Unless she becomes Vice-President, of course.
Conclusion: Possible to Probable. Appearances by politicians, while numerous, are typically a surprise. Obama, Clinton (Hillary and Bill), Clinton, Bush (George H.W. and George W.) have all made cameos/appearances and John McCain even hosted an entire show a few years back. We think Sarah Palin just won't miss out on bein' a part of the SNL club, especially since she's such a gosh derrrn big ol' fan. Whether or not Second City alum Ms. Fey would be thrilled about the appearance is a different story entirely. [Trib]
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or keep on giving her more material and keep her in business.
Finally, a reason for her to exist.
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Best SNL cameo ever was Monica Lewinsky on "The Ladies Man".
The trouble with Sarah Palin is that Tina Fey is literally better at being Sarah Palin than she is.
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The real Sarah Palin will f*ck it up. She already comes off as snarky and too-folksy-and-cute-for-her-own-good. She's a walking parody of herself. What good could possibly come of this other than having them both in the same room at the same time.
That being said, I probably won't be watching the show either way.
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I hope this doesn't happen. SNL is a liberal show, we all know it. Sometimes a random Republican will show up, Dole was great, McCain was OK. Having someone like Palin on just ruins the whole thing.
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Could these two women be more polar opposites? One is smart funny and talented. The other sets back women's rights about 30 years.
Having the two of them in the same room would be an insult to comedy, the country, and all the dinosaurs jesus used to ride...
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Man- I hope they don't let her on. SNL went toothless with their satire years back when they started allowing the people they were skewering to show up and be a "good sport". Having Monica Lewinsky on was probably one of the worst moments in SNL history.
"Uncle Mike" is undoubtedly rolling in his grave over this.
Are they capable of making a social comment anymore, or is it all in "good fun"
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Unless of course Palin does a kick ass Tina Fey impression... Then I might be inclined to watch.
But my guess is Palin is having a hard enough time keeping up the impression of herself.
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I do not think that Palin will be able to shake that thick Alaska accent. I think that we will see her do Fey. Maybe not this week, but sometime.
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Well, she was a no-show (thank Buddah), but MAN, the Cubs took another hit yesterday on the show and from nonn other than hometown boy Bill Murray! After this and the Daily Show hit if the curse talk over and are they officially a national joke?
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