This past Saturday (September 13, to be exact), Saturday Night Live made a comeback– thanks to Tina Fey. I used to be a loyal viewer of the program, but my enjoyment became sporadic after Will Ferrell left the cast in 2002. The show just seemed to go downhill after that, though the likes of Tina Fey and Chris Kattan did offer a saving grace.
I have always been a fan of Tina Fey. For those of you who live under a rock, Tina Fey became head writer for Saturday Night Live in 1999 and was added to the cast in 2000 (best known for her “Weekly World News” segment with Jimmy Fallon and later Amy Poehler). Fey left SNL in 2006 to launch her own television show, 30 Rock, in which she is also a cast member. It is one of the best written comedies on TV to date. Also to her credit is the writing of and co-starring in the biting satire of high school girls’ social lives, Mean Girls, the 2004 film starring little miss Lindsay Lohan (this was said to be her break-out role). Mean Girls is the only teen movie I have been able to watch since I was 11 years old without wanting to vomit or shoot myself in the head. I take that back. It is the only movie other than The Breakfast Club. You’ve got to love The Breakfast Club. “Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?” Priceless teen angst.
I learned two days too late that Tina Fey had made a special appearance on this past Saturday’s SNL. Thanks to the internet, however, I was able to watch the sketch and I haven’t laughed so hard in years. I agree with Chevy Chase’s assessment that Fey should have been harder on Palin, but her voice, accent and mannerisms were dead-on, nonetheless.
I welcome what I assume will be a return of Tina Fey to SNL, if only temporary, and I urge you to watch the video for yourself. If you’re not already a fan of Tina Fey, this could certainly make you one.
CLICK HERE to see the “Sarah Palin” & “Hillary Clinton” Video.
Tags: Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey
