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McCain on SNL With Tina Fey, Ben Affleck, and "The View" (VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media


Last night John McCain had a cameo on Saturday Night Live, appearing in the opening sketch with Tina Fey reprising her role as Sarah Palin in an infom...

Palin on SNL: What Did You Expect?

Alec Baldwin | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment


Alec Baldwin

What did some of you people actually think would happen with Palin on SNL? Saturday Night Live is a comedy show. It's not Meet the Press.

Palin on SNL: Face-To-Face With Tina Fey, And Also A Moose

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media


She was folksy. She was charming. She looked great. And yes — she was funny. Anyone who doubted that Sarah Palin would be anything other than th...

SNL, Daily Show See Ratings Soar As Presidential Race Heats Up

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media


The presidential race is proving that in television a rousing election lifts all political programs -- especially the funny ones. For late-night come...

Sarah's Sentences

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Jerry Weissman

The New York Times has a feature called "The Conversation" in which two of its star writers, David Brooks, their Republican-leaning columnist, and Gai...

SNL: Tina Fey's Plucky Palin, Ann Hathaway, The Bailout, And Mark Wahlberg With A Goat

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media


Tina Fey continued her dominance as late-night's favorite character in yet another killer portrayal of Sarah Palin on this evening's "Saturday Night L...

Tina Fey As Sarah Palin Picture Passed Off As The Real Deal In French Paper

TV Squad | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


As I was eating breakfast while flipping the pages of a French local newspaper this morning, my eyes caught the picture above, which accompanied an ar...

Sarah Palin Isn't Funny Anymore

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Raymond Leon Roker

Thursday night we were treated to a nationally broadcast recital of everything Sarah Palin learned over the past five weeks (or five days).

The Parody Parity

Bob Franken | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home


Bob Franken

What an event! Watch as Palin does a dead-on impression of Tina Fey, listen as Biden pretends that the writer's lines are his, and sympathize as Gwen Ifill tries to make sense of their answers.

Tina Fey for Vice President

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 09.19.2008 | Entertainment


Vanessa Richmond

Fey actually understands Palin -- well enough to be a dead-wringer for her -- so could actually mount an intelligent, effective attack. Unlike, say, the current Democrats.

My Name is Tina Fey and I Approved This Ad

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment


Miles Mogulescu

My price will quadruple. I'll be selling out arenas from Bangor to Fairbanks with my Sarah impersonation act. They'll even have to build me my own theater in Vegas like Cher.

Fey As Palin: The World Reacts

Jillian York | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home


Jillian York

Media outlets from CNN to a local Toronto news station felt it newsworthy to report -- shock of shocks -- that a contemporary comedian did an impression of a contemporary politician.

Step up, SNL

Naomi Foner | Posted 09.16.2008 | Media


Naomi Foner

This show has the possibility of being a real political force. And every week it throws it away. It seems almost essential that these creative, funny people step up to make people think.

Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Will She Return To SNL?

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — Never mind all those questions about who will win the election: The more pressing concern for many viewers is whether Tina Fey will r...

SNL Ratings Soar: Highest Since 2002

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media


The highly anticipated return of "Saturday Night Live," featuring Tina Fey as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, delivered the show's highest ratings since 2002...

SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.16.2008 | Media


In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.16.2008 | Media


In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

Live from New York...Vote Hillary!

Adam McKay | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics


Adam McKay

I've seen SNL have incredible political influence in a good way, and a bad way. It's had its left-wing writers like Al Franken and its right-wing writers like Jim Downey.

Koolth: What Barack Has

Erica Jong | Posted 03.01.2008 | Politics


Erica Jong

Either Obama or Clinton would be far better than Bomb Bomb McCain and his party of snaggle-toothed dinosaurs. But when substance is similar, style matters.

Roy Sekoff with Dan Abrams on SNL, Satire, and the '08 Race

Huff TV | Posted 02.29.2008 | Media


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Hillary is the New Gore

Jackson Williams | Posted 02.28.2008 | Media


Jackson Williams

The performance of the mainstream media in this campaign reminds me of another election: the race in 2000 between Al Gore and George W. Bush.

Note to SNL: Black People Are Funny, Too

Daniel Holloway | Posted 02.25.2008 | Entertainment


Daniel Holloway

Screwing black cast members is an SNL tradition, from putting Garret Morris in drag, to pissing off Eddie Murphy, to letting Chris Rock ride the bench.

SNL Return Scores Highest Ratings In Two Years

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 02.25.2008 | Media


The post-strike return of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" scored the show's highest overnight rating in two years. Hosted by former "SNL" cast member/he...

Whobama? SNL Returns Tonight With Mystery Obama, And Actual Huckabee

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 02.23.2008 | Media


Fauxbama Drama! Comedy fans have been buzzing all week in advance of SNL's post-strike return to the airwaves after 9 long weeks of reruns, untold ...

SNL Plans Return Date — And First Two Post-Strike Hosts

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 02.13.2008 | Media


The first show back on the air since the strike by the Writers Guild of America was expected to end on Tuesday, after three months, will probably be t...