Beginning of an SNL Renaissance?

I was just thinking a couple of weeks ago, SNL hasn't sucked as much this year. It's still a far cry from the days Tina Fey was head writer, but it's improving over its most recent iterations.

Then I got my little e-newsletter from Olaf, and found out they've got an Ole in the writing room.

Coincidence? I think not. :)

Now, if they would only let Cookie Monster host. . .

SNL Opener 9/27/08

You Tube is blocking everyone who tried to post the sketch, and I can't get nbc's embedding code to work here, so you'll just have to go on over to their site to watch the spoof of Palin's interview with Katie Couric, but Tina Fey is once again brilliant (not to mention, as adorable as ever. Pew! Pew! Pew!).

Can't wait to see what she does with the debates tonight. . .

SNL Opening 9/13/08

Man, I'm a busy little blogger tonight. This is the last post for today, I promise.

I adore Tina Fey. I think Saturday Night Live has suffered greatly since she left the show. I was particularly lamenting her absence after Palin was announced because they look a lot like each other - I was imagining all the incredible sketches and impersonations that wouldn't be happening this fall.

To my own and (I think) everyone's delight, she made a guest appearance on the opening sketch last night, and was spot on. See for yourself:



The sketch overall was excellent - tightly written and masterfully performed by both Poehler and Fey, and satirically bringing up a major rhetorical issue in this campaign and its coverage - the vast difference and inconsistencies in how we name things.

Rock, rock on, Tina Fey. And if you want to stop by for a few more impersonations this fall, I for one won't mind at all.