Now that the election is over and both Tina Fey and Sarah Palin have ended their runs playing the potential future Vice President, what's in the cards for the two women? Both are hilarious — one intentionally, one unintentionally — and both are beautiful and (arguably) talented. So who will stand a better chance for success in life after the presidential election?
Hey, one thing you can say about Sarah Palin is that she takes her teasing like a champ. Between all the Tina Fey-ism and the prank phone calls, the former beauty queen knows how to keep that Vaseline-induced smile on her face while gritting her teeth and asking for another.
Too bad you can't say as much for Keith Olbermann, who was subject to a parody on SNL this past weekend. While Olbermann's response wasn't quite at Wahlberg levels of disproportion (Olbermann starts with a compliment, goes for the kill, and then back to the compliment, which as any high school teacher will tell you, is the appropriate way to dole out criticism), he certainly had his feathers ruffled a bit, which is quite obviously the point when you go for character assassination.
Olbermann on his portrayal by the square-chinned Affleck brother, after the jump.
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So Saturday Night Live milked the last they could out of the election last night, during the "Live" Presidential Bash, which wasn't very live at all but, for the most part, pre-taped. Okay, whatever, Lorne. It's your reputation.
But as for the "guests" who stopped by, there wasn't an Obama or Biden to be seen! But you know who did try their hand at comedy, for the umpteenth time? You betcha… John McCain and Sarah Plain and Quirky.
Ha ha ha? That was more somber than funny, Palin. Especially the part where you threaten NBC with revoking their broadcasting license once you are sworn in as Vice President. Lady, you are terrifying.
Here's John McCain, not doing much better, after the jump.
In the wake of an awkward and unnecessary Sarah Palin appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, news comes that Lorne Michaels, who recently donated $4,600 to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, may have coaxed the Illinois senator into appearing on SNL the Saturday before the election:
Marky Mark had his panties all in a funky bunch last night on The Jimmy Kimmel show, still pissed about that Saturday Night Live sketch where Andy Samberg impersonated him talking to animals.
After Kimmel plays some of the video, Wahlberg, with absolutely no trace of humor whatsoever says, "When I see that kid, I'm going to crack that big fucking nose of his."
You'd think growing up on the tough streets of Boston with a third nipple would have given Mark a little bit of training with chilling the eff out:
Sarah Palin will likely make a surprise (not anymore!) guest-appearance on SNL this weekend, to good-humorously combat Tina Fey's dead-on impression of the governor.
Well, this should be good: at least it can't be any worse than last season when Hillary "I'm a wooden dead fish" Clinton mocked Amy Poehler's impression of her. Saturday Night Live is a metaphysical can of worms you guys.
Joe Biden likes a good chuckle as much as the next guy. Just because he's the least well-known candidate on the campaign trail (and is sometimes confused for John McCain) doesn't mean the senator for Delaware can't take a good rib-tickling when it comes to Jason Sudeikis' impression of him on last week's SNL episode.
In fact, Biden likes the clip so much when they played it for him this morning on GMA, it starts to freak out Diane Sawyer in a big way and she had to cut to commercial:
Drew Barrymore has gone where every Upper East Side tween would empty out their trust funds to go: The actress reportedly made out with both Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford in a matter of days.
Tina Fey walked the red carpet like a champ on Sunday to pick up her Emmy. But during all of that rapid dominance coverage that still amounted to almost zero viewers, you may have missed Tina talking about the inspiration for her Sarah Palin impression on SNL's season premiere.
And nope, it's not Frances McDormand in Fargo:
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So last night I was invited to the premiere of Hounddog, the film that caused a lot of controversy a while back because it features a Dakota Fanning rape scene. After watching the movie, I can safely say that the fuss was overblown, but that's probably obvious at this point.
On to the good stuff: The red carpet! Where my spot along the velvet ropes was labeled "Whittle Little, Jossip.com." Awesome.
Lots of terrible things over the weekend. That train derailed in California, David Foster Wallace went up to that Infinite Jest in the sky, and Michael Phelps lived down to everyone's already low expectation for the Saturday Night Live season premiere. Silver lining?
Two of the funniest women SNL ever had, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, reuniting for an opening message about sexism in the election:
Former Stone Temple Pilots front man Scott Weiland has been charged with driving under the influence and refusing to take a drug tests. He faces at least 8 days in jail, with a maximum penalty of one year.
All these charges are making us a bit nostalgic, so above is the STP video, “Plush.” Stone Temple Pilots are all right, but as David Spade put it, we liked them better when they were called Pearl Jam.
As the SNL cast does endearing live performances and writers picket the studios, the WGA and the producers have agreed to return to negotiations on November 26. Hopefully the two parties can get their shit together regarding online residuals, since reading books in lieu of TV is clearly not an option. [AP]
As we approach Thanksgiving, the writers strike shows no signs of ending. The Week in Review, which usually features bits from late night monologues, has resorted to using jokes written in on their humor blog, Laugh Line. Dozens of shows have stopped production, and Lost might not resolve until 2009.
But those hams at SNL did not let the writers’ strike stop them from putting on a show. The cast performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater on Saturday night, while NBC resorted to broadcasting a rerun.
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NBC has discovered what a cruel mistress copyright law is.
NBC's own copy of "I Ran So Far" is illegal. The station never secured the digital rights for the music Andy Samberg sampled in the song.
NBC had to remove their clip from the NBC’s site and from their YouTube channel.
The Post's "exclusive" on this is already a week old; NewTeeVee reported it last Monday.
Maybe for his next digital short, Andy Samberg could put the ironies of NBC’s copyright infringement to music.
• Damn, Nicole Richie is looking thick.
• Some guy you've never heard of swims around Manhattan three times for some disease you've never heard of.
• The former New Jersey first lady reaches out to soon-to-be former Mrs. Idaho Senator. We knew it!
• CBS tries to reassure advertisers that it didn't just restage Lord of the Flies when filming Kid Nation.
• Kenan Thompson plans to drop 60 pounds to play Barack Obama for SNL. Here's hoping they both make it past the primary!
• Seriously, CBGB is over.
After Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' suspicious testimony during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, presidential candidate John McCain has now joined the increasing number of Republicans calling for Gonzales to step down "out of loyalty to the president."
And while many have been following every moment of the U.S. attorney scandal, some of you have, undoubtedly, spent your time watching American Idol or, well, reading Jossip instead. So we've decided to give you a quick recap about the proceedings last week to get you all caught up. Watch the above clip, and soon you'll realize why everyone (except President Bush!) thinks Gonzales is either (a) a liar, or (b) a liability, based on his inability to remember any/all things of any import whatsoever.
For those of you who were out drinking/socializing/dirty-dancing on a table** this past Saturday night, we regret to inform you that you missed the funniest SNL sketch since "Dick in a Box."
The skit purports to be an episode of the (thankfully) fictional "The Dakota Fanning Show," and is essentially an excuse for an extended, dead-on parody of the creepily-adult child star.
Example: Fanning (Amy Poehler) waxes intellectual about the latest Thomas Pynchon work and NYT book critic Michiko Kakutani, but proves ignorant on all references to mainstream pop culture, (fave line: "I am not familiar").
We especially enjoyed the banter between "talk show host" Dakota Fanning and her band-leader, as well as the interactions with far-more-normal Abigail Breslin (Drew Barrymore), prompting Fanning to sigh, "oh, to be ten again. Those were heady, heady days."
Enjoy the video.
**Yes, you, TomKat!
• Brit rocking the boat with mysterious sailor friend Isaac Cohen; Cohen to be immediately branded a "hotter version of K-Fed."
• Halle Berry continues to be maybe, possibly, debatably pregnant.
• Yep, it's just like we always suspected. Matt Damon is an evil genius.
• After only a year and half as EIC at Fast Company, Mark Vamos "speedily" replaced by Fortune's Robert Safian.
• Paris Hilton tragically miscast as "Hottie" in upcoming new film role.
• Stashwax suing SNL for being unfunny, unoriginal.
• Since Us couldn't get the Anna Nicole Smith photos, they ran with this story. [Us]
• If John Mayer's music career doesn't flourish, he always has sneakers to fall back on. [UnBeige]
• Of course Rupert Everett would rather have sperm than hair. Any gay man forced to make the choice between the two would choose the same. [TMZ]
• So, basically, what Rachel Sklar is telling us, is that there is nobody left at SNL. [ETP]
• Welcome to laaaamest celebrity auction ever. [AP]
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