0000028715 00000 n Fey's widely-applauded portrayal of the Alaska governor boosted SNL's ratings, while Couric’s audience grew after a series of interviews during which Palin now-famously faltered. While it's "perhaps understandable" that Palin "felt nervous," i… Katie Couric interviewing Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin on her campaign tour. x�b``�d``Ug`e`�Wf`@ ���k�FM�)�[>0�2V0�10�ۺ6�����ʢ��mQ��lJ���o�X�i. The exchange on Russia was "startling," her answer "surprisingly wobbly." (CNN) - Sarah Palin is credited with making Tina Fey a world-wide star and boosting Katie Couric's ratings at CBS. 0000002436 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n 0000025750 00000 n Due to the popularity of the sketch and Fey's impression of Palin, Fey reprised her role during the September 27, 2008 episode. Let’s hope Sarah Palin was watching this one with the sound off too. The third example occurred on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, when comedian and writer Tina Fey mocked Palin’s foreign policy credentials by doing an impression of the Alaska governor and saying, “I can see Russia from my house!” (Palin had earlier noted, correctly, that Alaska is the only state with two international boundaries, and that Russia is visible from part of Alaska.) Fey expressed admiration for Palin’s running mate, the late Sen. John McCain, saying that when he eventually appeared to help retire her Palin character, he was already “a friend of the show.” 0000067225 00000 n You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. %%EOF 0000002164 00000 n 0000043229 00000 n 0000017947 00000 n 0000067473 00000 n Sarah Palin Bags on Tina Fey, Katie Couric Alaska governor lashes out at anchor and comic's "exploiting" of her public image. startxref Who wins? 0000002300 00000 n By Gina Serpe Jan 09, 2009 8:35 PM Tags. Here's the clip: Here's the previous SNL parody of Palin's Katie Couric interview. Tina Fey was back on Saturday Night Live with her hilarious and eerily accurate portrayal of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, re-enacting with Amy Poehler Palin's now-infamous interview with CBS news anchor Katie Couric last week. 85 0 obj <> endobj 0000039174 00000 n 0000018005 00000 n In her latest gaffe Sarah Palin responds by saying she’s read most of them. %PDF-1.3 %���� "Mocked?" SNL and CBS Evening News, accusing both Fey and Couric of taking advantage of her to further their own careers. 128 0 obj<>stream And here's Saturday night's ratings, by Paul J. Gough: 8 posted on 01/10/2009 10:46:13 AM PST by … Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. The interviews aired on CBS Evening News showed ratings increases on both nights and clips posted on YouTube garnered more than 10 million views. This past Saturday night, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ‘recreated’ Sarah Palin’s sit down with Katie Couric. Tina Fey returned to "Saturday Night Live" to parody Sarah Palin's performance in Thursday's vp debate, with Jason Sudeikis playing Joe Biden. 0000009155 00000 n Sarah Palin (left), Tina Fey as Sarah Palin (right) Katie Couric’s Sarah Palin Interview: SNL Version. Julianne Moore has thanked Tina Fey for her impression of Sarah Palin at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. 0000008930 00000 n The New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanleydescribed the interview as "in some ways ... the worst" interview Palin had done. Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric SNL Tina Fey McCain Obama Presidential Race Tina Fey returns to SNL as Sarah Palin 415888.Pepe.SnchezMacas 2016-01-24T17:25:42+00:00 0000045914 00000 n Sarah Palin Rips Tina Fey & Katie Couric. The sketch mocks Palin's recent interview with CBS News' Katie Couric (played on SNL by Amy Poehler), touching on Palin's trip to New York … In the interview, Palin criticized the news media's coverage of her and her family, telling Ziegler that CBS News anchor Katie Couric and comic actress Tina Fey had been "exploiting" her. 0000008562 00000 n 0000045878 00000 n 0000039240 00000 n The Couric interview also inspired one of the most-watched “Saturday Night Live” sketches of the 2008 race, with a rambling Tina Fey-as-Palin struggling to answer questions. 0000067999 00000 n 0000001693 00000 n But in a recent interview with conservative John Ziegler, Palin said both "exploited" her twelve-week candidacy — a fact, she said, that "says a great deal about our society.” 0 0000003660 00000 n Here it is in case you missed it. 85 44 “I did see that Tina Fey was named entertainer of the year and Katie Couric’s ratings have risen,” Palin told documentary filmmaker John Ziegler on Monday. The interview — in which Palin spoke about Alaska's proximity to Russia and was unable to name a single national publication that she read — was an instant classic, and would be parodied on "Saturday Night Live," with Tina Fey playing Palin against Amy Poehler's Couric. by Anonymous: reply 17: 01/09/2009: Who cares what that no-class cunt thinks. Emmys 2012: Julianne Moore Credits Tina Fey and Katie Couric for Sarah Palin Scrutiny Julianne Moore , who portrayed Sarah Palin in HBO's Game Change , looks striking in a Dior Haute Couture gown. A story in The New York Times is typical: 0000038804 00000 n Sarah Palin takes time during her visit to NYC for her second legitimate interview, with Katie Couric of CBS. SNL did it again! "Saturday Night Live" guest mocker Tina Fey, so much Palin's flesh-and-blood doppelganger that she has appeared twice recently on a show she quit in 2006, had a field day on her most recent appearance Saturday, offering ridiculously nonsensical replies to questions from colleague Amy Poehler, who played Couric. But in a recent interview with conservative John Ziegler, Palin said both "exploited" her twelve-week candidacy - a fact, she said, that "says a great deal about our society.” In July 2009, in the wake of Palin’s surprising decision to resign as governor, it was hard to find coverage that did not mention the impact of Tina Fey on Palin’s political fortunes. by Anonymous: My remarks were an apparently failed attempt at humor. 0000016471 00000 n asked Couric. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. trailer Video clip & article from EOnline: Offsite Link. 0000001989 00000 n Sarah Palin is credited with making Tina Fey a world-wide star and boosting Katie Couric's ratings at CBS. Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to reprise her widely hailed impersonation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Tina Fey, playing Palin, and Amy Poehler, playing Katie Couric’s eyelashes, reprised SNL’s satire of the Vice presidential candidate Saturday night, capping off a week of bad media for the nominee.. <<5DEFA14A1EEFCE4E803C9CFBB9A93E9D>]>> xref 0000043175 00000 n 0000003047 00000 n 0000068239 00000 n 0000017476 00000 n HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. Watch SNL sketches featuring the character Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) online at NBC.com. The Alaska governor took a swipe at Katie Couric over the CBS interview in which Palin stumbled badly, saying: "Katie, you're not the center of everyone's universe." And an interview Palin gave to Couric was damaging to Palin while also giving a ratings shot to Couric’s CBS Evening News, which generally is the No. Fey reprised her role as Palin two weeks later, again alongside Poehler, who played CBS's Katie Couric in a parody of Palin's interview with the CBS anchor earlier that week. 0000068296 00000 n Tina Fey and Katie Couric are rich and beloved, Sarah Palin is back to being a nobody in Alaska. Politics Video Sarah Palin. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. National Review editor Rich Lowry called Palin's performance in the interview "dreadful." 0000001176 00000 n 0000025258 00000 n “I did see that Tina Fey was named entertainer of the year and Katie Couric’s ratings have risen," Palin said in the interview. That sketch featured Palin being interviewed by Katie Couric (Amy Poehler), and parodied an interview which took place between Palin and Couric which aired days before the sketch's broadcast. 0000004427 00000 n 0000001652 00000 n 0000008204 00000 n 0000017055 00000 n 0000029349 00000 n 0000038421 00000 n 0000037914 00000 n 0000026493 00000 n 0000068126 00000 n 3 major broadcast news show behind NBC and ABC. 0000001550 00000 n 0000002027 00000 n Saturday night’s opening skit of SNL mocks Palin’s recent interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric (played by Amy Poehler).When Couric (Poehler) pushes Palin (Fey) to specifically discuss how she would help facilitate democracy abroad, Fey gives in. 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