Poehler vs. Palin
While everybody raved about Tina Fey’s SNL interpretation of Sarah Palin—and rightly so—I was equally impressed by Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton. Last night, in the presence of the real Palin, Poehler surpassed herself with a hilarious rap during the Weekend Update. “Hilarious” is an understatement: I’ve seen this video clip twice, and both times I laughed so hard tears were running down my cheeks.
I’ll say this—Sarah Palin is a good sport, and a natural on TV even outside of her native speechmaking habitat. (And wasn’t Alec Baldwin embarrassing in the opening spot? She made him look even more awkward than the lame writing already did). So let’s make her a game show hostess, and not vice-president, okay?