The exact opposite person of dimwit scam-artist Sarah Palin is the very talented writer, comic and actress person Tina Fey. Somehow, it was fated that Tina Fey would — when the nation needed it most — perform comedy impersonations of the dimwit scam-artist Sarah Palin. Fey was also head writer on Saturday Night Live during the “oh look that old show is funny again” era of 1999-to whenever we quit watching it again, maybe when Bush Junior actually won an election in 2004 and things just weren’t funny anymore?
And now, Tina Fey is the youngest person (at 40) to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The previous dozen honorees include Legendary Comedians such as George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and let’s see who else, oh yeah Bob Newhart, he is awesome.
Here is Fey’s famous comedy version of Palin’s idiot debate performance from 2008:
Mark Twain died exactly one-hundred years ago this week, so he did not personally choose Tina Fey or any of the other previous winners. We don’t know who picks these people, maybe a Ouija Board? Mark Twain was totally into Ouija Boards, we bet! [Kennedy Center Mark Twain Humor Award/Reuters]
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Smart and funny is a sexy combo, no?
[re=585126]AnglRdr[/re]: Hell, you could make an argument that Roseanne Bar is smart and funny.
Smart and funny and sexy is a sexy combo.
In 30 Rock, I don’t like how they always pretend Liz Lemon isn’t hot and would have trouble finding a guy to go out with.
Here we go, now Palin is the frontrunner for the Victim’s Choice Award.
She doesn’t know it but we’re secretly married.
Gah…why is Stumpy Stephanopoulis in there? But, go Tina!
Never the Twain shall she meet, but verily she has smitten the
Jabberwok snowgrifter through the helm.Eventually, we’ll be able to reconstitute old celebrities through the magic of DNA, Ã la The Lost World. When that happens, we can ask Twain to confirm.
Just ’cause she poked fun at Cuntzillah is not enough reason to win the Twain. I ‘spose there might be a few other reasons too.
With apologies to Barbie…
I want to be Tina Fey: the b*tch has everything…
Twain was funny and no mistake. But his best writing (Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi) is, with all due respect, far beyond anything the sexy, charming, hilarious Ms Fey could ever do. “30 Rock” is sitcom genius, but still just a sitcom.
Bush won in 2004? Oh yeah, that’s right, thanks to his friend Ken “Shaft” Blackwell in the Ohio.
Holy Christ! When did the cartoon drawing of Wonkett come to life and get a job at Saturday Night Live?
OMG you guys, are you all still visiting americaspeakingout.com? I figured it had been cleaned up by now, but… noooooope! I went straight to the “Life” page, and the first idea was “Death penalty for selling products made in other countries.”
It’s AWESOME.
I love Tina Fey, she is by far one the funniest women on tv.
Peace, Love and Chocolate
Tiffany
[re=585162]jetjaguar[/re]: ” 10 Commandments should be displayed on every building. Until the Constitutional Amendment that solidifies Christianity as the religion of the land is passed I’m ok with other “religions” posting their commandments, but they shouldn’t be given a big spotlight ”
The frightening part is the word “until”.
What’s weird, though, is that the ones with the most “up” votes are clearly the liberal ones, like staying out of peoples bodies and getting rid of DADT. What excuse do we think the GOP is going to use when they discredit the “popular” ideas?
More importantly, Twain died a hundred years ago this week, and wrote an autobiography which he demanded in his will not be published until a hundred years after his death. But apparently we won’t get copies on the shelf until November.
[re=585138]Oldskool[/re]: That can’t be the case, because Tina Fey is my secret wife even though she doesn’t know it. As is Kristen Bell.
[re=585202]JMP[/re]: FUN! I am looking forward to having something new and funny to read, other than Our Wonkette.
[re=585134]TheCoolestGuyInTown[/re]: Come on, the only reason she is still single is that her standards are too high. For example, she wouldn’t go out with a guy who watches her on TV, posts on a blog, and never met her or asked her out. Standards too high!
If Obama had really wanted to be an asshole after the election, he would’ve made Fey the honorary US Ambassador to Alaska.
[re=585202]JMP[/re]: Ha! I’m also secretly married to Jessica Biel! But sometimes I think it’s all about sex with her.
[re=585158]V572625694[/re]: Do you know how hard it is to make a sitcom that is actually funny? Two and Half Men, anyone?
Ha ha, I remember after that SNL episode reading a comment on some network news blog that went something like, “Tina Fey better enjoy her 15 minutes of fame because the country has had it with wannabes trying to make a name for themselves with cheap attacks.” I don’t know that five-time Emmy-winning writer and comedian (and now Mark Twain Award winner) Tina Fey enjoyed that particular 15 minutes of fame more or less than any other 15-minute increment of her life as a famous person, but I do think Sarah Palin is well past her expiration date.
Oh and I like what y’all did with “polar” up there.
Hate the SNL show, heart the Tina. Go girl. So, so, so fappable.
Wait. That’s SKS in the pic, right?
Have said this here before, and it looks like I have to say it again. Every story about Tina Fey has to have the sexy awesome pic of her half nekkid holding the accordion. It was here once, Wonkette, you know where it is. Bring it back.
Mark Twain’s 400 pp. memoirs are about to be published, too. Soon we will know just what a perve he was!
[re=585271]Gorillionaire[/re]: It was a typewriter; not an accordion, which somehow turns out to be twice as hot: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2sbHchFUxyo/S65pb9S4CCI/AAAAAAAAAPE/DWNWNMHk_D8/s1600/tina_fey_hot_girl_typewriter.jpg
Or this: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2008/02/08-15/tina-fey-host-snl.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2008/02/13/tina-fey-will-host-snl-s-first-post-strike-show.aspx&usg=__G4eY5Le5Els9LU5gdXMI1I8iYIA=&h=510&w=400&sz=234&hl=en&start=46&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Cg2P6IJdvwq5sM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtina%2Bfey%2Btypewriter%26start%3D40%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1
There’s this thing called “google image” which you should maybe try out…
I’m a total chucklehead for a hottie who wears glasses. Especially one who more or less saves the world by politically gut-shooting a rabid psycho bitch from a ROFLcopter.
That sound you hear off in the distance is Kelsey Grammer weeping uncontrollably.
I like Tina Fey as Sarah Palin much better than Sarah Palin as Sarah Palin
[re=585296]zhubajie[/re]: He was a nasty, sarcastic bastard. Probably would’ve been too sour for Wonkette.
[re=585240]Lake Affected[/re]: Polar? I don’t even know ‘er.
I’d do her on sunday Morning with Pat Robertson on TV screaming that I was going to Hell in a Hand Basket. She is Smart Sexy and Funny. Amen
Who was that terrible man at the end of the clip?
[re=585131]Lascauxcaveman[/re]: Saw a movie once with Rosanne Barr where she had a sexytime kissing scene. May the monkey gods help me, but she was HOT.
Libraries: on their way out (sadly.)
Sexy librarians: ALWAYS in.
I think that someone like Lucille Ball or Carol Burnett would have made a better choice. I had absolutely no idea who this person was until Bible Spice came on the national scene. And since the election, she faded back into obscurity for me.
Fey 30′s my Rocks!!! I haz teh luv 4 hers.
[re=585351]Way Cool Larry[/re]: Sarah Palin may be lousy at being Sarah Palin, but I’d love to see her as Marie Antoinette.
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