FROM COAST TO COAST
NEW YORK, NY – Greek-American comedienne TINA FEY and her professional and personal BFF AMY POEHLER cohosted the December 19 episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (SNL), and the hilarious duo reprised their iconic characters of SARAH PALIN and HILLARY CLINTON, respectively, which they made famous during the 1988 presidential campaign. The skit began with current SNL cast member KATE MCKINNON, who often plays the Hillary Clinton character nowadays, as the 2015 version visited by Poehler, the 2008 “Ghost of Hillary Past.” As the two strategize on the 2016 campaign, in comes Fey as Sarah Palin in a cloud of smoke to thunderous cheers. Fey was flawless, not missing a beat from the characterization she made so famous seven years ago: “Ya gotta do what you believe, but also, America, but not teachers and their fat liberal books, but also, and even why worry about fast food wages, with their status quo, which is another Latin word, status quo, and also, Americans are being taken for a ride…”
When 2015 Hillary said she was taking advice from “the smartest woman I know,” to which 2008 Hillary said “me.” Sarah then said “you should be taking advice from me, because I got a heck of a lot closer to the White House than this gal did,” at which point 2008 Hillary charged at her, while 2015 Hillary held her back. “Oh, you poor thing,” Fey/Palin continued, “I heard that after you lost you had to become a secretary.” “Of state!” the two Hillarys fumed back.
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