"All the Mavericks in the House put your Hands UP!!!!"
(The Real) Sarah Palin made her debut on SNL last night -- facing her doppelganger/former Halloween costume, Tina Fey. Overall the Palin appearance gets a mixed review in my book -- but Amy Poehler gets an A+ (check out the clip below to see why)
Thumbs Up: Palin actually came on the show and appeared 3 times throughout the broadcast -in the Opening, Weekend Update, and Closing.
Thumbs Down: For Palin's ever-present expression of constipated contempt that was last seen on Katie Couric during her interview with... Sarah Palin. (As I've said, the 2 perkiest personalities in pop culture/politics share remarkable similarities)
Thumbs Up: Palin count - 2 for 2! Tina Fey also showed up and trotted out her Palin impersonation in the presence of her victim, and allowed Palin to take a few shots at her. (Though as anyone who has seen 30 Rock knows, she's obviously a really good sport about that)
Thumbs Down: The 2 Palin's merely passed by one another in the Opening Sketch... which, given all the hype made it feel like a bit of a letdown.
Thumbs Up: For the Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg cameos -- Baldwin confusing Palin with Fey, and Wahlberg taking issue with Andy Samburg's unflattering impression of him. Both appearances added energy to the Opening, and (kind of) distracted from Palin's clear discomfort. Thumbs Down: For the Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg cameos -- We would have easily traded these appearances for an actual conversation between the 2 Palins. (However, it was definitely fun to play "Which Palin Is It?" throughout the sketch)
But just when I was about to write off the Palin appearance as overhyped, the Governor came back out during Weekend Update, and announced that she was handing her next bit off to Amy Poehler. What followed was an absolutely hilarious rap -- complete with back up eskimos, a fake Todd Palin, and a dancing moose --- that was good enough to make up for the fact that the real Sarah Palin was a pretty disappointing comedian. And yet... think about the comedic gifts she has given us, add this one to the list, and.... for the maverick in the house, put your hands up!!!
MY NAME IS SARAH PALIN, YOU ALL KNOW ME,
VICE-PREZZY NOMINEE OF THE GOP,
GONNA NEED YOUR VOTE IN THE NEXT ELECTION,
CAN I GET A WHAT-WHAT FROM THE SENIOR SECTION!
McCAIN GOT EXPERIENCE, McCAIN GOT STYLE,
BUT DON'T LET HIM FREAK YOU OUTWHEN HE TRIES TO SMILE
CUZ THAT SMILE BE CREEPY, BUT WHEN I'M V.P.,
ALL THE LEADERS IN THE WORLD GONNA FINALLY MEET ME!
(FRED ARMISEN & ANDY SAMBERG enter as ESKIMOS)
(POEHLER)
HOW'S IT GO, ESKIMOS? TELL TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW, ESKIMOS!
HOW YA FEEL, ESKIMOS? TELL TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL, ESKIMOS!
(SAMBERG/ARMISEN)
ESKIMOS! ESKIMOS! ICE COLD! SUPER COLD!
(POEHLER)
I'M JEREMIAH WRIGHT CUZ TONIGHT I'M THE PREACHER,
I GOT A BOOKISH LOOK AND YOU'RE ALL HOT FOR TEACHER,
(JASON SUDEIKIS enters as TODD PALIN and stands next to POEHLER)
(POEHLER)
TODD LOOKING FINE ON HIS SNOW MACHINE,
SO HOT FOR EACH OTHER, NEED A GO-BETWEEN!
IN WASILLA, WE JUST CHILL BABY CHILLA
BUT WHEN I SEE OIL, IT'S ...(ALL) DRILL BABY DRILLA!
(POEHLER)
MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE,
FROM MY PORCH I CAN SEE RUSSIA AND SUCH.
ALL THE MAVERICKS IN THE HOUSE, PUT YOUR HANDS UP,
ALL THE MAVERICKS IN THE HOUSE, PUT YOUR HANDS UP!
ALL THE PLUMBERS IN THE HOUSE, PULL YOUR PANTS UP,
ALL THE PLUMBERS IN THE HOUSE, PULL YOUR PANTS UP!
WHEN I SAY OBAMA, YOU SAY AYERS,
OBAMA! (SAMBERG/ARMISEN) AYERS!
OBAMA! (SAMBERG/ARMISEN) AYERS!
I BUILT ME A BRIDGE AND IT AIN'T GOING NOWHERE! OOOOOHHHHHHHH.
McCAIN/PALIN GONNA PUT THE NAIL IN
THE COFFIN … OF THE MEDIA ELITE!
(SAMBERG/ARMISEN) SHE LIKES RED MEAT!
(MOOSE enters)
(POEHLER)
SHOOT A MUTHA HUMPIN MOOSE
EIGHT DAYS OF THE WEEK,
NOW YOU'RE DEAD NOW YOU'RE DEAD CUZ I'M AN ANIMAL,
AND I'M BIGGER THAN YOU HOLDIN' A SHOTGUN,
WORKIN' THE PUMP EVERYBODY PARTY,
WE GOING ON A HUNT LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
YO I'M PALIN I'M OUT!
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