# Palin to appear on SNL opener. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241 "2008-09-05T22:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/1 "2008-09-05T22:13:21Z")
I just heard this on the radio, but don’t have any other source at the moment. Look for a “Hilary” vs Sarah segment would be my guess. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/2 "2008-09-05T22:25:38Z")
My guess is that they have Tina Fey make a cold opener guest appearance as Sarah Palin. ---
**Author:** ![Lillith\_Fair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/3 "2008-09-05T23:19:46Z")
Oh. No. I hope it is Tina Fey and not the real thing. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/4 "2008-09-05T23:27:04Z")
I hope so too, if only for the reason that, on the funny scale: Sarah Palin as herself \< Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. Only rarely, IMO, has the actual politician’s appearance increased the humor over a good impersonation (exceptions: John McCain’s guest hosting, Mike Huckabee on Weekend Update overstaying his welcome). ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/5 "2008-09-05T23:42:20Z")
My guess is that the host will be _Michael_ Palin, and in his monologue he will reminisce about his days as mayor of Wasilla, etc. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/6 "2008-09-05T23:44:07Z")
I might actually watch if it were Sarah Palin hosting SNL. SNL sucks, and hasn’t been funny in decades, but that might be worth watching. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/7 "2008-09-06T00:34:45Z")
😕 I thought the season opener host was supposed to be Michael Phelps, and the musical guest was one of his rap favorites? Throw in a Sarah Palin walkon and we’ve got the makings of a skit that’ll be a disaster of epic proportions, here. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/8 "2008-09-06T00:37:40Z")
Especially if her water breaks during the sketch ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/9 "2008-09-06T00:59:17Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Especially if her water breaks during the sketch …then Phelps would feel right at home! No? ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/10 "2008-09-06T01:00:10Z")
I still believe they must must must bring Julia Louis-Dreyfus to play her. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/11 "2008-09-06T01:06:14Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > …then Phelps would feel right at home! > > No? Funniest thing I’ve read all day! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/12 "2008-09-06T02:42:57Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > I still believe they must must must bring Julia Louis-Dreyfus to play her. Well, it’s true that SNL sucks most of the time but that’s hitting below the belt. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/13 "2008-09-06T03:06:16Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Only rarely, IMO, has the actual politician’s appearance increased the humor over a good impersonation (exceptions: John McCain’s guest hosting, Mike Huckabee on Weekend Update overstaying his welcome). The episode where Giuliani hosted was actually hilarious, as I recall. He really got into the comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/14 "2008-09-06T08:49:52Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > The episode where Giuliani hosted was actually hilarious, as I recall. He really got into the comedy. Ah, yes, I’d forgotten about Giuliani. I’m glad he did it, if only as a setup for his appearance blaming SNL for losing out on the Republican nomination. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/15 "2008-09-06T18:54:14Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > The episode where Giuliani hosted was actually hilarious, as I recall. He really got into the comedy. There have only been 4 or 5 mayors of New York since SNL debuted and two of them have hosted. Ed Koch trying to talk a jumper off the ledge of a skyscraper Crowd below, “Don’t jump! Don’t Jump!” Ed Koch to the crowd, “It’s O.K. I’m here now! It’s Mayor Koch!” Crowd below, “Jump!” ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/16 "2008-09-06T23:31:09Z")
Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, or Megan Mullally — who does the best Sarah Palin? ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/17 "2008-09-07T01:53:06Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > …then Phelps would feel right at home! > > No? Too soon! Too soon! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/18 "2008-09-07T01:55:18Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, or Megan Mullally — who does the best Sarah Palin? The Daily Show put photos of each of them side by side. Based on the specific photos chosen, Fey was the closest match. However, if one of them were to actually play Palin in a comedy sketch, I think Megan Mullally would do the best job. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/19 "2008-09-07T06:23:56Z")
Wouldn’t it be funny if they said Palin was going to be on the show, and they had an opener with “Michael Palin” starring instead? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241/20 "2008-09-07T06:29:36Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > I still believe they must must must bring Julia Louis-Dreyfus to play her. I don’t know if you were intentionally referencing this, but there’s a certain nude photo making the internet rounds which is being aleged to be Sarah Palin but is actually Julia Louis-Dreyfus. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-appear-on-snl-opener/462241.md?page=2)