The Katie Couric interview skit.
Due to the popularity of the sketch and Fey's impression of Palin, Fey reprised her role during the September 27, 2008 episode. That sketch featured Palin being interviewed by Katie Couric (also portrayed by Amy Poehler), and parodied an interview which took place between Palin and Couric which aired days before the sketch's broadcast. In the sketch, Fey quoted near verbatim one of Palin's answers from the actual interview and mimed Palin's gestures. The following episode featured a skit par Pal...
Jenaroph:
Yeah, it was the episode with the parody of the disastrous Katie Couric interview. Sure, there was much of the dialogue that was made up, but there was an answer to one question where Fey simply repeated much of what Palin has said word for word.
ETA: Here it is.
That is what I thought, many of the same words are used, but Fey jumbles them around for comic effect. Word for word implies the exact same thing was said but since nothing Palin said was particularly funny, it was changed. Many people seem willing to believe anything about Palin so hyperbole got repeated as fact.
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March 1, 2013, 7:01pm
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Jenaroph:
Yeah, it was the episode with the parody of the disastrous Katie Couric interview. Sure, there was much of the dialogue that was made up, but there was an answer to one question where Fey simply repeated much of what Palin has said word for word.
ETA: Here it is.
Haha, reminds me of this.