Gov. Sarah Palin's Press Conference - SNL

Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) fields questions about running alongside Sen. John McCain while the real Gov. Palin confronts Lorne Michaels about the impression, but is mistaken for Tina Fey by Alec Baldwin. [Season 34, 2008]
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[@chouaibhamli]

sometimes I can't tell who's Sarah and who's Tina .

[@nyc1960]

+chouaib hamli Dude no one can.

[@Celisar1]

Edmund Liu You must be joking. Right?

[@rickycollins7723]

Sir Hamster Same I didn't notice the difference at first when it cut to the real one.

[@clipobserver]

Add Julianne Moore to the list.

[@LordAaronus]

when they both go to the funeral heads will melt

[@Whisper555]

That is a truly scary impersonation when you put the original article next to the impostor and you cannot tell which one is real.

[@lilshabaz1862]

They were actually never next to one another. In fact, Tina insisted that they not appear on screen together.

[@robertaylor9218]

Tina has a far more pleasant demanor.

[@davidchissoe9989]

It just goes to show how stupid the man bitches are, aka str8 so called, A gay Queen would accidently bitch slap her and look way hotter, opps.

[@kevinquinn3763]

It's very frightening. Haunting.

[@n3493]

@@davidchissoe9989 what the hell is your comment? 🤣😶

[@masondodd7252]

I commend her for appearing, tbh.

[@19alika]

I do, too.

[@PIERCED6966]

I don't think she has the intelligence to grasp the concept of having the piss taken out of her.

[@LootFragg]

PIERCED6966 Well, gotta say, as much as I despise of this gullible dumbfuck, she did appear there and show good humour which is commendable even though it does not say anything about her political qualification.

[@masondodd7252]

***** Oh yes, she would appear on SNL under the impression she wasn't going to be lampooned

[@PIERCED6966]

I'd still do her, if only she could keep her dumb ass mouth shut!

[@rogerschmer7715]

Tina Fey does the best impersonator of another person I have ever seen. Also, she looks exactly like Sarah Palin. I like her pageant walking and I like it when she says, "The real one!"

[@ssc172]

Tina is great, but come on, McKinnon is way better at transforming herself into the person. See Ellen, or bieber, or Kellyanne Conway.

[@savannafitzgerald2056]

Larry david

[@VitaminKey5000]

I guess you never heard of Jamie Foxx

[@Professicchio]

As if the skit couldn't get more surreal there's a llama right behind the real Sarah Palin.

[@celestus87]

You mean there is a llama dressed in a red suit in front of the real Sarah Palin who is for some reason nude and wearing a harness. I know, I know... The llama in the red suit sure looks a lot like SP but that harness gave it away. The real SP is never allowed in public without a harness.

[@LordAaronus]

they should make up a fictional party with a Llama logo

[@Logan_Baron]

I believe there was a running joke that whenever they did a backstage shot or maybe it was a backstage spot with Lorne, there was always supposed to be a llama in the background.

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Remember the real Palin coverage where an animal got slaughtered in the background?

[@canaisyoung3601]

They always have that llama there when they show SNL behind the scenes.

[@liversuccess1420]

When they walk by each other at 4:51, almost occupying the same space, they came very close to causing a singularity.

[@kentclark6420]

It's almost surprising Palin didn't throw a cross-body block.

[@MariannVela99]

They are literally twins i was so confused when i saw this video like who is Tina Fey and who is Sarah Palin 😂😂😂

[@guavaman925]

I managed to respect Palin for about 15 seconds there.

[@cedricchang6064]

Yeah even though i would never have voted for her I gotta say the woman has guts.

[@troycothran9288]

@@cedricchang6064 she lives in Alaska of course she has guts

[@stevenhosea4849]

stantvxq Goodness

[@gailgarza8033]

Ahahaha! You went 14 seconds over, in my humble opinion. 🎉😂

[@johnjohnson3709]

Me too, that’s about it!

[@jordana.johnston5022]

It took me like 20 seconds to realise it was actually Palin after 2:31

[@MusikInfektion]

When he said "Hey Tina", that's when I was sure. lol

[@BellsGAfanTV]

Jordan I love your profile picture! Not today Satan!

[@antoniobrajkovic1977]

The way they passed each other! That's comedy at its best!

[@andreaturnquist4855]

The best part!!

[@jamesboulger8705]

That is when you really see how alike they look.

[@juliusmaloney]

You could never endorse this woman's politics, but God love her having a sense of humor about herself.

[@lolipedofin]

I'm 51% convinced she is clueless to what's going on....

[@MitchellWiggs]

She loves the spotlight

[@anthonychilcote872]

It's a far cry from the current situation. Nothing worse than someone who can't laugh at themselves.

[@Logan_Baron]

She complained many times about how they portrayed her even when she was on the show, so I don't think she actually had a sense of humor about herself. I think it was more her handlers/advisors told her it would be good for her to go on the show, and look like she could poke fun at herself.

[@thatleftyjames2893]

Anthony Chilcote even worse when you try to control these organizations to only use humor that puts you in a favorable light but okay.

[@xyinterrupted]

has anyone noticed the FREAKIN LLAMA behind Palin?!!

[@comanchio1976]

+Stephen Mitchell It's her speech writer

[@blackdogslivesmatter1568]

I was like wtf??? Not sure if real of fake..could also be an alpaca or mini horse. Probably a llama.

[@DimJongUn]

You don't have llamas behind you when you're on camera? 🙄

[@brandongarcia2765]

I literally stared at it but I didn't even recognize it until I just read this comment....wow... the human brain, man...

[@ginavaughan5655]

It moved it's ears!

[@ElisandroDeLeon]

I was reading about this episode in Fey's book and the lengths they went to , to make sure the audience didnt boo Palin is quite impressive. Such as having Alec Baldwin there to give the audience the message that if a liberal like him could be next to Palin, they could stay cool too. Makes me wonder if Sudeikis' opening speech was meant more for the live audience.

[@ElectricLarry__]

It makes me wonder if SB smashed that after the show

[@jessicaabbinante2009]

@@ElectricLarry__ ew

[@ElectricLarry__]

@@jessicaabbinante2009 lol

[@jturner755]

I think SNL misjudged that too, Palin wasn't going to be booed

[@walteralcaraz5898]

I think it is ironic that Baldwin would be standing next to the real Palin, seeing as how he would go on to play Trump, the guy who ran through the door that Palin bust open.

[@wayneo1269]

I think she's a nut job but you gotta give her credit it takes guts to to front like that she really is a good sport.

[@MsSHINeeTVXQSuju]

exactly what i was gonna say ^^ haha........but tina does a freaking awesome impression of her, so no complaints can be made, to be honest XD

[@wayneo1269]

+SuJu_Mimi totally agree

[@TheFaro2011]

wayneo1269 or really really dumb

[@anweshabanerjee2954]

Yes, but if you read Tina Fey's autobiography, 'Bossypants', you'll see Tina Fey mentions the fact that even though Palin was really nice on set, she later on told the media that SNL was framing her and her family and making her look bad against her wish. Politics is truly dirty!

[@AussieGirl235]

Nah she just wanted to be on a popular tv show

[@niallbyrne6474]

I did not know that she had such a good sense of humour. Fair play to her for doing this. So funny.

[@TheChrissieTee]

I can’t say that I endorse Palin but she’s been a good sport here!

[@andrewmark2783]

Pretty sure she was told to do this. She has been vocally unhappy about how Tina portrayed her.

[@WillMcFarland]

@@andrewmark2783 yeah, but at least she had enough humility and self-respect to still show up and smile through the jokes ... it actually made the ticket seem more electable and was a good strategy for the campaign, so it's not selfless or all that admirable, but can you imagine the current republican ticket doing anything similar?

[@user-ls9ic5vr1g]

@@WillMcFarland trump did once. But the rest idk

[@bobzani]

You know, that's Tina Fey, don't you?

[@JonnySublime]

It only gets worse if you don't 😂

[@The420033]

"Polls are just a fancy way of systematically predicting what's gonna happen" Not in 2016

[@lookbovine]

Guess you don’t know how statistics work. The polls were pretty accurate in 2016, it was people’s predictions when forced to go one way or the other that were incorrect. If something’s given a 33% chance of happening (like the chances given for Trump to win) that is far from impossible, but when forced to bet you’d have to go with the 67% chance. Trump said himself if it were held 10 times he would have lost 9 of them, or something to that effect. Not to mention a 78K winning vote margin across three states, out of over 130 million votes cast, is VERY SMALL. He won’t pull it off again, not with his $1000 tax on every household from tariffs and confidence in the economy so low.

[@Yanni75]

You'd know huh, Russkie? I'm kidding. You're probably not a troll.... Or are you? Spill the beans!!!

[@tablo1394]

@@lookbovine he was only 40,000 votes away from pulling it off again

[@shronkler1994]

​@@lookbovine and he lost the popular vote by millions of votes, but won by 40k votes in a couple states because of how our elections work

[@michaelobrien687]

Alec: "This is the most important election in our nation's history." 2020: "Hold my beer."

[@minecraftcody10]

Trump 2020!

[@michaelobrien687]

VikingAWarrior 🖕

[@vinnieviddivicci5459]

BIDEN/HARRIS 2020! 🎆

[@jsbaldo5556]

@@vinnieviddivicci5459 🖕

[@BertRussie]

I feel like they say that about every election. Then again, it's true for most elections

[@TheFlicka28]

Wow, Tina Fey had her SPOT ON.

[@danielrottlaender9101]

Took me three minutes to realize this isn't Tina Fey.

[@jadennbarnn9346]

Daniel Rottlaender it is tina fey, look in the description

[@dspurlock82]

Me too lmao

[@DarylBark]

wow ....that blew me away.............i actually felt 30 seconds of respect for that woman......you´re a good sport Sahrah

[@thelostpiranha]

"No recording devices, and don't write anything down" Man, in '08 that was a joke. "Worth a shot"

[@libandahirbulhan43]

Today that is a reality

[@roddo1955]

@@libandahirbulhan43 not to Omarosa

[@franklinblanchard6958]

thelostpiranha s

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Oh how far we’ve fallen in just a short amount of time. And it would have been unthinkable back then for John McCain to come out and say the American election was rigged and fraudulent. Unthinkable. Disagree with his politics but he had integrity. He was a man of courage, a true patriot and he loved this country. He’d never have tried to profit from burning down democracy with lies and manipulation. At the very least he cared about this country and he loved America. Trump doesn’t love anyone but himself and a couple, not even all, of his children. He’s taken the constitution and wiped his ass with it and is using our country as a ploy to avoid convictions and being flat broke. Which is treason. It’s absolute treason.

[@HOTD108_]

@@libandahirbulhan43 How so?

[@julianbluefeather8491]

I can’t tell them apart visually at all. The only thing is Sarah’s voice is slightly deeper than Tina’s

[@asbehsam]

Wait wait wait... seriously, I can't tell the difference... even the voice... O_o

[@huss1205]

Tina is a genius....

[@mshara1]

Tina Fey for president.

[@tylercheung651]

As if the skit couldn't get more surreal there's a llama right behind the real Sarah Palin.

[@sarahlovell3008]

The moment when you realize Tina does Sarah Palin better than Sarah Palin. 😂😍

[@fredrickelof9031]

Hello how are you doing over there and I hope you are safe?

[@n3493]

@@fredrickelof9031 stop trying with every person you see online.

[@Psergiorivera]

When Tina said she was going to do some "fancy pageant walking", I LOST IT! I may not agree with Governor Palin, but I love that she can take a good ribbing.

[@ahmarsaeed6085]

I really, actually couldn't tell them apart for quite some time!

[@monizdm]

You gotta giver her credit for doing this. I can't stand her, but, really, she deserves credit for a sense of humor.

[@filipzawistowski4390]

It's refreshing when someone is a good sport, I must admit!

[@Sr79285]

One of my all time favourite sketches. Love that palin was such a good sport about it all. Don't agree with her policy, but after this sketch, she has my respect.

[@zhuoranli4576]

It is pretty cool of her doing a show that harshly mocked her

[@0.1.feb.]

Palin took this well. You've got to respect her for this!

[@fredrickelof9031]

Hello how are you doing over there?

[@thelobsterjesus]

That was the point. Her handlers made her do it to create sympathy.

[@st.trinians4935]

I gotta give props to Sarah for showing up. And also I haven't seen Alec Baldwin in forever, the first time I saw Alec was when he was in the movie Cat In The Hat and that was donkeys ago!

[@seanjoseph91]

Come on now...30 Rock? Stars both Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin? Ran for 7 seasons? Won heaps of Emmys (some of which were Alec's)?

[@st.trinians4935]

seanjoseph91 nope, haven't seen it. I'm new to SNL. I know weird right :P

[@GreenOfficeRock]

Lonnie DeSoto If you like SNL, 30 Rock is a must :) This show is pure gold. Although it has a weird sense of humor, especially relatively to other comedies, and you kind of have to get used to it. I myself had to watch it two and three times in order to really get it, and now I believe it's one of the best scripted comedy shows ever. And Alec is glorious in it!

[@rachelrachel9152]

And now hes been on snl almost every week for the past 4 years lol

[@saloabad]

So Tina Fey did a double cameo in this sketch...damn she is talented.

[@FutureCommentary1]

She is so great. I don't know how she managed to walk past herself at 4:51. That was epic TV right there!

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

Even after all these years, Tina Fey’s impression is simply brilliant. Just the right amount of crazy to make you realise just how crazy Sarah Palin is in real life.

[@mattsmith4577]

I’m and CRYING from laughter!!! When they walked by one another omg hahahahaha hahahah.

[@the0ne809]

And we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person the GOP could throw at us. We were naive. Lmao

[@MariannVela99]

Lmfaooo i’m wheezing 😭😭😩😩😂😂😂😂

[@thisisme3977]

Mark wahlberg coming out of nowhere asking andy samsberg's whereabouts was so funny😂😂😂😂😂

[@youreokay7888]

From a different sketch they had that was super funny too

[@wicky1]

I bet he talked to that llama right before too.

[@anthonyscully2998]

palin has a lot of guts. snl consistently made her look like an idiot.

[@PIERCED6966]

They didn't have to try, she is an idiot! Watch her interviews, i thought Bush was dumb but this woman, she maybe hot but my god she has a empty space between her ears.

[@spiderjeranimo4992]

PIERCED6966 Alfonso Cuarón filmed Gravity in her skull, he needed a big, dark empty space.

[@sorrowtonin2769]

LOL ^^

[@hernobleness]

In the skit where Tina and Amy did the Palin interview with Katie Couric they literally just had to copy what Palin said most of the time XD She made herself look stupid; all snl did was repeat it

[@taunteratwill1787]

Anthony Scully No she did that without any help.

[@ARP2wefightforyou]

It took me a really long time to realize that was the real Sarah Palin. They look sooo similar!

[@ariiiii19]

"BYEEE" awwwww so cute :3

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

I'm a liberal and I gotta say... Sarah Palin is one fine looking woman. Kudos to her for having a sense of humor.

[@n3493]

Stop underlining the appearence.

[@davemarko4219]

Not anymore. She lost her "cute." Her chin and cheeks are weird. She got old. Next.

[@richzip]

Most politicians can laugh at themselves...except trump

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

@@n3493 Stop discounting the appearance.

[@truthway971]

Pallin is geniounely loughing at the fancy pageant walking 2:30

[@JoJo86155]

I love when Baldwin comes out nd Tina's reaction: "What? The real one? Byeeee!"

[@lillytraile2399]

I love how Sarah Palin took the joke with stride and even appeared on the show. I swear Tina made her more famous than the campaign. Don't know much about her politics but I always respect a political figure that can laugh at themselves. 👍

[@chiya2006]

I discovered her through Tina . Didn’t even know that Alaska was governed by who !. Yes Tine made her all famous 😊

[@alsunpilsut]

I nearly missed the whole joke 'cause I thought Tina played Palin all the way through.

[@epicspaceship2161]

Ahhh, 2008...The year that we thought an election between Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain was the most important election in our nation's history? Such simpler times.

[@notthefather3919]

I love the fancy paegant walkin!

[@elloco1996]

Each time I see Tina Fey as Sarah Palin I can't help thinking Sarah Palin will never be able to aspire to this level.

[@jhe3903]

And now Baldwin is on stage as Trump!

[@isaiahshemaiahbrown]

The Mark Wahlberg cameo was so random 😂

[@nate_kang]

this was such an iconic SNL moment and absolutely hilarious

[@theangrybass3389]

Damn, they could be twins!

[@st.jimmy0244]

Remember when we could make jokes all in good fun and it didn't result in an avalanche of death threats? I miss those times :(

[@HIOP0]

ARE YOU MAKING FUN OF MEEEEEEE??????...Only kidding.

[@MrRainbowsword]

She´s not a good sport when Kathy Griffin makes fun of her :D

[@ruzzelladrian907]

We put down all the political issues and just laugh. I love this!

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

We laughed AT the derp political points.

[@ella-tm1tp]

6 years later and STILL NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE LLAMA?!?!

[@levalpat]

finally noticed the llama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joetursi9573]

I agree. It's amazing how true Tina's impression is.

[@tomtrick7051]

Spitting image.

[@benediktwichtlhuber3722]

Did anyone notice the alpaca? 😂😂 2:45

[@uniquelyunique1]

Ok.. am I the only one that see a live alpaca standing at the lobby reception desk in the background?? 😆

[@debbiehorn8263]

I didn't vote for John McCain but I always liked him . Oh I wish we could go back to those times instead of the mess we are faced with now .

[@ericdaniel323]

I liked him, but it's hard to get over him choosing such a political and intellectual lightweight as a running mate. I don't know if he was trying to pull a few women to his side or to score points with the Bible-thumpers (not his strongest supporters), but there were better ways to do both of those things.

[@jowens197]

Before he died, he said that was one of his regrets. That had to hurt

[@wintyforever]

Yesss I didn’t vote for Mitt Romney or McCain but I liked them. Back when the country was so much more united and we didn’t even know it. Trump is encouraging a civil war.

[@BlendedBarbieDoll]

He was a good man Rest his soul

[@BlendedBarbieDoll]

@@wintyforever they both have shown that they were good people. They are appalled at what their party has become

[@dshockeybreaks]

It's insane how identical they are.

[@paidlife2016]

In 2019 the Tina Fay impression of Sara Palen is still one of best impressions ever and hilarious.

[@rski1036]

U do realize this was posted 2013.

[@MariannVela99]

It’s 2021 now and it’s still freaking amazing. Gosh i love this episode of SNL so far 😂😂😄.

[@sugarcanefirefly]

did you guys see that llama? it looks awesome.

[@michellefacchini2213]

Wow they really do look alike!

[@fredrickelof9031]

Hello how are you doing over there and I hope you are safe?

[@fatboy19831]

That is the best impersonation I have seen to date. That is amazing.

[@SreedharKarunakar]

This makes so much sense and humour among politicians. I applaud ex gov. Palin's humour and sportive attitude. Also wish today's politicians are sportive

[@jruedas81]

Tina Fey wrote about this in her book. So good! Sarah was great for appearing!

[@delavalmilker]

The resemblance between the two is amazing!

[@vnelson000]

Sarah Palin is a good sport. Wow.👍👍👍

[@Andesu]

This is uncanny.

[@macmac_]

Watched this after reading about it in Tina's book. Huge props to both palin and fey

[@garylens1]

That was the best of SNL. I laughed so hard. That was priceless

[@juliannevillecorrea]

any one who can poke fun at themselves definitely can be trusted .. more so than any power hungry politician

[@Trampadoo]

You can certainly trust her to not be deceptive about how dumb she is. That being said, at least she can take a joke. XD

[@juliannevillecorrea]

she has far far less malice than usual politicians

[@antred11]

It was definitely very sporting of her to appear on the show, but I still wouldn't trust her to run a kindergarten, much less the United States of America.

[@greg.sym.4115]

She's a hungry politician who apparently can stand having a little bit of fun poked at her.

[@RonaldDScum]

Which is why Trump can’t be trusted. He can never take a joke calling it biased liberals.

[@ivanmarkovic1631]

Tina Fey: RESPECT

[@beetleheartbreath9276]

Thank you Lorne for bring so much joy into peoples lives it is not going to be forgotten love beetle heartbreath

[@stevehughes1510]

Yeah you can't tell 'em apart...............so good!!

[@galacticbroadcastingcompan1120]

Possibly the best impression of all time

[@LadyFlawless77]

Wow, tina looks JUST like her!😅

[@RhondaSue]

I love them both.

[@christina6770]

So good even after all these years.

[@maerrigo]

4'52" must be one of the most paused moments on this channel.

[@thomasg86]

Props to her for doing it, but it was also self serving as she was trying to wrestle some of the narrative away from the Tina Fey skits. The skits were wildly popular in shaping public perception and I think this was an attempt to brunt their impact by being "part of the joke."

[@asalwaysashntir]

Hey I would do the same!!

[@KevinReeve]

You give way to much credit to SNL. No one takes SNL serious, they make fun of everyone.......

[@declanfitzpatrick6747]

I thought everyone thought she was stupid. But again she is from Alaska, different, very different.

[@osiris1309]

Is that a real llama in the background??? O.o

[@rashmicp4356]

that voice... spot on.

[@livydijoseph5659]

This is still my favorite snl skit

[@yaniczka]

well cool of sarah.

[@TheaSodermark]

It’s insane how similar they are, they actually look almost the exact same 😭

[@debakugue2624]

I love Tina Fey!

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

I remember when this happened and I was indeed impressed that Sarah Palin had the courage to appear on SNL like this. Such a beautiful woman... I wish her politics weren't so ridiculously screwed up.

[@johnfagan6874]

The resemblance is still uncanny.

[@KaliTheFour]

Omg, that lama behind them xD

[@pickout2]

Tina's impression was so great.

[@alexandreandre2894]

perfect impression :o

[@EasyKiwi111]

Pailin and Fey really look alike 😂

[@idkman6271]

2:31 it literally took me a minute to realize this isn't Tina Fey

[@timmy13duffy]

Oh My God - such a classic!

[@ItIsGuido]

Palin did have a good sense of humor!

[@tsuikagura]

This is HILARIOUS omg xDD

[@fingerfeller]

a classic, thank you

[@tomahawk1556]

This is Classy & Jolly Good Fun! Thank You! 🕯🌷🌿