Tina Fey on SNL

Once you get past the hugely pregnant Amy Poehler playing Katie Couric, this skit from Sept. 27 highlighted the dead-on impersonation Tina Fey debuted in the now legendary Sarah Palin–Hillary Clinton press-conference skit that started it all. But listen closely (and maybe check a couple of transcripts) and you'll notice how Fey keeps things simple and uses what real life has presented to her. With just a few comical twists, Fey doesn't stray very far from the transcript of the actual Couric interview — she could do this act in her sleep.

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