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By Patrick Bromley, About.com Guide to Comedians

'Saturday Night Live' Recap

Monday October 20, 2008

I've got to hand it to Saturday Night Live. I had my doubts when I heard that the rumor about Governor Sarah Palin appearing on the show turned out to indeed be true; I thought it would be a comedic disaster committed in the interest of being "fair" to all sides. I also thought it would suck the air out of any future Palin sketches the show did, and, let's face it, these days Tina Fey's Palin is the biggest reason to tune into the show.

So imagine my surprise when Palin showed up and, rather than being all bashful and apologetic towards her, the writers at SNL found multiple ways to continue mocking her. Read more...

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