Seth Meyers Talks 'SNL Thursday Night Live,' Sarah Palin -- & More Tina Fey?

Access Hollywood - October 8, 2008 3:35 PM PDT
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NEW YORK, New York -- Live from New York - it's Thursday night!

Starting this Thursday, "Saturday Night Live" will be taking on primetime for the next three weeks as half-hour episodes of "SNL Thursday Night Live" run until the presidential election, in addition to regularly scheduled "SNL" episodes.

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The show will feature an opening political sketch and the "Weekend Update" segment. So does that mean more Tina Fey?

Seth Meyers, the show's head writer and "Weekend Update" anchor, told Access Hollywood that the "30 Rock" star will probably come back to play vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin once again.

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"If Sarah Palin does something to get in the news, which she's been very consistent on doing so far, I think we'll see Tina as well," Seth told Access' Mariah Menounos.

And, he said, Sarah Palin herself may make a much-rumored appearance to make fun of Fey.

"I can confirm that the door is open if she would like to come and make an appearance," he said.

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And he confirmed that the VP candidate was a fan of Fey's impression - at least the first time she did it.

"We heard from Sarah Palin's people that she really liked the first time that Tina played her," he said. "We haven't heard from her since then."

With "SNL" successfully bringing back Fey for a number of skits, ratings have soared - and Meyers says he thanks the candidates.

"They have been kind in providing comedic fodder for us," he said. "It's been really fun. The best thing for us is everybody's paying attention, 70 million people watched the vice-presidential debate last week so we can make jokes about every part of it and people got it."

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  • speedlimit
    SNL FALL SCHEDULE 9/5/2009 - rerun of the 9/7/2000 show 9/12/2009 - rerun of the 9/14/2000 show 9/19/2009 - rerun of the 9/21/2000 show 9/26/2009 - rerun of the 9/28/2000 show Check your local listings for more reruns of SNL.
    report abuseposted August 17, 2009 8:01 PM PDT
  • tash
    oh my gosh seth meyers please do me.
    report abuseposted October 20, 2008 10:34 PM PDT
  • BOOMER
    NOBAMA...KEEP THE CHANGE
    report abuseposted October 13, 2008 2:12 PM PDT
  • SICOFIT
    BEKKA No I will not lie to you but YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH It was reported that Princeton will repost the papers on Nov 20 after the election WHY cause they are filled with vile puke If I could post them so you all could read them Im sure you would defend her as a freedom fighter. BULLCRAP she was and is a white hatin racist. Rev Wright mean ANYTHING to you? Stupid uninformed liberal denyers
    report abuseposted October 12, 2008 4:46 AM PDT
  • Pamela G
    u can stop doubting they exist, bekka. all u have 2 do is search the net, or, read my posts - they r proof.
    report abuseposted October 11, 2008 9:19 AM PDT
  • Pamela G
    u can stop doubting they exist, bekka. all u have 2 do is search the net, or, read my posts - they r proof.
    report abuseposted October 11, 2008 9:19 AM PDT
  • Rebecca
    Well SICOFIT if you have all of these "shocking papers", why not completely and udderly destroy him by publishing them? That would show all of the obama's. Unless, of course these papers don't exisit? But you wouldn't lie to us, I'm sure.
    report abuseposted October 11, 2008 8:59 AM PDT
  • SICOFIT
    I HAVE HER PAPERS SAVED ON MY COMPUTER GIVIN TO ME BY A FRIEND AT PRINCETON AND THEY ARE TOTALY SHOCKING. SHE PRAISES ANYTHING RADICAL AND BLACK AND RAILS AGAINST WHITE POWER, SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT WHAT I SPEAK BUT I HAVE THE GOODS ON HER AND SHE IS A LIAR,RACIST,FAKE NOBAMAS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN STARTED THE DAY HE GRADUATED AND REZKO SAT HIM DOWN IN HIS HOME AND ADVISED HIM,AYERS ALSO, NO WAY!!
    report abuseposted October 11, 2008 6:25 AM PDT
  • Pamela G
    "Commentator Jonah Goldberg remarked on National Review Online, “A reader in the know informs me that Michelle Obama’s thesis is unavailable until Nov. 5, 2008, at the Princeton library. I wonder why.” i don't wonder why! all of this proves mrs. nobama is a racist, just like her husband.
    report abuseposted October 10, 2008 10:56 AM PDT
  • Pamela G
    "Commentator Jonah Goldberg remarked on National Review Online, “A reader in the know informs me that Michelle Obama’s thesis is unavailable until Nov. 5, 2008, at the Princeton library. I wonder why.” i don't wonder why! all of this proves mrs. nobama is a racist, just like her husband.
    report abuseposted October 10, 2008 10:56 AM PDT
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