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'We have vanquished one of the world's great villains... and I for one am thrilled to say good riddance to Katie Couric': Tina Fey makes her SNL return as Sarah Palin

By Brian Clark Howard


Tina Fey has made her return to Saturday Night Live and promptly reprised her infamous role as Tea Party darling Sarah Palin.

In a faux news debate the comedienne, covering her baby bump with a Palin-esque red blazer, skewered the former vice presidential candidate.

'First I want to acknowledge that this week we finally vanquished one of the world’s great villains', she stated.

'And I for one am thrilled to say good riddance to Katie Couric'.

The weekly comedy sketch show's 'GOP 2012 Undeclared Candidates Debate' was its first take on the upcoming 2012 election.

Mrs Fey and other cast members poked fun at this week's real debate between several Republican candidates, including Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Texas Representative Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.

Except the SNL debate was billed as featuring the 'candidates you wish you knew less about'.

Those 'candidates' included former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (played by Jason Sudeikis), Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann (Kristen Wiig), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Bobby Moynihan), Jimmy McMillan of the Rent is Too Damn High party in New York (Keenan Thompson) and Donald Trump (Darell Hammond).

The faux debate was moderated by Bill Hader, playing Fox News' Shepard Smith.

As Sarah Palin, Mrs Fey said she was 'happy to be on Fox News Channel, which both pays me and shows me the questions ahead of time'.

She also said she was 'bonin' up on experience' by filming a 'Hangover 3' cameo in the Middle East, and studying her 'Rosetta Stone English'.

She said she hoped the 'lamestream media won't twist my words by repeating them verbatim'.

As Mr Romney, Mr Sudeikis said: 'They say I'm rich and disconnected. They say I'm a dead fish. They say I look like a villain in a Lifetime movie'.

As Mr Gingrich, Moynihan ducked out before speaking, after Mr Hader suggested he didn't even want to be President.

Channeling Ms Bachmann, Ms Wiig threatened a 'Fatal Attraction' and challenged America to a creepy staring contest.

Mr Hammond's Donald Trump said: 'Osama, boom, you're fired'.

He also shamelessly plugged his TV show, 'The Apprentice', and joked that Ms Palin could be his running mate...if she could 'sell more chili than Ne Ne Leakes over the course of a hot summer day in Times Square'.

Wrapping up the debate, Mr Thompson's Jimmy McMillan said: 'I want to address those in the Birther movement who claim I was born a billy goat.

'Your suspicions are confirmed... Vote for me, the black Lorax'.

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