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| ] in ] before the 2008 Election]] | |||
| '''] became a subject of ], ] and derision''' soon after her nomination for ] on the ] ticket for the ]. | |||
| ==Immediate comic reaction== | |||
| ].]] | |||
| A ] writer joked that "she's a ] who wears lipstick for some reason!" (in response to her statement at the ] that the difference between a pitbull and a ] was lipstick).<ref>Dennis DiClaudio.; ComedyCentral, September 9th 2008</ref> In addition, David Harrington's "Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator"<ref>"", Poli Tsk Tsk Tsk (politsk.blogspot.com); accessed October 25, 2008.</ref> generates hunting, industrial, hockey-related, and other idiosyncratic personal names from names that are supplied to it.<ref>Gene Weingarten, "", ''Washington Post,'' September 16, 2008 (accessed October 25, 2008)</ref><ref>Christie St. Martin, "", ''Los Angeles Times,'' September 15, 2008 (accessed October 25, 2008)</ref><ref>Gilbert Cruz, "", ''Time,'' September 23, 2008 (accessed October 25, 2008)</ref> Also, comedienne ] re-wrote her 1980s single "]" as a parody titled "The Ex-Beauty Queen's Got a Gun."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/Kielan2154</ref><ref>http://juliebrown.com/blog/index.php</ref> | |||
| ==Tina Fey and ''Saturday Night Live''== | |||
| {{Main|Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin}} | |||
| ] as ] (left) and ] as ] (right)]] | |||
| On September 13, 2008, ] appeared in a comedy skit, "A Nonpartisan Message from Governor ] & Senator ]", on '']'' as Sarah Palin, alongside ] as ].<ref name=THR>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8fcb5100629836e60f2b946f58f168aa |title=NBC's Web sites see surge in traffic |format= |work= ] |accessdate=2008-09-20|date=2008-09-18| author = Wallenstein, Andrew}}</ref><ref name="nbcmv_1">{{cite press release |title=Tina Fey Guest Stars On ''Saturday Night Live'' Season Premiere As Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Gov. Sarah Palin |url=http://nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20080914000000-tinafeygueststars.html |publisher=] Media Village |date=2008-09-14 |accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref> The sketch was written by Poehler, Fey, and head writer and '']'' anchor ].<ref></ref> | |||
| Due to its popularity, additional sketches with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin were seen in later ''SNL'' episodes leading up to the weekend before the election, with Fey ultimately performing her impersonation alongside both the real Palin and ]. | |||
| ==Gina Gershon== | |||
| Actress ] self-produced and posted several parody videos in which she portrays Palin for the comedy website ].<ref>Luchina Fisher, "", ABC News, September 15, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gina Gershon index page|author=Gina Gershon |work=Funny or Die|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/gina_gershon|accessdate=2008-10-31}}</ref> In one of the videos<ref>{{cite web|title=Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin|author=Gina Gershon |work=Funny or Die|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/61410aa4ff/gina-gershon-strips-down-sarah-palin-from-gina-gershon|accessdate=2008-10-31}}</ref>, Gershon, as Palin, dons a stars-and-stripes bikini and totes a gun, a reference to a widely-circulated, but faked, photograph purporting to be the real Palin in such a scenario.<ref>Samantha Chang, "", ''The Improper,'' September 4, 2008 (accessed 2008-10-31)</ref><ref>"", ''US Magazine,'' September 11, 2008 (accessed 2008-11-01)</ref><ref>David Sarno, "", ''Los Angeles Times,'' September 10, 2008 (accessed 2008-11-01)</ref> | |||
| ==Sara Benincasa== | |||
| ] contributor ] created video logs, or ], in which she stars as Governor Palin.<ref>Brian Braiker, "", ''Newsweek'' - "Web Exclusive", September 3, 2008.</ref> In these vlogs, Benincasa (as Palin) compares the experience of heading up a ] to the responsibilities of running Alaska and discusses how being a mother of five children makes her fit to run the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Palin parodies flood the Web|author=Glenn Chapman |work=The Washington Times|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/18/palin-parodies-flood-the-web/|accessdate=2008-10-17}}</ref> In the skits, Benincasa's sometime comedy partner, Diana Saez, appears as Palin's (fictional) cousin and assistant Dina Heath-Barr.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poking Fun at Palin|author=Siddhartha Mitter|work=WNYC.org|url=http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/111386|accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref> | |||
| ==''Doonesbury''== | |||
| The comic strip '']'' mocked Palin through the use of ], a slacker college student.<ref> | |||
| </ref> The strips of October 20-25, 2008 depict Harris dodging questions from his botany professor by paraphrasing Palin's evasive language, in an attempt to cover up the fact that he has not studied the relevant course material and does not know the answers. | |||
| == ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' == | |||
| ] impersonated Palin on the ] edition of '']'' (broadcast October 31, 2008), parodying phrases associated with Palin such a "Say it ain't so, Joe" and "Maverick", wearing Palin's well-known red outfit, and speaking in Palin's accent. Her co-host, ], impersonated ].<ref>{{cite web | title =CNN Showbiz Tonight: Funniest Campaign Ever | author= CNN| publisher = CNN.com| url = http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/11/03/sbt.funniest.campaign.ever.cnn| date =2008-11-03 | accessdate =2008-11-04 }} (video)</ref> | |||
| ==''This Modern World''== | |||
| Liberal comic strip '']'' returned to its "Parallel Earth" series, where candidates appear literally as the metaphors used to describe them, to skewer Palin. Upon ]'s choice of Palin, the parallel Republican presidential candidate, a neanderthal named Ugg whose foreign policy consists of smashing enemies with big rocks, chooses an actual deer caught in the headlights as his running mate.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ==''Who's Nailin' Paylin?''== | |||
| ] released a ] video exploiting Palin's perceived attractiveness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox concludes Larry Flynt's 'Palin porno' is legal|author=David Edwards and Muriel Kane|work=The Raw Story|url=http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Fox_concludes_Larry_Flynts_Palin_porn_1013.html|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> '']'' was released on November 4, 2008. Actress ] starred as the spoof Sarah Palin character, "Serra Paylin", while ] played the young Paylin in her college years.<ref name="avn">{{cite web | title =Hustler Sets Cast for Sarah Palin Spoof | author= David Sullivan| publisher = AVN.com| url = http://www.avn.com/performer/articles/32734.html| date =2008-10-08 | accessdate =2008-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =Nailin' Paylin | | publisher = TMZ.com| url = http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/03/nailin-palin/| date =2008-10-03 | accessdate =2008-10-11 }}</ref> | |||
| Critic John Patterson of '']'' says that "the script's literary values are close to nil, and its political jabs... are often <nowiki></nowiki> to infantile."<ref name="pat1">Patterson, 2008, ''Under the Skin''.</ref> Patterson's review also cites "ridiculous dialogue" such as "Drill, baby, drill!" and "I'm speaking in tongues!"<ref name="pat1"/> | |||
| ] and ] read dialogue from the movie on '']''.<ref>Rashid Razaq, "", London ''Evening Standard,'' 31 October 2008, thisislondon.co.uk.</ref><ref>"", youtube.com.</ref> | |||
| ==Caribou Barbie== | |||
| Following her nomination, Palin was often tagged with the ] "Caribou Barbie", owing to her background as a ] contestant in her home state of ]. <ref> Chris Weigant, "" ''Huffington Post,'' December 26, 2008.</ref><ref>"" ''Urban Dictionary''.</ref><ref>David Freddoso, "", ''National Review Online,'' September 5, 2008.</ref> Palin herself uttered this phrase when she made an ], ] guest appearance on ''Saturday Night Live'', filling in the blank for ], who could not remember what people called her.<ref>"", ''People Magazine,'' October 19, 2008.</ref> | |||
| ==]== | |||
| About a month after the election, professional wrestling promotion TNA Wrestling began a series of vignettes on it's flagship program '']'', where she was invited to join ] via the TNA website. In these vignettes, Palin fails to respond to their invitation and an imposter responds. Members ] and ] fail to realize that the imposter (played by ]) is not the real Palin while their co-member in the the group ] does as he tries and fails to get their attention in trying to tell them the truth. The Palin imposter soon invites Angelina and Velvet to the White House leading to episodes where the duo (who pride themselves on their appearance) are given makeovers where they lose their makeup, change their hairstyles, and begin to wear more conservative apparel to their dismay in an attempt to be part of Palin's cabinet. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| *Burkeman, Oliver. "". ''The Guardian,'' October 30, 2008. | |||
| *: includes the first series of Benincasa's Sarah Palin vlog. | |||
| *: includes the second series of Benincasa's Sarah Palin vlog (also available at YouTube). | |||
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| * at ].com | |||
| * at NBC.com | |||
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| * at NBC.com | |||
| * (September 13, 2008 sketch transcript) | |||
| * (September 27, 2008 sketch transcript) | |||
| *{{youtube|f6iC-LjhUxo|"Tina Fey On Palin Persona" (Interview on "The Late Show with David Letterman")}} | |||
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