Fey wins Emmy for TV Palin spoof

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[traumer]

Comedy actress Tina Fey has won an Emmy Award for her satirical portrayal of Republican vice-presidential contender Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live.

Fey was honoured at the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys, which recognise technical and other achievements.

Pop star Justin Timberlake, who did not attend, won for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live.

There were also wins for Ellen Burstyn for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Michael J Fox for Rescue Me.

"I always wanted one of these," Burstyn said, winning her first Emmy after being nominated five times.

'Living my dream'

In winning her award, Fey beat two contenders from her own comedy, 30 Rock, which had led the way with 22 nominations.

However, the show was only named winner of two categories - including best comedy, which it scooped last year too.

As Fey collected her trophy, she made reference to Palin, who resigned in July as governor of Alaska less than a year after she was chosen as vice-presidential contender.

"Mrs Palin is an inspiration to working mothers everywhere because she bailed on her job right before Fourth of July weekend. You are living my dream. Thank you, Mrs Palin."

[Mr. K]

that figures....

[traumer]

[DogBarkTree]

Fey can use the trophy to gag herself after she eats. Sarah helped her career and bulimia.

[jetson]

Maybe Barney Frank should be given an Emmy for impersonating a man.

[kjo]

Liberals...giving awards to liberals...for liberalism.

[rintense]

I'm in the minority here but I loved all of Fey's spoofs. SNL is infamous for going after politicians. Just because we like Sarah doesn't mean she should be off the table. And by all accounts, Sarah was gracious and kind to Fey, with Sarah's daughter even offering to babysit Fey's daughter.

Comedy can often be over the top, as we've seen with Stewart and Maher. But Fey's Palin was completely within reason. Its just too bad so many people now believe the words Fey spoofed were actually said by Sarah. But that's their fault for being uninformed and naive- not Fey's.

[Rapscallion]

Fey is a “performing artist” too.

[ecomcon]

What an awesomely wretched trophy.

[repubpub]

Ironic how Fey won an award for portraying a woman she said she despised. And now she has that big old trophy sitting on a shelf at home to remind her that.

[Travis McGee]

That’s a shock! The MSM libtard commie media is awarding one of their own!

[Huck]

I hear ya. I think Will Ferrell’s GW was classic.

[FreedomGuru]

And Rintense should get an award for her supporting role as Sarah :-)

[rintense]

I would fully give credit to Sarah too. :)

[classified]

Mutual Masterbation Award Among Liberals!

[Senator Goldwater]

Liberals...giving awards to liberals...for liberalism.

Great post.

[Vaquero]

Fey wins Emmy for TV Palin spoof

translation:

Fey wins Marxist Award, for promoting the denigration of American society...POSOTUS approves.

[JayAr36]

When you appeal to the lowest common denominator they will pay you back.

[NMEwithin]

Something that will NOT happen is a comedian winning an emmy for spoofing Obama...

Because you know...you just can't make fun of the guy...he is just too damn perfect!!

[NoRedTape]

Sarah will have the last-laugh.
But don't be too hard on the television folks, especially the Emmy's. It a very challenging job for the Award Judges to find any morsel of creativity or quality on TV today. They have a tough job. Nowadays they give awards to anyone for anything.