http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/11/sarah-palin-network-video_n_533094.html

Tina Fey hosted "Saturday Night Live" this week with musical guest Justin 
Bieber and while the latter's fans likely had no idea what was going on, the 
former reprised her role as Sarah Palin. Fey, hosting for the second time, 
dressed in a leather jacket and unveiled Palin's new career path--owning her 
very own network. It will feature shows such as "Todd!", "Are You Smarter than 
a Half-Term Governor?" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (that's right, SNL 
firmly landed in Team Coco).

Not only did the sketch mock Palin, her family, and the Republican Party (note 
the Kenneth the Pag-ing of Bobby Jindal), but it also went after the 
tea-partiers for their constant misspellings and grammar mistakes in their 
protest signs. 

Other fake shows included "Hey Journalist, I Gotcha," in which Palin re-edited 
interviews to make it look like her interviewers -- like CBS' Katie Couric -- 
were "woefully unprepared." Also touted was a spinoff starring husband Todd 
Palin (played on "SNL" by cast member Jason Sudeikis) as a renegade police 
officer transferred from Alaska to New York.

Fey made four appearances in 2008 as Palin, earning her an Emmy last year for 
guest actor. She was also voted 2008's AP Entertainer of the Year. The 
39-year-old comedian said the whole experience was "a little overwhelming," but 
in a recent interview with The Associated Press, she said reprising Palin was 
"inevitable."

Shortly before the 2008 election, Palin made a cameo appearance on "SNL" 
alongside Fey. Afterward, Palin said she had fun on the show and would do it 
again if asked. In her memoir, "Going Rogue," Palin wrote that she grew up 
watching "SNL."

Fey, who was a cast member and head writer on "SNL" before leaving to create 
"30 Rock" on NBC, had plenty of other fodder for her second stint hosting "SNL."

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