'Wasn't That Special' Season 34 Clips Package
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Here are some of the materials we discuss throughout the Season Thirty-Four episode:
Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton Address the Nation
Of course, as you will see below, the entire season for the media was about one thing: Tina Fey’s run as Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Fey’s first appearance as Palin occurred in the first sketch of the first episode of the season:
Then Fey showed up as Palin recreating a famously disastrous interview with Katie Couric:
After a few more Palin bits, Palin herself showed up in the SNL cold open:
(You can hear us talk about all these sketches ad nauseam in the podcast.)
Jar Glove
A commercial that follows the classic escalation style of sketch writing.
Mary Poppins
Who had Anne Hathaway down as an all-time great SNL host? Well, it happened.
Lawrence Welk - Will Ferrell Episode
Kristen Wiig returns as Dooneese.
Digital Short: Motherlover
Doesn’t quite reach the heights of “Dick in a Box,” but it gets close. Plus, the cameos from Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson are fun.