Sarah Palin Debate Humor From O’Brien, Ferguson, Letterman, Colbert, Leno, Kimmel

Letterman’s top 10 last night – “Things Overhead at the Sarah Palin Debate Camp.” 

Number 1 –  “Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?”

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It’s been reported that John McCain is taking an herbal supplement to improve his memory. Apparently McCain is having trouble remembering why he picked Sarah Palin.”

_O’Brien, NBC’s “Late Night.”

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“Great day for Sarah Palin. She has been practicing for the big debate tomorrow night. Palin’s staff has tried to find a stand-in to pretend to be Joe Biden. But so far all they’ve come up with is a tree stump. Which actually sounds about right.”

_Craig Ferguson, CBS’ “Late Late Show.”

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“This is for all the marbles, this debate tomorrow night. And Sarah Palin is nothing if not diligent. She’s working hard on preparing for the debate with Joe Biden. Earlier today in Arizona, we just heard, she shot a donkey.”

_Letterman, CBS’ “Late Show.”

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“Now we all know Gov. Palin has a lot of foreign policy experience because from Alaska, she can see Russia. More to the point, Russia is on the other side of the international dateline from Alaska. It’s tomorrow there. So when Palin looks at it, she’s actually seeing the future.”

_Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”

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“The vice presidential debate is tomorrow night. Joe Biden, already gearing up. I understand he went to the hair salon, told the guy to put a little more on top … And Sarah Palin she’s getting ready for tomorrow’s debate, too. I understand she now knows all three branches of government.”

_Jay Leno, NBC’s “Tonight” show

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“Teams of technicians have been working around the clock trying to figure out how to run an Internet cable directly into the back of (Palin’s) skull.”

_Jimmy Kimmel, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

She’s Back – Lesbian Star Rosie O’Donnell Gets Her Variety Show on NBC – “Rosie’s Variety Show”

The lesbian is back! NBC will air “Rosie’s Variety Show” as an hour long live special the night before Thanksgiving, with an eye toward expansion to a full series order should viewers embrace the project.

The special will feature Rosie O’Donnell, celebrity guests, musical acts, comedy skits and a prize giveaway for the show’s in-studio and home audiences. David Friedman (“Last Call With Carson Daly”) has been tapped to executive produce along with O’Donnell.

The show’s Nov. 26 premiere date manages to trump Fox’s upcoming Osbourne family variety show, which is expected to debut in the winter or spring.

For NBC, the project’s live aspect is of particular interest, both as a way of distinguishing the product from competitors and to discourage viewers from time-shifting the show. NBC has aired “America’s Got Talent” results shows live this year and plans a quartet of “Saturday Night Live” primetime specials.

“This will reinvent the idea of what a variety show is for 2008,” NBC vp alternative Craig Plestis said. “There’s very few performers willing to put themselves out there live. It makes it more TiVo-proof, and it’s something none of the cable networks can do.”

Such classic variety titles as “The Carol Burnett Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show” were massive primetime hits. Producers and networks have been trying to figure out how to revive the variety show for decades. In 2004, ABC drew viewers with “The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour,” though follow-up editions were less successful.

The closest modern variation of the variety show that has drawn significant viewers has been NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

“This is a genre that everybody is anticipating is going to come back,” the CAA-repped Friedman said. “Rosie sort of invented the daytime variety show. Without question, Rosie is the right person to bring this back.”

The project raises the prospect of a new regular TV gig for O’Donnell. Her “Rosie O’Donnell Show” was a daytime syndicated hit for five years until it left the air in 2001. Since then, O’Donnell has appeared in recurring roles on FX’s “Nip/Tuck” and was featured on Showtime’s “Queer as Folk.” She also starred in the CBS telefilm “Riding the Bus With My Sister” and drew raves moderating the 10th season of ABC’s “The View.”

Watch Video – Sarah Palin & Hilliary Clinton On Saturday Night Live with Special Guest Tina Fey

UPDATE:  Watch Video Sarah Palin and Katie Couric on Saturday Night Live (September 27) – Tina Fey Returns With New Sketch!

Here it is . . . and it is a good one.  Watch SNL and laugh.  Tina Fey is better at being Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin.   One of the best.   A Saturday Night Live classic as Gov. Palin and Senator Clinton address the nation.     And, the media really does need to “grow a pair.”  PS  –  Hillary, we love your cankles.

WOW! We say let Tina Fey have the job!

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