Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Sara Palin Better Than Me Five Times, said Tina Fey

Actress Tina Fey says she glues her ears down for her popular television impressions of Sarah Palin, but it took her a while to accept she was almost a perfect double for the Republican vice presidential candidate. "When I first saw her, I didn't think we looked alike at all," Fey told TV Guide. "Then during the (Republican Party) convention, I started to think, 'OK, maybe a little.' ... We glue my ears down. That's one of the tricks," Fey said.
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Palin appeared as herself on the satirical show on Saturday in a series of skits that played off her striking physical resemblance to Fey. Fey, 38, the Emmy Award-winning star of the TV comedy "30 Rock" and the movie "Baby Mama," told TV Guide she did not feel she had totally nailed Palin." Interviewed while watching the October 2 debate between Palin and Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, Fey said: "I'll tell you, that lady is five times better looking than I am. She's 44? She's got none of that droopy s ... She's keeping it tight!