VP Debate: Sarah Palin and Joe Biden - SNL

Governor Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) and Senator Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) square off about the financial crisis, John McCain and getting ""mavericky"" in this 2008 vice presidential debate moderated by Gwen Ifill (Queen Latifah). [Season 34, 2009]

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[lorihansen]

Back when we thought THIS was scary politics.

[amartian]

Would be kinda cool to get Tina Fey to play JD Vance now

[donaldball]

A few days after this aired, Gwen Ifill (may she RIP) was asked if she'd seen it. Her response was that she was most thrilled about having Queen Latifah portraying her!

[Drgonzosfaves]

"For those of you out there playin' drinkin' games, Maverick." I lost it on that line.

[markyouneva]

For those of you who are confused, this is a documentary.

[listianocrowe]

The real Sarah Palin could enter a Sara Palin impersonator contest and still come second to Tina Fey! Utterly brilliant! 🤣

[alanmaslowski]

“I believe marriage is meant to be a sacred nstitution between two unwilling teenagers.”
GOLD.

[michaelwakeham]

God I miss when Sarah palin was the craziest thing in politics 😂😂

[bbiggs]

This looks more like a real debate than the one we just had in 2020.

[katherined]

"He's a raging maniac. And a dear, dear friend."

[Tarotcat]

Gosh this seems so normal compared to the apocalypse we have now

[sammyt]

Tina Fey was one the main reasons Sarah Palin lost the elections and dragged John McCain down with her. Her parodies of Palin were as accurate as they were hilarious.

[hutch]

"I believe marriage is meant to be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers"....this may be one of the most slam dunk lines in SNL history. Never has hypocrisy been called out so artfully.

[kamilbigda]

"Stop trying to impose on my right to shoot wolves from a helicopter" ...Tina Fey is great :)))

[oliverdavis]

Remember when this was the craziest person Biden ever debated?

[deenyc]

“Are we not doing the talent portion?” Hahaha

[shyamvijay]

i don't think sarah palin does sarah palin as well as tina fey

[NickFrmCA]

The sincerity in the delivery of "Oh, are we not doing the talent portion?" gets me every time.

[ujjwalarora]

This is Sarah Palin and not Tina Fey and no one can convince me otherwise.

[BrandonShowalter]

The first time I heard Tina Fey say "my two greatest loves have always been Jews and Cuban food" regarding Florida I nearly fell out of my chair laughing. This is one of SNL's best segments ever. Fey as Palin could not have been more perfect.