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In a skit roughly based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, Fey and Poehler -whose new movie “Sisters” comes out this month – jumped into their familiar characters of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton in a Christmas Past and Present sketch.
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Later, Fey popped in as Betty’s cousin Karen, who has an even stronger Philly accent – and who maybe isn’t so good at crafting those Christmas ornaments she sells on Etsy.
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Michael Danke of Los Angeles , who said his friend waited in line for 52 hours for their tickets, was disappointed. Episode VII also generated another 9 million internationally, pushing its overall haul to 7 million.
Poehler plays the Ghost of Hillary 2008, who visits modern day Hillary Clinton, played by Kate McKinnon, to warn her about being too cocky, reminding her how “someone named Barack Obama stumbled out of a soup kitchen with a basketball and a cigarette and stole my life”.
The double Clintons were joined by Fey’s famed take on Sarah Palin, the former Republican VP front runner and Alaskan governor.
Palin proceeds to give Clinton advice – and opens some old wounds – in the return of the famous political impressions.
Fey has returned to SNL most frequently as host since departing the show in 2006.
But we can’t have a healthy helping of Poehler and Fey, Fey and Poehler on every “SNL” episode now. “I heard after you lost you had to work as a secretary”.
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Curent SNL cast member Aidy Bryant also appears as a fawning, television journalist in the video, but she later breaks into a rap during the song, explaining: “I think I get what you guys are saying”. Fey and Poehler entertained a 1970s comedy sitcom director taking on a period drama where two women come out as gay.
