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Politics on TV

"I've never really warmed up to television and, in fairness to television, it's never warmed up to me" --Walter Mondale

From Nixon on Laugh-in to Janet Reno on SNL, the political class can't resist the lure of the tube.

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  • October 2008

    • Biden Speechless? SNL Lampoon Does the Trick

      Washington Post  |  Oct 9, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Biden Speechless? SNL Lampoon Does the Trick

      (Newser) - If there’s one thing Joe Biden is famous for, it’s his ability to talk. And talk. And talk some more. But after ABC’s Diane Sawyer showed the Democratic VP nominee a clip of Saturday Night Live lampooning his debate performance, Biden laughed so hard he was rendered speechless for a good spell, the Washington Post reports. "Oh God. I wish I had that much hair," he said, eventually. More »

    • Obama Buys Half-Hour of Network Primetime

      Politico  |  Oct 9, 08 6:02 PM CDT

      Obama Buys Half-Hour of Network Primetime

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is planning an 11th-hour advertising blitz and has purchased a half-hour of primetime TV on CBS for October 29th, Politico reports. A special will air that night, just days before the election, at 8pm. Rumor has it that Obama also is nearing deals with NBC and Fox, though details of those buys are for now elusive. More »

    • Clock Ticking on Real Palin's SNL Debut

      Newsday  |  Oct 9, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Clock Ticking on Real Palin's SNL Debut

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin won’t be on tonight’s Saturday Night Live prime-time special, but head writer Seth Meyers tells Newsday the door's still open. “There's nothing specific yet, but our window of opportunity is before the election," Meyers says . “We'd love to have her.  We'd love to have McCain and Obama on again, too." More »

    • Election Results In: Comedy Wins

      New York Times  |  Oct 9, 08 1:55 AM CDT

      Election Results In: Comedy Wins

      (Newser) - No matter which candidate ultimately surges ahead, political comedy is emerging as the clear winner in the presidential race, reports the New York Times . Tina Fey's dead-on parody of Sarah Palin has triggered a huge boost in viewership for Saturday Night Live . The Colbert Report and the Daily Show have canceled vacations to keep the jokes coming and the ratings soaring. More »

    • Now Palin May Imitate Fey

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Oct 6, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      Now Palin May Imitate Fey

      (Newser) - John McCain’s campaign is considering having Sarah Palin spoof spoofer Tina Fey by going on NBC and performing a rendition of Fey’s American Express commercial, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Saturday Night Live won’t air again for two weeks, but Palin may make a cameo on the network’s first Weekend Update spin-off special, slated for Thursday. More »

    • Bangkok Pol Assaults Host on Live TV

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Bangkok Pol Assaults Host on Live TV

      (Newser) - A Thai politician, vexed by an interviewer’s questions, pummeled the man on live TV today, Reuters reports. Chuvit Kamolvisit, a strip-club magnate turned Bangkok gubernatorial contender, did not deny the charges. “What I did was a petty crime,” he said. “I am happy to pay the fine for elbowing him and kicking him.” Host Visarn Dilokwanich said the candidate “behaved like a thug.” More »

  • September 2008

    • Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

      OK!  |  Sep 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin may make an appearance on a Saturday Night Live , where she was so accurately mimicked by Tina Fey on the season premiere, OK! reports. The Republican’s security detail has already cased NBC’s studios in New York. Fey could also come back to reprise her role, setting the stage for a meeting a la the classic Janet Reno/Will Ferrell showdown and and Hillary Clinton's appearance with doppelganger Amy Poehler. More »

    • Judge Won't Toss Rather's $70M CBS Suit

      Associated Press  |  Sep 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Judge Won't Toss Rather's $70M CBS Suit

      (AP) - A New York judge yesterday allowed news anchor Dan Rather to proceed with his $70 million lawsuit accusing CBS of breach of contract over his dismissal. The judge also let Rather's breach of fiduciary duty complaint against CBS continue. But he threw out two other claims, a fraud complaint against CBS and a business interference complaint against CBS and former parent company Viacom. More »

    • Clinton Takes In The View on Monday

      New York Post  |  Sep 19, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Clinton Takes In The View on Monday

      (Newser) - Bill Clinton is scheduled to appear Monday on The View , where he hopes to get a more friendly reception than John and Cindy McCain did Sept. 12. The GOP candidate and his wife are still fuming about their treatment, the New York Post reports, with the wife of the Republican candidate saying the ABC show “picked our bones clean.” More »

    • Colbert Wraps Early Xmas Special

      E! Online  |  Sep 17, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Colbert Wraps Early Xmas Special

      (Newser) - Christmas is ready early for fake-news fans, E! Online reports. Stephen Colbert's musical holiday special is already in the can and will air November 23. Jon Stewart, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Elvis Costello will be among the stars joining Colbert in crooning holiday-themed favorites including Hanukkah and Little Dealer Boy. More »

    • Feminist Fey Skewers Palin as Only a Woman Can

      Globe and Mail  |  Sep 15, 08 12:51 PM CDT

      Feminist Fey Skewers Palin as Only a Woman Can

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin has made John McCain into a punchline, and there’s been no shortage of late-night comedians pointing that out. Unfortunately, they’ve almost all been male. Thank goodness, then, for Tina Fey, Simon Houpt writes in the Globe and Mail . It took Fey, a dead ringer for Palin, to “tackle the jaw dropping jujitsu” of the Republican Party’s feminist turn. More »

    • Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'

      People  |  Sep 14, 08 5:19 AM CDT

      Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'

      (Newser) - Tina Fey ushered in the new Saturday Night Live season last night with her much-anticipated Sarah Palin impersonation, sharing the opening skit with Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton in a “public service announcement” deriding the media’s sexist coverage of the presidential campaign. The sketch also skewered Palin’s views on global warming (it’s “just God hugging us closer”) and her lack of experience in international affairs, reports People . More »

    • Palin's Posture Reveals Her Self-Doubt: Expert

      CBS  |  Sep 12, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Palin's Posture Reveals Her Self-Doubt: Expert

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin’s performance in her first television interview pales when compared to her commanding convention speech, an expert told CBS News. The Alaska governor’s poor posture and hand-wringing in the ABC interview reveal insecurity, according to body language pro Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, who gave the Republican veep pick an overall score of 5 out of 10. More »

    • Obama Set for Return Engagement on SNL

      Associated Press  |  Sep 12, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Obama Set for Return Engagement on SNL

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will make his second appearance on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, the AP reports. The Democratic presidential nominee first appeared on the NBC show in November, playing himself in a skit set at a Halloween party thrown by his then-rival and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Michael Phelps will host the season premiere episode. More »

    • Oprah Won't Host Palin

      ABC News  |  Sep 6, 08 5:56 AM CDT

      Oprah Won't Host Palin

      (Newser) - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will not host Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on her program—and some viewers are hopping mad, ABC News reports. “She's doing an injustice to women,” said one likely former fan. The Drudge Report had suggested that the Oprah camp was at loggerheads over a possible Palin appearance. But Oprah denied the report, insisting she has no intention of inviting any political guests—at least until after the election. More »

  • August 2008

    • Fake Reporters Are Rock Stars in Denver

      USA Today  |  Aug 28, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      Fake Reporters Are Rock Stars in Denver

      (Newser) - it's hard enough for the reporters swarming all over the Democratic Convention to score good interviews; fake reporters have it even harder. The Daily Show 's correspondents are now such big stars they draw admirers—and hecklers—every time they try to record, USA Today reports. Which doesn't exactly help them catch catch unguarded delegates doing embarrassing things. More »

    • Should Dems Attack More in Denver?

      CNN