Transcript: Tina Fey's Gubernatorial Turn

TERRY GROSS
NPR Fresh Air
12-29-2008
Tina Fey's Gubernatorial Turn

Host: TERRY GROSS
Time 12:00-1:00 PM


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TERRY GROSS, host:

This is Fresh Air. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we're featuring interviews with three of the people who helped make this a great year for political satire. And I'm not talking about the politicians, I'm talking about thesatirists.

Earlier in the show, we heard from "Saturday Night Live's" head writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Seth Meyers. He wrote most of the Sarah Palin's sketches featuring Tina Fey as Palin. Fey was the head writer of the show and "Weekend Update" co-anchor before leaving to start her sitcom, "30 Rock." I spoke with Tina Fey in November, ...

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