When Sarah Palin met Sarah Palin

London, Oct 20: Republican vice-presidential nominee has made a brave appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) alongside her mimic Tina Fey.Fey has relentlessly mocked the moose-hunting, ice-hockey loving Alaska governor, her politics and her home state in a series of impressions in which she sported a Palin-style big hair-do, little red jacket and rimmed glasses, and has perfectly imitated Palin-style winks, smiles, twangy accent and salt-of-the-earth language.

As Palin prepared to appear as a special guest on the hit show - the impersonator was pulling no punches as she held a spoof press conference before the Republican vice-presidential candidate went onstage, reports TimesOnline.

As Palin watched backstage on a monitor, journalists were told they were allowed "no recording devices" and were not permitted to "write anything down".

Fey then appeared as Palin and tossed off a few remarks skewering Palin, such as "I am looking forward to a portion of your questions," a reference to her occasional practice of answering questions by addressing her own chosen topics.

Asked about her views on the last presidential debate, Fey said of Obama: "His words are smooth when he`s talking, he`s like an angel whispering in your ear. He makes John McCain sound like a garbage truck unloading trash at a landfill."

The camera then cut to Palin, who has said that she loved Fey`s impersonations, and who was seen watching the performance backstage with Lorne Michaels, the show`s executive producer.

Palin was then led on to the press conference to replace Fey and danced to a rap song, which ridiculed her politics and home state, against a background of phony Eskimos and an impersonator of her husband. As soon as the song ended, Palin said: “I’m Sarah Palin. Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow."

ANI