Tina Fey’s toddler thought Sarah Palin was her mom


Tina Fey and her awesome show 30 Rock scored some major Emmy victories last night. They took home seven awards including best comedy, best actor and actress for Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. She also won a best writer award.

Family seemed to be on her mind a lot during the evening, as she thanked her parents but gave them a most unusual (and self-deprecating) compliment.

“I thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done. That is what all parents should do,” said Fey, who also won for best actress and writing in a comedy series.

[From Yahoo News]

There’s a similar theme surrounding Fey’s character on 30 ROCK, who often seems hard to distinguish form Fey herself. Although she’s obviously being funny, that’s one of those jokes you can tell has a lot of truth behind it, especially because it’s a reoccurring theme. Nonetheless, it’s also a funny way of thanking her parents for always making her feel good about herself and feel like she had self-worth, so I bet she makes sure to be that kind of parent.

There were also a lot of questions about Tina’s Sarah Palin impersonation, which got rave reviews and became the number one most watched viral video on NBC.com. Fey said Palin is not a character she plans on playing again, and she was initially hesitant to even acknowledge the uncanny resemblance. However she gave in when her daughter was watching Palin on TV and thought she was Fey.

As it turns out, Fey would rather not see Palin become a regular character on “SNL.”

“I want to be done playing this lady November 5th,” Fey said when asked backstage about how she feels about the election. “So, if anyone can help me be done playing her on November 5th…”

Fey added that Palin “seems like a perfectly nice lady,” but that she had been reluctant at first to admit that they look alike.

“I was very resistant to acknowledge that there was a resemblance,” Fey said. “Then my kid saw Sarah Palin on TV and said ‘That’s Mommy.’”

Finally, Fey asked enlisted reporters’ help in finding her purse, which disappeared after she left it under her seat in L.A.’s Nokia theater. “If anyone sees a small purple purse with an iPhone in it with a picture of a naked toddler,” she said.

[From Reuters]

I really have a special love for Tina Fey. That came out wrong. But I think I do have a girl crush on her. There’s this great line in 30 Rock when her character Liz Lemmon meets her idol, who’s also a television writer, played by Carrie Fisher. She greets her by saying, “You are my heroine. And by heroine I mean lady hero; I don’t want to inject you and listen to jazz.” I’m pretty sure that line right there won her at least 2 Emmys. And made her my heroine. Though if I were ever to inject anything, it’d totally be Tina Fey.

Tina Fey is shown in a PR image from Saturday Night Live and at the Emmy Awards last night with Alec Baldwin. Credit: WENN

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  1. RAN says:

    LOVE HER! And Congrats to 30 Rock and company for their Emmy wins!

  2. Lara says:

    Congratulations to her, Alec Baldwin and everybody at 30 Rock. Though my personal favourite for best actress comedy was Mary-Louise Parker.

  3. adleisia says:

    I love Tina Fey.. but I’m with you, Lara. I’m a sucker for Mary Louise Parker. I don’t see how Liz Lemon beats a weed dealing mom.

  4. Kaiser says:

    When she won for writing, she gave credit to someone else for writing the line, “Never go with a hippie to a second location.” 😆

  5. nycmom100.. says:

    I love Tina Fey! I love the lines she creates for Baldwin’s character. I personally find him unbearable IRL. But he is one funny man as written by Tina and her crew.

  6. Jen (the other one) says:

    Uchhhh, I can’t *stand* her. She single-handedly sucked the funny out of SNL as head writer, and I don’t understand how anyone can watch the crapfest that is 30 Rock and do anything but barf up their lunch.

    She does look like Palin, though. It’s the only funny thing she’s got going on…

  7. Bodhi says:

    Oh man, I’d cry if my child said that!

  8. kate says:

    i actually don’t think they look alike, excpet for the glasses. i think palin looks more like karen from will & grace (her name escapes me at the moment, even though she rocked in young frankenstein-the musical!).

  9. Kristin says:

    Looove her!

    Plus moderation SUCKS.

  10. daisy424 says:

    I have to admit, the first time I saw Palin on TV, her resemblance to Tina Fey was the first thing that popped into my head. Well that and, WTF is McCain thinking?

  11. Gigohead says:

    😀 BALDWIN BOWING TO THE FEY MEISTER..NOW THAT IS A GREAT PHOTO!

    Alec must bow to Tina everyday of her life. She’s catapulted his career. He is a funny, yet troubled man and only Tina has been able to tap into that genius.

    Tina is my hero too. 😀

  12. Jess says:

    I love Tina Fey too. What a fantastic example for other women to see!

  13. Ron says:

    Soon enough her toddler will know that Tina is the smart one. Sarah is the one with gun and dead moose by her side.

  14. Iz says:

    Ron –

    Is that dead moose John McCain?

  15. lanette says:

    i think she is GREAT!!! AND tooo funny,,,,!!

  16. Benaya says:

    Wuuoow, congratulations to her and everybody at 30 Rock. Finally, I love her