Should Sarah Palin Win, ‘SNL’ Has a Non-Tina Fey Plan B

Tina Fey may be locked in for a few more Sarah Palin impersonations on Saturday Night Live (though if she is, somebody had better tell her), but her cameos come with a strict stop date of November 5, at which point she will either return to 30 Rock full-time or begin a new, exciting life orbiting the rings of Saturn. Fortunately for Fey, a McCain/Palin victory is looking increasingly unlikely, but should the Republican ticket make it into the White House, SNL creator Lorne Michaels has a backup plan:

“[Fey]’s gone” after the election, said Michaels. “She has a full-time job” as the creator and star of the NBC comedy “30 Rock,” which returns Oct. 30. Michaels added that “SNL” cast member Kristin [sic] Wiig would likely play the Alaska governor should the need arise past Nov. 4.

As our commenters are always quick to point out, the Defamer braintrust is in the tank for Kristen Wiig, but even we couldn’t get behind a Wiig-as-Palin outcome as a notable silver lining of McCain’s potential presidency. Sure, Obama seems to be a source of little humour for SNL, but isn’t that the sort of late-night status quo that will help balance out the change we need?

• Fey, candidates to visit ‘Saturday Night Live’ [Chicago Tribune]