This is surreal. In a interview about her forthcoming book, Tiny Fey cracked some jokes about her impersonation of Sarah Palin. The Australian, Australia's most serious broadsheet, reported her jokes as admissions that she had erred.
It quotes an excerpt of the book from USA Today that reads "Some may argue that exploiting Governor Palin and her family helped bring attention to my low-rated TV show...I am proud to say you are wrong. My TV show still enjoys very low ratings." That presumably supports the article's headline: 'Sarah Palin impersonation may have hurt 30 Rock ratings, Tina Fey says'.
Um... no she didn't. Or, if we take that excerpt as representative of Fey's honest and serious feelings, I think the biggest headline is that she admits to exploiting Palin and her family.
The #lolstralian pushes on:
Fey said she believes "the Palin stuff" negatively affected comedy show 30 Rock.
"Let's face it, between (co-star) Alec Baldwin and me there is a certain fifty percent of the population who think we are pinko Commie monsters," she wrote.
Really? Does that quote really support the statement above it? Dear God, I'm changing my bookmarks to news.com.au...
Despite its relatively low ratings, 30 Rock earns rave reviews from critics and has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards. It was renewed by NBC for a sixth season.