Paging Tina Fey: SNL Needs You!

Dear Ms. Fey,

I know you are all busy casting guest stars like crazy for 30 Rock and yeah, it’s probably gonna take you hours to get ready to meet Oprah, but still, could you spare some time to help out some loyal SNL viewers?

Lorne and co. over at Saturday Night Live are busy trying to figure out who they should get to play Sarah Palin, and the first person that popped into my head was you. (And I know I’m not alone in thinking this.) You’ve got just the right look, and with all your experience on the show, you could freakin’ nail this Veep contender. You wouldn’t even need to spend hours in makeup, you could just run over after you finish your day job and go to work.

This isn’t to diss the skills of any of the ladies currently on SNL. Casey Wilson or Kristen Wiig will probably do a fine job, but it just won’t be the same as you. Plus, we’ve been burned by the whole SNL seeking out the right candidate to play a candidate already once this year (coughcoughFred ArmisenasObamacoughcough) and we don’t want to see them make the same mistake twice.

So give it some thought, OK? Know it would be a lot to juggle, and we don’t want 30 Rock to suffer, but we’d also like to see SNL be good during an election year and you’d be perfect for this ticket.

Thanks for listening,
Richard

Update 9/13/08: According to the New York Daily News, it looks like it might happen.