Comic relief

Last Saturday, the well-renown comedy show Saturday Night Live made its season premiere, and with Tina Fey portraying Vice President candidate Sarah Palin, it seemed to be a success. It is clear that SNL has a democratic bias, but I believe that Tina Fey did a wonderful job impersonating Sarah Palin in a non-offensive way. Of course her performance was exaggerated, but isn't that the point of SNL? In my opinion, Saturday Night Live is a satire, it exaggerates characters and their flaws, which is what makes it funny. However, I also believe that the situation makes the show funny as well. In other words, I think that because of the reputation of Saturday Night Live being a comedy show, people expect it to be funny. With the expectation of comedy combined with the exquisite performance of Tina Fey's Sarah Palin, the show was a huge triumph. Although it clearly expresses a democratic bias, I believe it is fair, in this episode particularly, because Hillary Clinton was also portrayed by Amy Poehler in a very exaggerated manner. By amplifying the flaws of the characters they played, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were within the boundaries of comedic appropriateness. After all, it is their task to make us laugh.