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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

PBS Edits Tina Fey's Acceptance Speech

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posted by: Safa S. 4 days ago

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On November 9, PBS taped the made-for-TV Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony, which awarded Tina Fey this year. This year marks her as the third woman to receive the prize and the honor's youngest recipient. A who's who of American comedy studded the broadcast with tributes, such as Amy Poehler calling the ceremony Fey's "comedy bar mitzvah," and Betty White stating, "I'm the only one here who actually dated Mark Twain. And I can tell you they didn't call him Samuel Longhorne Clemens for nothing."

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Fey even credited Sarah Palin, her favorite SNL target, for helping her win the prize:

"I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn't thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight. My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that have ever happened to me. All kidding aside, I'm so proud to represent American humor, I am proud to be an American, and I am proud to make my home in the 'not real' America. And I am most proud that during trying times, like an orange [terror] alert, a bad economy or a contentious election, that we as a nation retain our sense of humor."

The event was aired on TV a week later, but "due to time constraints," PBS edited out part of Fey's acceptance speech that went on to address Palin's influence on women in America:

"And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women... http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/pbs-edits-tina-feys-humor-prize-acceptance-speech/

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