In what has become a satirical sensation, Saturday Night Live viewers expecting to be entertained once again by the show’s characterization of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin were not disappointed last night. Tina Fey returned for the third time as Gov. Palin — this time facing off against Jason Sudeikis as U.S. Sen. Joe Biden in a spoof of Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. Queen Latifah more than held her own as debate moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS.

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Anyone believing that laughter is indeed the best medicine may have found a margin of relief during Saturday Night Live’s encore satire last night of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, following the anguish induced by her revealing interview earlier this week by CBS News anchor Katie Couric. The interview left many supporters dismayed by the candor of Palin’s often shallow answers, and non-supporters dismayed at the very prospect of such a candidate co-inheriting the disastrous mess left behind by the current White House occupant. For those who missed either the SNL segment or the actual CBS interview, both are posted here.