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PEOPLE & ARTSTuesday 26 January 2016
Tina Fey returns as Sarah Palin on ‘SNL,’ Oscars parodied
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Fey
returned to “Saturday Night
Live” to reprise her impres- things on Facebook.”
sion of Sarah Palin and give “SNL” also parodied this
a rambling, sometimes-
rhyming endorsement to
Donald Trump.
The sketch kicked off the
cold open to “SNL” on Sat-
urday, with Fey and Darrell
Hammond skewering the
former Alaska governor’s
endorsement speech in
Iowa on Tuesday. As Palin,
Fey said she had come to
Iowa to break from “my
full-time career of writing
year’s all-white Oscar
nominees in a mock award
show that nominated white
actors playing bit roles in
African-American dramas.
Last week, the only Os-
car nominations that the
“Rocky” sequel “Creed”
and the N.W.A biopic
“Straight Outta Compton”
received were for white
This Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 image shows Tina Fey, left, as Sarah Palin and Darrell Hammond as
Donald Trump during the “Palin Endorsement Cold Open” sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” The
sketch kicked off the cold open to “SNL” on Saturday, with Fey and Hammond skewering the for-
mer Alaska governor’s endorsement speech in Iowa on Tuesday.
people: Sylvester Stallone black films modeled after Night Live,” however, has
for “Creed,” and “Comp- “Creed,” ‘’Compton” and also been much-criticized
ton” writers Jonathan Her- “Beasts of No Nation.” The in the past about its own di-
man and Andrea Berloff. roles were barely cameos, versity. Following an uproar
In the sketch, an award like: “White Man With Cam- in 2013, it added Sasheer
was given to “all the white era” and “Unseen Voice Zamata, Leslie Jones and
guys” in predominantly On Phone.” “Saturday writer LaKendra Tookes.q
JK Rowling to be honored with PEN award
HILLEL ITALIE “I’m deeply honored to “Through their experiences
AP National Writer receive this award and with Rowling both on and
NEW YORK (AP) — J.K. Row- humbled that my work has off the page, countless chil-
ling’s latest honor isn’t only been recognized as hav- dren have learned not only
for her writing. ing moral value by an or- the power of speaking their
The “Harry Potter” author ganization I so admire,” own minds, but the critical
is to receive the PEN/Allen Rowling told the AP in a importance of hearing oth-
Foundation Literary Service statement. “I’ve long been ers,” Solomon said.
Award, PEN America told a supporter of PEN, which In May, PEN also will honor
The Associated Press on does invaluable work on CEO Michael Pietsch of
Monday. behalf of imprisoned writers Hachette Book Group, the
Rowling will be presented and in defense of freedom U.S. publisher of Rowling’s
her award May 16 at the of speech.” Rowling’s own detective novels written
literary and human rights Potter books have been under the pseudonym Rob-
group’s annual spring gala the targets of censorship ert Galbraith.
in New York. and attempted censor- Pietsch has edited Donna
Previous winners include ship, with the fantasy series’ Tartt, David Foster Wallace
Toni Morrison, Salman Rush- feats of wizardry leading and many other writers and
die and Tom Stoppard. to worldwide allegations is working with PEN to op-
In its announcement Mon- that the author advocates pose censorship of books in
day, PEN cited Rowling’s witchcraft and the occult. China.
advocacy for free expres- PEN America president “As a leader in the fight
sion; her founding of the and prize-winning author against pervasive cen-
charitable trust Volant, Andrew Solomon said in a sorship, he has painstak-
which supports multiple statement that Rowling’s ingly reaffirmed literature
sclerosis research and oth- writing provides a wealth as more than a consumer
er causes; and her non- of “imagination, empathy, good: as a cultural cur-
profit organization Lumos, humor, and a love of read- rency in need of vehement
which works to reconnect ing, along the way reveal- protection,” PEN Executive
institutionalized children ing moral choices that help Director Suzanne Nossel
with their families. us understand ourselves.” said in a statement. q