But I venture to say that I do a pretty fair Sarah Palin.  So here she is - every petite brunette comedienne’s dream come true (that is, unless she actually makes it to the White House), and we have no improv performances before the election!!!  ACK!  This is the time when comedy is funnier because we don’t want to actually deal with the fact that our future is up for grabs every four years.  So SNL gets a little better for a few months, cable comedy shows shine a little brighter (Dear Stephen Colbert… we still challenge you to come play with your fellow South Carolinian comedians!)… and this year in particular, we feel a need to laugh through the tears.  It makes me sad to think that all my folksy wisdom and oddly Midwestern ‘o’ sounds may be lost to the ages forever.  {sigh}  My only real solace is that, even if I miss out on this opportunity… you can bet the government (regardless of who’s in charge of it) will follow this up with something else incredibly embarrassing and mock-worthy… and we’ll have plenty more to laugh/cry about!

So I guess you’ll just have to enjoy Tina Fey (or you could start a letter writing campaign to SNL to get them to hire me) … and stand poised and ready for our shows November 20 & 21… Because we will be so glad to see you!