Actress Tina Fey (left) plays Governor Sarah Palin ... would have George Carlin as the first host. Jim Henson’s Muppets had a sketch and Andy Kaufman lip-synched the “Mighty Mouse” theme ...

It followed the lives of a Muppet royal family in a faraway land ... with Andy Samberg at her side as a simpering Doug. Tina Fey's impersonation of Alaskan senator and 2008 vice-presidential ...

It’s not a coincidence that two of the more successful projects “Saturday Night Live” inspired, Jim Henson’s “The Muppet Show” and Tina Fey’s “30 Rock,” focus on the backstage ...

As massive comedy nerds, we thought we'd look back at the sketches that have stayed with us as fans, and the moments that influenced comedy and culture worldwide.

Jim Henson’s Muppets had a sketch and Andy Kaufman lip ... That week, YouTube’s traffic was up 83%. Tina Fey does Sarah Palin, 2008 Many people believe that Republican vice-presidential ...

Jim Henson’s Muppets had a sketch and Andy Kaufman lip ... CNN coined the phrase the “Tina Fey Effect.” People actually did studies on the “Tina Fey Effect” after the 2008 election ...