The season premiere of Saturday Night Live started off strong with Tina Fey returning to her stomping grounds with a spot on impression of Sarah Palin. Props to Tina and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton for a funny, topical and well executed sketch to start the season. These ladies are on top of their game.

The web had been buzzing for weeks as to what celebrities look like Gov. Palin, and Tina Fey had been at the top of the list. Entertainment Weekly (my favorite magazine) had nailed the Fey/Palin connection in an online poll over a week ago. I’m sure Lorne Michaels will try to pull Tina away from 30 Rock (one of my favorite shows – if you aren’t watching it you are missing out on nonstop laughs) and keep the energy of this buzz worthy sketch going with more Palin related sketches.

As for the rest of the episode, host Michael Phelps (who it turns out didn’t drown) did his best with subpar material. There were funny moments throughout the show, and musical guest Lil’ Wayne was great. Still, I’d give the Palin/Clinton sketch a 10 and the rest of the show a 6.