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Public image of Sarah Palin anchor Seth Meyers. The following year Fey won an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her impersonation of Palin. Due to its popularity, additional sketches with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin were seen in later "SNL" episodes leading up to the weekend before the election, with Fey ultimately performing her impersonation alongside both the real Palin and John McCain. Palin has said that, before her national prominence, she once dressed up as Fey on Halloween. Palin herself has appeared several times on "Saturday Night Live" or its primetime specials; a couple skits have