Alex Witchel wrote an extremely thorough ... [Ladies First]
Alex Witchel wrote an extremely thorough profile of Queen Latifah for the New York Times Magazine, in which we discover that the woman who is a Grammy-award winning singer, Oscar-nominated actress, management-and-production company mogul, CoverGirl developer and model as well as spokesperson for Jenny Craig is also unfailingly polite and amazingly down to earth. The piece does touch on her sexuality, and The Queen says: I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a pro

Say What! -- Jay-Z Teams With Coldplay, Queen Latifah to Go Toe-to-Toe With Palin + More
Filed under: Say What!The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z joins Coldplay on their upcoming eight-track EP dubbed 'Prospekt's March.' The rap star will join Chris Martin and Co. on a new version of the song 'Lost' ... [Coldplay.com]Queen Latifah will go toe-to-toe with Republican vice-presidential... Read more

Gwen Ifill: There Was Nothing I Could Do!
When Matt Drudge last week "broke news" that Gwen Ifill — at that point the upcoming moderator to the vice presidential debate — was writing a book about black politics in America and releasing it on Inauguration Day, conservatives quickly shaped the story to make everyone think the PBS (and NBC) veteran was authoring a pro-Obama book and, thus, wasn't qualified to moderate what will likely be the most-watched of the debates. Except, as we explained, Ifill wasn't writing a pr

`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
NEW YORK - It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.

Queen Latifah to play Ifill on 'SNL'
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Queen Latifah has agreed to play PBS journalist and U.S. vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill on "Saturday Night Live," TMZ reported Friday.

Video: Queen Latifah As Gwen Ifill on SNL
This weekend, SNL continued its parodies of Republican vp candidate Sarah Palin and the vice-presidential debate. Queen Latifah did a great imitation of moderator Gwen Ifill, who’s writing a book about Sen. Barack Obama. SNL regular Tina Fey gave her usual dead-on impression of the Alaska Governor. And Sen. Joe Biden was played by SNL regular Jason Sudeikis.   Posted in Barack Obama, Politics, TV/radio, video . You can follow any responses to this ent

Queen Latifah Moderates as SNL Spoof the VP Debate. Tina Fey Is Dead On!
Queen Latifah Moderates as SNL Spoof the VP Debate. Tina Fey Is Dead On!Queen Latifah Guest starred on Saturday Night Live this weekend. She played Gwen Ifill in a skit that spoofed the Vice Presidential Debate. Tina Fey was dead on as usual in her portrayal of self proclaimed "Maverick" Sara Palin. Pure Comedy!http://www.text-link-ads.com/xml_blogger.php?inventory_key=N3DGDBA3ZMP9M7LNCY8P&feed=1

'SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.

Queen Latifah Plays Gwen Ifill on SNL
Queen Latifah played Gwen Ifill, and Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin, on Saturday Night Live for their skit on the Vice Presidential debate. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodgrind.com%2Fqueen-latifah-plays-gwen-ifill-on-snl%2F'; addthis_title = 'Queen+Latifah+Plays+Gwen+Ifill+on+SNL'; addthis_pub = ''; © Copyright HollywoodGrind 2006 - 2008. All Rights Reserved.If this article [...]

VIDEO: Watch Queen Latifah On SNL!
Queen Latifah made a appearance on "Saturday Night Live" -- posing as Gwen Ifill moderating the VP debate.

Queen Latifah to Play Gwen Ifill on SNL
Queen Latifah is joining the Saturday Night Live political parodying party. TMZ.com reports that she will play vice presidential debate moderator, PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, this weekend. Tina Fey is also expected to make her third appearance as Republican Gov. Sarah Palin. Check out SNL's most outrageous political sketches of all time. 30 Rock's Tracey Morgan recently told reporters that "Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin was "on the money. "I think her impersonation of Sarah might decide who's gonna

Queen Latifah on Tap to Play SNL Debate Monitor?
Will they or won't they? "Saturday Night Live" has been on a high with Tina Fey's killer Sarah Palin impersonations, now word comes that Queen Latifah may be part of the next skit -- if there is one. Although they won't confirm, an SNL rep tells ET that "if" they do a debate sketch this weekend, they say the Queen will be there. Fey's appearance has not been confirmed -- leaving the status of the possible debate sketch up in the air. Looks like fans will have to tune in to see if she r

Queen Latifah To Spoof VP Debate On Saturday Night Live?
We don't know if Tina Fey will be back on Saturday Night Live this weekend as Sarah Palin, but if the show indeed spoofs tonight's vice presidential debate, at least one impersonator appears to be confirmed: Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill. Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Latifah has signed on to play Ifill on this week's SNL if the show goes ahead with a debate sketch. It would seem like a no-brainer until you actually watched the debate, which would be best described as "a

SNL Prepares for VP Debate Spoof, Books Queen Latifah
Saturday Night Live has royal plans for a possible vice presidential debate sketch: they’ve booked Queen Latifah to play moderator Gwen Ifill. “If we do a VP debate sketch, Queen Latifah is lined up to play Gwen Ifill.” Ifill moderated Thursday’s vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joseph Biden. Because the SNL lineup is not finalized until shortly before airtime, it’s still possible a VP debate sketch will not go live. In addition to Latifah&#

Queen Latifah to Play Gwen Ifill on ‘SNL’
As we watched the vice-presidential debate last night, we couldn't help getting psyched for this weekend's SNL — the doggone its, the many mentions of maverick, the winks. But, believe or not, it gets better: "If we do a VP debate sketch, Queen Latifah is lined up to play Gwen Ifill," an SNL rep confirmed to People today. Nice! [People] By: Lori Fradkin Filed Under: awesome, gwen ifill, Queen Latifah, snl, tv Share

‘SNL’ Presents: The Vice Presidential Debate
Saturday Night Live opened last night’s episode with a skit parodying the Vice Presidential debate that took place between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin at Washington University in St. Louis, MO earlier this week. Here, for your viewing pleasure, is the SNL skit in full which featured Jason Sudeikis as Biden [...]

Anne Hathaway Hosts SNL: Mary Poppins, Mark Wahlberg, The Bailout On C-Span And More (VIDEO)
Anne Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live October 4th to promote her movie "Rachel Getting Married." In addition to an opening sketch with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin at the VP debate , with Queen Latifah guesting, the show did a C-SPAN sketch on the bailout: Andy Sandberg played Mark Wahlberg talking...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say something interesting

Palin Is "Mavericky" & Biden Is McCain's Best Friend: SNL Spoofs The VP Debate
-- Sarah Warn from AfterEllen.com Tina Fey was back on Saturday Night Live tonight to play VP candidate Sarah Palin in a spoof of this week's 2008 vice-presidential debate. Jason Sudeikis played Joe Biden, and Queen Latifah played moderator Gwen...

'SNL' Will Have Its Reward In Heaven After This Sarah Palin Debate Skit [Third Term In Office]
With less than a month left to go in this presidential election, Saturday Night Live expands its resurgent political brand into special Thursday episodes starting this week, though it's hard to see how they could possibly outdo the trilogy of Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin appearances that continued into last night's episode. Spoofing the mega-rated vice presidential debate, Fey joined Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden and the previously-rumored Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill for a blockbuster, near-twelve minute

‘SNL’ Numbers Soaring on Political Humor
The political engine continues to churn ratings success for “Saturday Night Live,” as Saturday’s “SNL” topped the previous week’s numbers by 23%. Featuring another appearance from Tina Fey as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, along with a guest appearance from Queen Latifah, the latest “SNL” episode, hosted by Anne Hathaway, drew a 7.4 rating/18 share in overnight metered markets. Saturday’s “SNL” came within one-tenth of a ratings point of the premiere on Sept. 13, which was the show’s hi

Joe Biden Vs. Sarah Palin Debate [Saturday Night Live Parody][Queen Latifah As Gwen]
Queen Latifah As Gwen Ifill In The VP Debates Parody On SNL

Fey sends up Palin, again, on 'SNL'
It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.Fey again returned to "Saturday Night Live" (see video below) to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the sketch comedy show continued to pull out all the stops in its election year season. Queen Latifah dropped by to portray Thursday's debate moderator, PBS's Gwen Ifill, and cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.RELATED: THE Sarah Palin PREJUDICEThe "SN

Ifill: Palin "Blew Me Off"
Gwen Ifill joined Tom Brokaw and others on Meet the Press this morning as part of a panel discussing the VP debate. She describes how she was put in a tough position as moderator because of both candidates' styles. "Joe Biden decided that he was going to debate John McCain, and she decided she was going to give a stump speech to the American people, there's very little a moderator can do," said Ifill. Below is the clip from MTP, and after the jump, check out Saturday Night Live's interpretation of the debat

Saturday Night Live - Episode Recap: Anne Hathaway Hosts, The Killers Perform
I think we all knew that Tina Fey would be back as Sarah Palin this week, but we also got a ...

SNL spoofs Palin vs Biden Debate!!!!
The most brilliant Sarah Palin spoof up to date!!! We sooo knew La Tina Fey would say the word “Maverick” como 10 times. We also knew she would mention “Ronal Reagan”. AND OF COURSE…I WAS WAITINGGGG FOR THE “I LOVE ISRAEL” COMMENTS!!!!! The closing statement weed the “Talent Portion” of playing the flute was CLASSIC!!!! [...]