One of these things is not like the others...

Imho, Sarah Palin is the best thing that ever happened to Tina Fey. Over -- rated. Ms. Fey is not my comedic cup o' tea.

Still, I've been reluctant to point out -- absent her Palin parody -- Ms. Fey is ... forgettable. A sign of her times, a political darlin'. People might wrongly interpret that as envy on my part. Trust me, it's not.

Let time do the telling; let people judge for themselves the longevity of her talents, is my thought. Still today, there's no denying this:

David Shenk:

[T]he decision just announced by the Kennedy Center to give Fey this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is silly. Here are the past award winners:

· 1998 - Richard Pryor
· 1999 - Jonathan Winters
· 2000 - Carl Reiner
· 2001 - Whoopi Goldberg
· 2002 - Bob Newhart
· 2003 - Lily Tomlin
· 2004 - Lorne Michaels
· 2005 - Steve Martin
· 2006 - Neil Simon
· 2007 - Billy Crystal
· 2008 - George Carlin
· 2009 - Bill Cosby

Of course this has, up to now, been a nearly-lifetime achievement award. Of course they are pivoting toward the now. Which is fine. But don't pretend otherwise.