Celebrity | Tina Fey Fey Waves Goodbye to Playing Palin 30 Rock creator vows to get back to day job By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Nov 6, 2008 10:35 AM CST Copied Tina Fey portrays Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, and Amy Poehler portrays CBS news correspondent Katie Couric in a scene from NBC's "Saturday Night Live," in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Dana Edelson) To the list of political figures out of a job after Election Day, add one: Sarah Palin impersonator Tina Fey. "I have to retire just because I have to do my day job," the creator and star of 30 Rock tells Entertainment Weekly. The struggling sitcom saw a ratings uptick last week on the coattails of Fey's Saturday Night Live cameos. "I think [Kristen] Wiig would do a really good job," said Fey. As for a torch passing, she said, "Maybe we could get a real torch." Read These Next Trump "never heard" that "shylocks" is offensive. Trump signs bill as protesters gather. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. Report an error