Okay, we’re going to admit that when the Golden Globes was canceled last year due to the strike – we didn’t notice. We’re that big of fans of awards shows. Last night there were the people watching the GGs and those watching 24. We were watching a rerun on Discovery Health about comedian Frank Payne‘s exploration of his morbid obesity. Because that how big a fan we are of 24.

Anyway, Tina Fey – a pioneer for female comedians – the Lucile Ball of nerds – the bane of Sarah Palin won for best actress in a TV comedy series and in her acceptance speech she called out commenters on Tom O’Neil‘s LA Times, The Envelope.

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Tina Fey is likely to be lauded for more than just impersonating Sarah Palin with the Writers Guild of America awards nominations already announced, Variety reports.

Fey, “Breaking Bad” and “The Simpsons” led the nominations that were announced today.

Winners will be announced Feb. 7 in simultaneous ceremonies in L.A. and New York.

Nominations are listed below:

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The election is only five days gone, but the Republicans (if you can ever believe anything that AOL posts) are already huddling to find a candidate to challenge Barack in 2012.

A few names near the top of their list include Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich (remember him?) and of course, Tina Fey-lookalike Sarah Palin.

But the one they seem to have overlooked, Cal. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, was made clear to me last week when I did an interview with Australian radio about my documentary, “Running with Arnold.” The Aussies asked me: “Wouldn’t Arnold be the next Republican nominee?”

I explained to them that the Ah-nuld would have to amend the Constitution to allow a foreign-born resident to become President and it would take two-thirds of Congress to say yes. Unless Arnold saves the world or maybe just the economy in the next couple of years, it’s unlikely.

But it could still be a possibility. Arnold, if he can gain some momentum, could be a possible candidate. It’s been a boyhood dream of Arnold’s for years (my doc made clear), so I’m sure he would welcome it. We would also be prepping for “Running with Arnold 2.”

As we have previously reported, Sarah Palin will be on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Rumor is she’ll spoof Tina Fey. She’s already spoofed the veep race…Palin not Fey.

Anyway, Politico’s Jonathon Martin points out that Josh Brolin who plays George W. Bush will be hosting this week. Which could make it interesting.

Spoofing the spoofs seems to be a theme.

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is going to be on SNL this weekend. She’s going to spoof Tina Fey‘s Amex commercial with Martin Scorsese.

Tina Fey is brilliant. Funny. Smart. Talented. Sarah Palin reads at a third grade level. Our suggestion for a title: Pearls Before Swine…With Lipstick.

UPDATE: It’s not the Scorsese spot – it’s the other Tina Fey Amex spot. The one with the flute. That one.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Contrary to other reports, the episode will not be on this Thurs. It will air the 18th, which is the next live show.

You Betcha: Mary McNamara notes that the real losers of last night’s VP debate were the pundits who were handicapping it: “If the bar had been placed any lower for this debate, they would have had to bury it. So how surprising was it, really, that neither candidate devolved into a Jerry Springer screaming fit or fell into a state of catatonia? In fact, both were in rare form, giving what may have been their best respective campaign performances yet.” So there.

But Can She Field-Dress A Moose? She’s no Tina Fey, but doesn’t Monica Corcoran kinda rock Sarah Palin‘s ‘do?

Best “News” We’ve Heard Today: Time was, whispers and rumors wouldn’t make it into a paper of record. Good thing we’re not living in those times! Carolyn Kellogg hips readers to an Internet rumor that Thomas Pynchon‘s next novel is coming out in 2009! Is it true? Who knows? Is it exciting? You betcha!

NBC has successfully (at least for now) taken all the clips of this off YouTube. It’s available at NBC.com but there’s not code to embed it. So we improvised. Link is here.

This is Tina Fey doing a brilliant Sarah Palin impression. Amy Poehler does Hillary Clinton.

Poehler says, “I invited the media to grow a pair and if not I will lend you mine.”

Last Laugh: It’s been argued that Jimmy Fallon would be nothing without Tina Fey. We’ll get a chance to find out when he takes over for Conan O’Brien after Conan succeeds Jay Leno next month year.

Side Show Freaks: Carla Hall turns her attention to Pellicano’s co-defendants “the disgraced cop, the one-time Las Vegas businessman, the former phone company technician and the computer whiz.” It’s a fun read, we highly recommend.

Even More Ado About Nothing: Miley Cyrus’ green bra has sparked controversy. Kinda. Not really. But, shhh, don’t tell the LAT that (Sorry, Dawn).

Tina Fey A Fan of The Envelope: We’ve always had a soft-spot for Tina Fey, but it grew 10 times softer when we got to the end of this interview and heard her explain how The Envelope fuels her paranoia during the awards season.

Coming To A Bookstore Near You: Screenwriters have flooded literary agents with, of all things, novels. Hey guys, if people actually read you wouldn’t have had jobs to walk out of.

I Want My Marketing TV? The channel that revolutionized the music industry is hoping to do the same thing for… the advertising industry. MTV is surreptitiously weaving ads into its content in ways viewers might not even realize. Maybe our parents were right about the Devil’s Channel all along.