Will the Real Sarah Palin Please Stand Up?

Poehler wrapped up the sketch with, "In conclusion, I invite the media to grow a pair. And if you can't, I will lend you mine."

The many faces of Sarah Palin, as played by Tina Fey, Gina Gerson and Sara Benincasa.

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Stripping Down Palin on the Web

Donning glasses, single-strand pearls and a down-do in a a Web video for Funnyordie.com, Gina Gershon playing Palin "sets the record straight" on rumors about the Republican veep pick.

"Like so many of you, I went to five colleges in six years to get my journalism degree," she said directly to the camera. "Barack Obama only went to one."

Gershon's Palin said she only tried to ban one book, "Are You There, God, It's Me, Margaret," and if the book had been called "Are You There, God, and I Mean That as a Rhetorical Question, Because I Know You Are, It's Me, Margaret," she wouldn't have had a problem. Gershon as Pallin also praised McCain for his leadership: "He met with me for only 15 minutes and then spent another two hours with me and that was it. I was his choice. That's exactly the kind of decision-making we need in the White House."

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At the end, Gershon stands up, rips off her blouse and skirt -- revealing a Stars and Stripes bikini and a pageantlike sash that reads "Vice President" -- picks up a rifle and says, "Excuse me, I've got some hunting to do."

For her YouTube videos, Benincasa zeroed in on Palin's unusual accent that both Alaskans and Midwesterners claim as their own. She stars in the videos with her comedy partner, Diana Saez, who plays Dina Heath-Barr, Palin's fictitious campaign manager/cousin/stylist/nail technician/jazzercise partner.

"Woven into our jokes about moose hunting are some actual salient points about her opposition to women's reproductive rights, in terms of access to abortion and real sex education," Benincasa told ABCNews.com. "Ultimately, we did it just to be funny. We're lampooning a political character that we think is ridiculous in some ways and definitely beneath McCain's caliber."

As for who's getting the joke, Benincasa said her fans include "whiny liberals like us" and a surprising number of conservatives. She's gotten e-mails that say, "I like Sarah but I like you too" and "I'm a Republican but I think this is funny."