Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck, two executive producers for Fox’s hit show “Glee,” appear to be gearing up for a smackdown of Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and maybe even the Catholic Church.
The show’s casting breakdowns recently indicated that producers were seeking actors for a character named Tammy Jean, who was described as a middle-aged “Tea Party candidate and home schooler — a Sarah Palin type.”
Producer Murphy had talked about wanting to add a right-wing character to the quirky cast.
“We’ve taken a couple jabs at the right wing this year,” he told TV Guide in June of 2010.
He claims that he is including a character “who Christian kids and parents can recognize and say, ‘Oh, look — I’m represented there, too!”
Who do you suppose Murphy and the other producers chose to give the Palin role to? It was awarded to Sarah-hater Kathy Griffin. Guess Tina Fey wasn’t available.
Griffin’s Palin character will be one of the judges for the show’s regional glee club contest. The Bravo network personality is apparently looking forward to the role.
“So excited!! It's true!!” Griffin posted on her Twitter page.
Jane Lynch’s character, Sue Sylvester, slammed the former governor of Alaska last season while putting down a couple of the show’s teen characters.
“You may be two of the stupidest teens I’ve ever encountered — and that’s saying something. I once taught a cheerleading seminar to Sarah Palin,” the coach character snapped.
Loretta Devine, who used to appear on “Grey's Anatomy,” will also have a role as a judge on the singing contest panel. She will reportedly play a nun named Sister Mary Constance, who prior to joining the convent was a stripper.
The date that the “Glee” attack of the right will air has not yet been disclosed, but production of the episode has reportedly already started.
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middle-aged “Tea Party candidate and home schooler — a Sarah Palin type.” Sarah Palin has never been a Tea Party candidate or a home schooler. Sarah Palin was a basketball player, not a cheerleader, so she would not have been to any cheerleading seminar.
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