Fey says her return to Palin role was 'inevitable'

NEW YORK - She's back and wearing leather.

Tina Fey reprised her impression of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live while hosting the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday night. It was Fey's first performance as the former Alaska governor since her iconic impressions during the 2008 presidential campaign when Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate.

Fey appeared as Palin in a sketch introducing a mock "Sarah Palin Network," satirizing Palin's entry into media. Palin recently launched the program "Real American Stories" on Fox News Channel and will soon begin production on "Sarah Palin's Alaska," an eight-part series for the cable television channel TLC.