Will Tina Fey reprise Palin impersonation?

Will Tina Fey reprise Palin impersonation?

NEW YORK — Never mind all those questions about who will win the election: The more pressing concern for many viewers is whether Tina Fey will return to play Gov. Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live.”

The guest appearance by the show’s former cast member and head writer was by all accounts a virtuoso impersonation. But Fey stars in NBC’s weekly prime-time comedy “30 Rock,” and it’s unclear if she’ll be moonlighting on “SNL” to skewer the Republican vice presidential candidate, to whom she bears a much-remarked-upon resemblance.

Fey — and the will-she-or-won’t-she suspense that preceded her appearance — helped make NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” a ratings smash in its season kickoff.

The 51‚Ñ2-minute segment pairing Fey with cast-member Amy Poehler (as Sen. Hillary Clinton) has also become a global Internet sensation.

Will Fey be back in the role? “We are taking it day-by-day,” said “SNL” spokesman Marc Liepis on Monday.

Pink Floyd member dies

LONDON — A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He was 65.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Lauren Bacall is 84. Blues singer B.B. King is 83. Actor Peter Falk is 81. Actress Susan Ruttan (“L.A. Law”) is 60. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 59. Singer David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 58. Illusionist David Copperfield is 52. Actor Mickey Rourke is 52. Comedian Molly Shannon (“Saturday Night Live”) is 44. Comedian Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live”) is 37. Musician Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 16.