Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves after delivering her speech as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced her as his Vice Presidential running mate Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

If you think Democrats and Republicans are dizzy with adrenaline after back-to-back history-making political conventions, imagine how thrilled the creators of Saturday Night Live are.

"Oh my God, I cannot wait. We go back Monday," says Kristen Wiig, out promoting the new Ricky Gervais-led comedy Ghost Town, in which she enjoys a small but pivotal role. "But there's also a lot of pressure because everyone's talking about it and waiting for it. It's like, 'Okay, everyone's going to be watching.'"

Specifically, fans and casual viewers alike are likely anticipating the no-brainer return of Tina Fey as Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. "On CNN, they were just talking about (the Fey-Palin connection) yesterday, comparing them," Wiig notes.

But will Fey be back -- and for how long if the Republicans manage to stay in the White House? Wiig -- who, as one of the show's hottest female stars, could conceivably be enlisted to play Palin herself -- says she hasn't heard what the writers have planned for the gun-toting Alaskan governor. However things turn out, Wiig says the comedy series will remain bipartisan -- dutifully angering both sides of the aisle.

"People are always going to think we're on one side or another, just because they have their own opinions. But I think ultimately it's what's funny. What would be funny for this candidate to do or say? But you write a funny sketch and make people laugh and then people are taking it a certain way that may have been intended but may not have been. We're just trying to do a funny show and comment on what's out there."