SNL Dakota Fanning Skit (Pynchon mention)

[Ya Sam]

We can't really think of a more precocious child than 11-year-old Dakota 
Fanning, who's so articulate and charming that she's... kinda creepy.  The 
kid moves around without a trace of the insecurity or awkwardness that 
plague her peers, like a comfortable adult with a happy marriage, two kids 
and a paid-off mortgage under her belt.

Amy Poehler takes it up a notch by portraying Fanning as a literary 
name-dropping talk show host, spewing opinions about Michiko Kakatani [sic!] 
and Thomas Pynchon like most kids rattle off thoughts about Harry Potter 
("I'm not familiar," cracks Poehler.)  Drew Barrymore joins in as the 
ebullient Abigail Breslin who actually, you know, acts her age.

We can only imagine the real-life Fanning's reaction to this snarky 
depiction of her sophistication -- a totally poised and gracious "thank 
you!"

http://www.thedailyreel.com/spotlight/tv/archive/2007/02/05/snl-the-dakota-fanning-show?gnewsid=1170705718.68

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