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So Embarrassing! Tina Fey Teases Steve Martin's Wife at AFI Award Ceremony

She's not wrong either!

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Jessica Roy

Tina Fey is still as funny as ever!

Tina Fey gave Steve Martin a hard time at his AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony for marrying a woman who bears a more-than-passing resemblance to the 30 Rock star.

"I've learned so much from you, Steve, and I can't tell you -- this is genuine -- I can't tell you how grateful I am to know you," Fey began. "You have helped me so many times and in so many ways: showing up for SNL monologues; being a guest star on our dumb TV show; marrying a woman who is the younger, thinner, smarter version of me, just to keep me hustling. Always have my best interests at heart. It's an honor..."

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At that point, she paused for the audience's laughter, then continued, "Portrait of Dorian Fey, that's all it is."

Steve Martin married New Yorker editor Anne Stringfield in 2007. He admits she is camera-shy and doesn't like to walk red carpets or attend other celebrity-studded events.

As the camera lingered on the couple at the table of honor, it was hard to miss the similarities between her and Sarah Palin's greatest impersonator. Here's a photo of Martin and Stringfield in 2013:

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Steve Martin, Anne Stringfield

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People asked Martin about Tina Fey's joke, and he conceded that, yes, "she does look like my wife!"

Watch Fey's remarks:

The entire ceremony -- which also featured comedy luminaries like Diane Keaton, Jack Black, Conan O'Brien, Amy Poehler, Dan Aykroyd, Mel Brooks, and Queen Latifah -- will air Saturday night at 10 on TBS.