Everyone loves Tina Fey ... except Sarah Palin and now PBS.

Fey accepted comedy's most prestigious award, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at the Kennedy Center last Tuesday night. PBS traditionally rebroadcasts the event the following Sunday. However, this year the network decided to edit Fey's most controversial joke, which was about Palin.

Thanks to the 'Washington Post,' here is what ended up on the cutting room floor (the video below also shows the unedited joke around the 12 minute and 30 second mark):

"And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women -- except, of course those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape 'kit 'n' stuff," Fey said. "But for everybody else, it's a win-win. Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years ... whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know, actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster."

PBS only showed Fey saying: "I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn't thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight. My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that ever happened to me."

One of the award show's executive producers, Peter Kaminsky, claims the editing decision had nothing to do with fearing Sarah Palin's wrath. They simply needed to trim 19 minutes for the broadcast and cut a little from everyone's speeches. Coincidentally, Fey's part was the most controversial. Do you buy that?

Watch the full episode. See more Mark Twain Prize.