Complex sentence: He also criticised Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin--saying that "Michael Palin is no longer the funniest Palin"--and wrote a satirical poem about Fox News commentator Sean Hannity for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann".
Split into simpler sentences: He also criticised Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, saying that "Michael Palin is no longer the funniest Palin". The same year, he wrote a satirical poem about Fox News commentator Sean Hannity for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann".