RALEIGH, N.C. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that she has worked to keep her sense of humor on the vice presidential campaign trail, including laughing at the French-Canadian comedians who called her on the telephone yesterday pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

In a brief interview last night, Palin described her reaction to the prank phone call. In it, she was polite but came off as slightly baffled by the whole exchange with the heavily accented man, known to Canadian radio listeners as one half of the duo known as the Masked Avengers.

Early in the call, comedian Marc-Antoine Audette, posing as Sarkozy, said, "You know, I see you as a president one day, too."

Palin's reply? "Maybe in eight years."

When asked how the comedians were able to connect with her, Palin rolled her eyes and referred to a statement released earlier by the campaign. But she smiled and added, "you know, we'll keep a sense of humor through all of this, just as we did with 'SNL,' too," referring to actress Tina Fey's impersonation of her on "Saturday Night Live."

Campaign spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt released this statement: "Governor Palin received a phone call on Saturday from a French-Canadian talk show host claiming to be French President Nicholas Sarkozy. Governor Palin was mildly amused to learn that she had joined the ranks of heads of state, including President Sarkozy, and other celebrities in being targeted by these pranksters. C'est la vie."

Through much of the call, she had the manner of a woman fending off unwanted male attention. The comedian said, "you know my wife is a popular singer and a former top model and she's so hot in bed. She even wrote a song for you."

"Oh, my goodness, I didn't know that," Palin said.