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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (NBC)
Show: 30 Rock
Time: 9:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: PG Ignacio
Program Description: Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as not only “the best comedy on TV this year” but “simply the best TV,” the Emmy Award-winning comedy “30 Rock” is told through the comedic voice of Golden Globe winner Tina Fey (“Liz Lemon”) and features Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin (“Jack Donaghy”) as a top network executive and Tracy Morgan (“Tracy Jordan”) as the unpredictable star of Lemon’s hit variety show, “TGS w...
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It's easy to find Tina Fey on TV, but not her show
Original at International Herald Tribune
• 7 hours ago
lt;p>With her three Emmy Awards, her ubiquitous American Express commercials, and especially her must-see Sarah Palin impersonations, Tina Fey is not just the hottest star on NBC; she is about the hottest star in ...</p>
This Just In! Sarah Palin To Do SNL On October 25th!
Original at drfunkenberry (WordPress)
• 7 hours ago
By drfunkenberry lt;p>This just in to Doctor’s office! Sarah Palin will be on Saturday Night Live October 25th. No doubt, Tina Fey will be on the same show. </p> <p>For the full article and MORE on this story, please go to <a href="http://www.drfunkenberry.com">www.drfunkenberr...
America surprised to learn SNL is still on the air
Original at hollywoodroaster (WordPress)
• 8 hours ago
By hollywoodroaster A recent study conducted by Nielsen Media shows that – prior to the Palin sketches – only 4% of American households had tuned in to NBC during the Saturday Night Live time slot in the last six years. Buoyed by the success of the political skits, SNL plans to “make a serious attempt to be funny ag...
Sarah Palin SNLSpoof
Original at Progressive U blogs
• 8 hours ago
By Concord72 lt;p>So, i hear that VP hopeful Sarah Palin wants to appear on SNL and spoof Tina Fey. Well, "gee" isn't that just great? Our countries going through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and the women who wants to become the second highest ranking executive in the count...
It’s Easy to Find Tina Fey on TV, but Not Her Show
Original at NYT > Media & Advertising
• 8 hours ago
With Ms. Fey about the hottest name in show business right now, several NBC executives have asked why her show “30 Rock” won’t be on air until Oct. 30.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=05f399cfcb004deba37ed3...
Video: Jennifer Aniston Dazzles While Gerard Butler Denies
Original at National Ledger
• 17 hours ago
Oprah is coming!" Tina Fey will drop her act as Sarah Palin for a bit as the much-anticipated 30 Rock is back on October 30th. How big will the show be - well it is a who's who of Barack Obama political supporters...
Opinion: Tina Fey - damaging McCain's chances?Original at homoeconomicusnet (WordPress)
• 20 hours ago
By homoeconomicusnet In the USA Tina Fey (30 Rock) is having a similar impact playing Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. As a mimic she is spot on in her interpretation of Palin. A natural advantage; a few years ago Palin dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween. Check out one mock interview on Saturday Night Live (SNL) w...
RE: Sarah Palin To Appear On 'SNL' To Spoof Tina Fey?
Original at siliconinvestor.advfn.com
• Sun, Oct 12
Sarah Palin To Appear On 'SNL' To Spoof Tina Fey? http://www.tvshark.com/read/?art=...on 'Saturday Night Live' to spoof Tina Fey. "As the comedian's impressions of the GOP vice presidential ... And how exactly do you spoof Tina Fe...
Definition of Character
Original at policomic (WordPress)
• Sat, Oct 11
By policomic The same thing applies to both Palin and McCain, and the perceptions SNL has locked down of their respective personas: When their supporters yell out things like "terrorist," and "kill him," you can absolve McCain and Palin from any blame, because after all, he's just a senile old fool, a...
Confirmed: Sarah Palin herself will appear on SNL Oct. 25th...
Original at brocknroll (WordPress)
• Sat, Oct 11
By brocknroll Sarah Palin herself has finally agreed to appear on Saturday Night Live Oct. 25th to face her enemy Tina Fey. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1436356.php/Sarah_Palin_takes_on_SNLs_Tina_Fey_Oct._25
Comedy Fodder for SNL and Jon Stewart: Pandering to Jews Plus My Ha'aretz Piece on How Bloggers Beat AIPAC on Iran
Original at TPMCafe
• Sat, Oct 11
By M.J. Rosenberg One of the best ways to gauge the state of public opinion is to watch the late night comedy shows and see what comedians like Jon Stewart and the SNL team are joking about. This year the Jewish community's supposed... <p>One of the best ways to gauge the state of public opinion is t...
Those wild and crazy 'SNL' gals!
Original at BostonHerald.com
• Sat, Oct 11
It's good to be Tina Fey. The bespectacled comedian is not only driving "Saturday Night Live" ratings with her dead-on Sarah Palin impersonations but she...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/bostonherald?a=1Nu7M"><img src="http://...
Sarah Palin will appear on SNL as herself
Original at CelebFace
• Fri, Oct 10
SOCCER moms and Joe Sixpacks, listen up. Get your beer, mooseburgers and caribou dips ready. Sarah Palin is doing “Saturday Night Live.” Not Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin doing “Saturday Night Live.” But the Sarah Herself. She has already OK’d it. She’s booked. It’s confirmed. Done deal. Sketches ar...
Seriously, SNL, Can't You Manage Some Better Impressions?
Original at New York Observer
• Fri, Oct 10
By Christopher Rosen Right now, the only solid political impressions that Saturday Night Live has in its limited coiffeurs are the Clintons--Amy Poehler and Darrell Hammond kill as Hillary and Bill. But nearly every other one is done by a non-cast member (Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Queen Latifah immediately a...
SNL: Weekend Update Special Edition - “Episode One”
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Thu, Oct 9
By Myles Well, you can’t say that Saturday Night Live doesn’t have guts. Perhaps, though, they could use a lesson or two in comedy. That thing, though, is Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin. And the one thing absent from tonight’s episode of SNL Weekend Update: Special Edition? Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin.
SNL: Weekend Update Special Edition - "Episode One"
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Thu, Oct 9
By Myles An NBC Special And we really do need a reason to watch, Saturday Night Live: there's a lot of competition in the time slot, and next week my time might be better spent catching up on the night's earlier programming than sitting around waiting to see if Tina Fey is going to show up.
Speculation-ist: Will Palin Appear on SNL's Thursday Special?Original at Chicagoist
• Thu, Oct 9
By Jacy Wojcik There are only three more Saturday Night Live episodes before the election and three prime-time 'Weekend News Update' shows, so Palin's window of opportunity is getting smaller by the day. Unless she becomes Vice-President, of course.
Salma Hayek - half lesbian?!?
Original at Watching Ugly Betty
• Wed, Oct 8
By Lynn Little In other Salma news, look for her to make a guest appearance on ‘30 Rock.’ Tina Fey asked Salma to do a guest role for 1 to 2 episodes. She will not be portraying herself but a fictional character. Salma joins an impressive list of guest stars to the NBC hit that include Jerry Seinfeld and Oprah Win...
Opinion: Did 'SNL' Bow To Pressure and Censor Its Political Sketch? [Defamer Decides 2008]
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Oct 7
By Kyle Buchanan While we certainly wouldn't advocate for assassination, this is the second time recently that NBC has bowed to pressure and censored one of its late-night comedy shows. Have the feathers of the peacock network been so ruffled that they can no longer distinguish parody from reality? Enjo...
Everything's coming up Tina Fey
Original at salon.com
• Tue, Oct 7
By Judy Berman For years, Tina Fey has been the thinking person's TV idol. But for most of that time, she remained vastly underappreciated. Sure, Fey was the (first female) head writer of "Saturday Night Live," but the show's dearth of acting talent (Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, I'm looking at both of you)...
Links for 2008-10-03 [del.icio.us]
Original at Ross Mayfield's Weblog
• Fri, Oct 3
McCain could win some of these “suburban sprawlers” back--because they are easily swayed by events. Many will switch back and forth until Election Day. But the question is what will have more impact: news about Palin’s performance tonight or Fey’s next round of pummeling on Saturday?Sal...
Publishers are courting Tina Fey to write a book, offering her $5 million advance
Original at CelebFace
• Thu, Oct 2
Since Fey started her career as a writer on Saturday Night Live, becoming an author is a natural extension of her abilities. But I wonder if she’s even interested, given her television and film opportunities. I’d love to read a book about her experiences as a female head writer at SNL, which w...
Opinion: Katie Couric talks to Sarah Palin AGAIN! Tina Fey, RU watching?
Original at chicagotribune.com
• Wed, Oct 1
By ESNEAD This just in: Here is this weekend's script for "Saturday Night Live's" political skit starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: Well, whatdoya think? Or do you want to wait until Saturday night to decide? Photo of Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler: WireImage
Round two of Fey as Palin, and 'SNL' takes on the McCain-Obama debateOriginal at chicagotribune.com
• Sun, Sep 28
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By Tempo From NBC: PRESIDENTIAL PARODY DOMINATES TONIGHT’S “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” POEHLER AS COURIC: "Did you enjoy your week in New York City?" several seconds of FEY and POEHLER staring at each other) POEHLER AS COURIC: "I'm sorry?" FEY AS PALIN Yes, Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!!!
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My Review of 30 Rock Season 2 on DVD (Tina Fey Paid Me to Write This!)
Original at Sofa Chip
• Thu, Sep 25
By Jessica Rae Let’s talk bonus features. There are none! Oh, I make so many jokes. Hahahah. Shut it! There’s tons, you fools. TONS. We’ve got deleted scenes of hilarity, a taped table read of the Cooter episode (totally enjoyable), a feature of Tina Fey when she hosted SNL, “An Evening with the cast of 30 Rock”...
Palin laughs along with 'SNL' spoof -- but will Fey return?Original at Chicago Sun-Times
• Sat, Sep 20
By Thomas Conner Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton in this weekend's opening to "Saturday night Live." Two questions loom after this weekend's hilarious opener to the new season of "Saturday Night Live," featuring Tina Fey and...
Fey is Palin as 'SNL' Starts Season
Original at Hartford Courant
• Mon, Sep 15
By Roger Catlin They didn't waste time getting in Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in the season opener of "Saturday Night Live." She was in the opening sketch that preceeds the titles, in a smart bit with last season's best received political character, Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton.
Opinion: Season Premiere: Saturday Night Live - "Michael Phelps and Li'l Wayne"
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Sat, Sep 13
By Myles A week from today (Since it's now Sunday as I write this), Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are each nominated for Emmy Awards for their individual comic performances (I'll have Emmy coverage all week! Exciting!). So it seems like a sound strategy to take the two individuals and place them in front o...
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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (NBC)
Original at keithp23 (Blogspot)
• Thu, Sep 4
By noreply@blogger.com (KP) Show: 30 Rock Time: 9:30PM EST TwoCents Staff Writer: PG Ignacio Program Description: Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as not only “the best comedy on TV this year” but “simply the best TV,” the Emmy Award-winning comedy “30 Rock” is told through the comedic voice of Golden Globe winner Tina Fey (“Liz Lemon”) and features Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin (“Jack Donaghy”) as a top network executive and Tracy Morgan (“Tracy Jordan”) as the unpredictable star of Lemon’s hit variety show, “TGS with Tracy Jordan.” Lemon constantly has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-handle star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life. [read the full post]
Jennifer Aniston stops by '30 Rock'
Original at chicagotribune.com
• Tue, Sep 2
By Tempo 30 Rock" is from Broadway Video & Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios. The executive producers are Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live"), Fey, Marci Klein ("Saturday Night Live"), David Miner ("Human Giant") and Robert Carlock ("Friends").
Baby Mama (Blu-ray Review)
Original at Blu-ray.com
• Mon, Sep 1
Tina Fey is quite the hot commodity in Hollywood these days. Building on her pioneering run as “Saturday Night Live’s” first female head writer and her amazing work writing, starring in and creating the hit TV show “30 Rock,” Ms. Fey seems to bring success to just about any project she’s atta...
'Mad' TCA Awards
Original at Hartford Courant
• Sun, Jul 20
Capping a week in which it got 16 Emmy nominations, "Mad Men" snared three TV Critics Association Awards Saturday. Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels may have been the most succinct recipient of the night in winning the Career Achievement Award.
The Purpose of the TCA Awards
Original at Hartford Courant
• Sun, Jul 20
In the same Beverly Hilton ballroom where critics had taken in dozens of press conferences over the past two weeks (but also the same space where the Golden Globe Awards are held), critics gussied up and (mostly) put away their pens and tape recorders for their own version of an awards show...
Opinion: Summer TV: 30 Rock, Season 2
Original at What I Love
• Wed, Jul 2
By Adam A quick primer -- the story focuses on Liz Lemon (ex SNL head-writer Tina Fey), the head writer of a sketch-comedy show (The Girlie Show) and her daily exploits dealing with a meddling boss (Baldwin), two crazy stars (Morgan and Krakowski), a well-meaning but naive NBC page (McBrayer) an...
Opinion: Summer TV: 30 Rock, Season 2
Original at What I Love
• Wed, Jul 2
By Adam lt;<HOME “Tracy: Hey, Liz Lemon, I’m going to an animals-only strip club, interested? Liz: Does that mean the animals strip or the animals are the customers? Tracy: Animal customers? That’s ridiculous!” NBC. Returns in the fall Thursdays, 8:30 EST. Created by Tina Fey. Starring Fe...
The Catfight Report: Who would win a catfight between Tina Fey vs Ann Coulter? Is the Feud for Real?
Original at www.catfightreport.com
• Thu, May 8
By Ringo Saturday, May 3, 2008 Who would win a catfight between Tina Fey vs Ann Coulter? Is the Feud for Real? By all reports, and by listening to these two talk about one another, one thing seems quite obvious. They hate each other. (or so a handful of websites claim) For those who do not know, Tina Fey ha...
Baby Mama Is Fertile Ground For Mixed Feelings From Reviewers [Critical Mass]
Original at Jezebel
• Fri, Apr 25
By Jessica Uterine Chagrin [Premiere] Baby Formula [Newsweek] Baby Mama' Is In Fertile Territory[Los Angeles Times] Fey and Poehler Deliver Erratic 'Baby Mama' [WSJ] Womb Service [Slate] Baby Mama (2008) [NYT] Switching Places [New Yorker]
Opinion: Tina Fey
Original at chopstix (WordPress)
• Thu, Apr 17
By Moye THEN CAME BABY MAMA (as well as that Reader's Digest interview where she totally disses Jon Stewart. Now, I may have stopped watching the Daily Show since my obsession with Jon Stewart from high school has been replaced with Zack Galifianakis, but you do NOT mock Jon Stewart.)
The TV Blog Coalition
Original at TiFaux
• Sun, Mar 30
By Dan With pilot season finally kicking into gear, Buzz wondered if you could tell the real pilots from the fakes. (BuzzSugar)This week, Sandie proclaimed her love for Doctor Who and Torchwood. (Daemon’s TV)Even Britney couldn’t ruin this week’s How I Met Your Mother for Mikey. He’s also pretty...
30 Rock: Season 1 - Review
Original at IndieLondon
• Sun, Mar 16
By Rob The brainchild of its star Tina Fey (who also writes and executive produces), 30 Rock follows the [mis]fortunes of Liz Lemon (Fey), the head writer on a variety series called The Girlie Show as she attempts to contend with the constant interference of the new Vice President of East Coast T...
Tina Fey: Bitch Is The New Black
Original at www.gabbybabble.com
• Mon, Feb 25
By orange pixie Sunday, February 24, 2008 Tina Fey: Bitch Is The New Black Tina Fey made some great arguments for Hillary Clinton on SNL last night. Here is what she said about the fact that people think that Hillary can't control Bill: "Which raises the question: Why are people abandoning Hillary for Obam...
Live From Chelsea, It's Saturday Night!
Original at OH NO!!
• Sun, Nov 18
At 1 a.m. Mr. Thompson appeared onstage and introduced “Showtime at the Apollo,” the program that normally follows “Saturday Night Live.” Ms. Poehler interrupted: “We’re just running a little long, could we have some more time?” “This is the show I would’ve been crushed if I’d heard about it t...
Surviving the writers' strike - Danbury News Times
Original at Danbury News Times
• Tue, Nov 6
Surviving the writers' strike CT - “30 Rock” writer Tina Fey and “Saturday Night Live” writer Seth Meyers, members of the Writers Guild of America, picket NBC headquarters in New York on ...
Opinion: Ask Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer a question
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Oct 4
By Bob Sassone Tonight at 8:30 brings us the season premiere of NBC's 30 Rock (or should I say NBC's Emmy Winner for Best Comedy 30 Rock!). We'll have a review later tonight, but I found out that after the show airs, stars Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer ...
Best of Tina Fey on SNL - VIDEO
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Aug 15
By Anna Johns NBC has put together a compilation of Tina Fey's 'Best of' moments when she hosted Weekend Edition on Saturday Night Live. And it's free. On YouTube. For real. The video is a little over four minutes of some good one-liners and zingers ...
Opinion: Because ONTD needs more Tina Fey
Original at OH NO!!
• Mon, Aug 13
Source: TV Guide Aaaw @ Tina saying that she didn't know she was influencing anyone. You're my hero, Tina! Everyone needs to watch 30 Rock this season, dammit! Also -- if anyone has video of Tina's appearance on Sesame Street, please post it! I'd love to see it!
What does Maury Povich have in common with Will Arnett? They're both in a top-notch '30 Rock'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Wed, Apr 4
By Tempo Thursday’s episode, a “supersized” edition (40 minutes), is ample proof that this gem is by far TV’s best new comedy. In my humble opinion, “30 Rock” is every bit as good as “The Office” (which also returns from reruns Thursday with a new, supersized episode).
Tina Fey Says Thing About Aaron Sorkin That We Are More Than Happy To Blow Out Of Proportion
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Feb 13
In what might be the first shot fired in East Coast/West Coast Half-Hour/Hourlong Funny/Unfunny War between NBC's dueling behind-the-scenes-at-a-sketch-comedy-show primetime series, 30 Rock's Tina Fey offered this one-liner at the expense of presumed NBC Messiah Aaron Sorkin:...
NY's Action Brings Lights, Cameras
Original at New York Sun
• Sun, Jan 21
NY - A former head writer for "Saturday Night Live," Tina Fey, now the star and executive producer of "30 Rock," points to the crews as one of the three reasons ...
'30 Rock' vs. 'Studio 60': The Sketch-Off
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Thu, Oct 12
By Scott Brown Awright, Tina Fey! Now that’s the credibly mediocre comedy I’m talking about! M. Sorkin, meet Mme. Fey. She’s worked in one those real-life late-night outfits. She knows from semi-painful, occasionally inspired television sketch. So when she set out to create...