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Opinion: 30 Rock Live in New York: I Was There!
8:05 – The UCB announcer introduces each member of the 30 Rock cast, as the live music plays. Every major player is here except for Alec Baldwin’s assistant Jonathan (a.k.a. Sanjay from Weeds) and guest star Edie Falco, whose role is played by SNL scribe Paula Pell. Baldwin and Morgan get the most cheers by far. Grade: A Following the lead of Saturday Night Live’s live performance at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York last Saturday, the Emmy-winning cast of 30 Rock performed ...   [read the full post]

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Rate '30 Rock'-er Wants In On Letterman Sandwich

Original at TMZ.com external link    Wed, Jun 17

By TMZ Staff Filed under: Food Glorious Food Screw $5 foot-longs, the easiest way to save money on sandwiches: Lift 'em from Letterman!Outside Dave's studio after his interview, the eternally trucker-hatted Judah Friedlander casually whipped a sandwich out of his back pocket -- one he swiped ...

Rate Alec Baldwin Talks Retirement, Matt Lauer

Original at Gothamist external link    Tue, Jun 16

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By Jen Carlson Some two years after the fact, folks are still asking Alec Baldwin about The Voicemail. This time around it's not quite the sprawling New Yorker piece, but a short Playboy interview. The actor told the magazine that following the incident, he trusted The View as a safe forum where he could "g...

Rate Judah Friedlander Talks Webbys

Original at actualite-de-stars.com external link    Mon, Jun 15

We talk to 30 Rock star and Webbys host, Judah Friedlander. www.actualite-de-stars.com

Rate Twitter Updates for 2009-06-10

Original at 30 Rock Online external link    Wed, Jun 10

Is “30 Rock” a rip-off of “The Muppet Show”? asks blogger and comic Brian Lynch http://tinyurl.com/msa8ow # Apple uses “30 Rock” to feature Find My iPhone app at WWDC http://www.geeksugar.com/3271224 # Television Critics Association announces 2009 award nominees, including “30 Rock,...

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Original at it.truveo.com external link    Sat, Jun 6

Comedic geniuses Tina Fey (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live) and Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) team up to celebrate a modern twist on motherhood ... it.truveo.com

Rate Judah Friedlander Is The World's Best Ping Pong Player (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sat, Jun 6

By The Huffington Post News Editors I get that this is supposed to be a joke, but Judah Friedlander actually seems awesome at ping pong. I don't know what the average person's playing ability is, but I can't wear a homemade hat, eat pizza and hit every tiny table tennis ball hit my way. Also, the real table tennis star "Sports Illu...

May of 2009

 

Rate Jack McBrayer Talks Clogging, Brad Pitt, And "30 Rock" On "Late Night" (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, May 29

By The Huffington Post News Editors lt;p>Jack McBrayer may be the only guest in Fallon's history to call him "sir." But he made up for the typical dearth of gentility by saying it many many times and punctuated his sentences with words like "gosh" and "shameful." He may just be the cutest man in the world.</p> <p>...

Rate Shout out for this Rural Juror?

Original at boards.nbc.com external link    Sun, May 24

Tina, i Love 30 Rock and you're awesome; as you know. Just wanted to let you know i have been selected for jury duty and the other day as i was driving home i realized I AM A RURAL JUROR!!!!!!!!!!! i laughed all the way home. thanks for making my otherwise boring Wisconsin life a little more fun!!!

Rate Podcast: Old reliable: 30 Rockers still making news for all the wrong reasons

Original at Remote Access external link    Fri, May 22

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By Brian Howard But while those two have been on the straight and narrow, Alec Baldwin continues his pattern of woes, thankfully unrelated to alcohol or automobiles. Baldwin has since apologized but added that he thought most people understood it was a joke. Of course it was, just not a very funny one.

Rate Tracy Jordan's Best Lines From This Season OF "30 Rock"

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, May 19

By The Huffington Post News Team Ok, this needs some context: Liz Lemon, while talking with Tracy, says, "That's easy for you to say." He responds: "No it wasn't. I struggled through that last sentence." The average episode of 30 Rock is chock-a-block with these delightful sorts jokes on wordplay, and Tracy carries more th...

Rate Kidney Now! Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken And More Let Loose On "30 Rock" (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, May 15    1 related articles

By The Huffington Post News Editors lt;p>Last night's season finally of "30 Rock" was shocking for many reasons: We found out Clay Aiken is Kenneth "The Page" Parcell's cousin, that Elvis Costello is actually an international art thief, and that Sheryl Crow and Liz Lemon went to school together where one thought the ot...

Rate Alex Leo: Alan Alda Talks 30 Rock, Tina Fey, And His Life-Sized Cut Out Of Sarah Palin

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, May 7

By Alex Leo You're playing Jack Donaghy's long-lost father on "30 Rock" this season. What's it like to have Alec Baldwin as a son? 30 Rock" seems to have some deep daddy issues, what with Tracy Jordan being abandoned by his father, Jack being abandoned by his father, and Jenna wanting to have sex with he...

April of 2009

 

Rate Allergies Aren't Funny

Original at thedeezone (WordPress) external link    Fri, Apr 24

By TheDeeZone Spoiler Alert*** A couple of the characters suffered from food allergies.  The other reactions of the other cast members exhibited extreme insensitive and ignorance about the seriousness of food allergies. First there was Liz Lemon’s (Tina Fey) declaring that allergies were not real a...

Rate Opinion: 30 Rock: Jackie Jormp-Jomp

Original at TV Squad external link    Thu, Apr 16

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By Bob Sassone Actor Alec Baldwin attends HBO Actors Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski attend HBO Actors Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski attend HBO Actress Tina Fey arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Governor Actresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Governor

Rate Opinion: The Office double-bill recap: Dream Team and Michael Scott Paper Company

Original at Remote Access external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By Brian Howard Between Parks and Recreation, the funniest debut of a new sitcom since 30 Rock, a brand new episode of 30 Rock itself and two new, nonconsecutive episodes of The Office, it was an embarrassment of comic riches. Not to complain, but it all kind of flowed together in the end.

Rate NBC’s Thursday night lineup looks to be a solid block of funny

Original at Remote Access external link    Thu, Apr 9

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By Brian Howard NBC’s prime time Thursday lineup is a tad confusing, with two nonconsecutive new episodes of one show and the debut of another. But hey, at least there’s no Kath & Kim! Here’s the schedule with episode summaries, or in the case of Parks & Recreation, a series summary. You can read my r...

Year 2009

 

Rate The 30 Rock recap: Apollo, Apollo (I dare you not to liz)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Remote Access external link    Fri, Mar 27

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By Brian Howard I don’t know what was most liz-worthy: Liz’s sex line commercial (that was incredibly long), Jack jacking or Jack’s list of things to do by 50 (Peggy Fleming, va-va-voom!). Wait, it was Tracy’s wordplay with the 70s space drink Tang. No, the $7 price tag on Kenneth, as per Jack-vision.

Rate Podcast: 30 Rock McMarketing Meets a McFlurry of Controversy

Original at heywriterboy (Blogspot) external link    Sun, Feb 15

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By heywriterboy@hotmail.com (DMc) For what it's worth, here's what Tina Fey had to say: Also, the upcoming story line where Liz Lemon starts dating Grimace is just based on a recurring dream I have. A lot of these issues were dealt with in a New York magazine article by Emily Nussbaum from October 2008.

Rate Podcast: Some Favorites: Valentine's Edition

Original at thehline.com external link    Sat, Feb 14

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By Heather A lovely song for you: “Computer Love (Kraftwerk cover)” - Glass Candy Portrait of Sara Lov by Bryan Sheffield: The “St. Valentine’s Day” episode of 30 Rock, aka the best TV show in the world. “Everything is Shit” print by Steve Powers (sold out). - - - A lovely song for you:

Rate Jonathan Handel: WGA Awards Fete Slumdog, Milk, Mad Men, 30 Rock

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sat, Feb 7

By Jonathan Handel COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner; NBC COMEDY/VARIETY - (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES COMEDY/VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS

Rate Opinion: The 2008 Television Time Capsule: 30 Rock - "Episode 210"

Original at memles (WordPress) external link    Sun, Jan 4

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By Myles Related Posts at Cultural Learnings Review: “Episode 210″Cultural Learnings’ Coverage of 30 Rock For more details on the Cultural Learnings 2008 Television Time Capsule, click here!] “Episode 210″ Season Two, Episode Ten Airdate: January 10th, 2008 I love 30 Rock: it

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Rate Opinion: Mon, Dec 15, 08 - 30 Rock, Jury, Law & Order, House, Wings

Original at A Briefing With Michael external link    Sun, Dec 21

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 30 Rock. Season 3, Episode 5. "Reunion" Another winner. The Liz high school reunion story is very funny and very clever. It confounds expectations, very nicely, when it reveals that Liz was the mean one at school. She didn't plan it that way, and she doesn't even remember it that way, but... she was mean to everyone and they hate her. Hilarious. Alec Baldwin pretty much steals the episode and it proves, once again, that the show works best when Liz and Jack are teamed up in the same plot. House. Season 5, Episode 9. "Last Resort" The hostage-siege episode. With Hugh Laurie and Zeljko Ivanek in the same room (and a gun between them, too) you expect it to be a truly superb episode with great performances. Not so. It's actually a pretty weak, kinda dumb storyline. And...   [read the full post]

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Rate Opinion: Mon, Dec 8, 08 - 30 Rock, The Jury, Law & Order, House, Wings

Original at A Briefing With Michael external link    Wed, Dec 10

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 30 Rock. Season 3, Episode 4. "Gavin Volure" Steve Martin guests in a hilarious outing. It's hard to pick highlights when every minute of the episode yielded about two, but I particularly loved Liz's idea of a relationship (basically lots of TV watching and 'no funny stuff'). The Tracy story was a winner, too, but the absolute highlight of the episode was Kenneth performing street theatre. That, alone, makes this episode of my favourites. Law And Order. Season 18, Episode 17. "Personae Non Grata" Law And Order normally doesn't make me laugh, but this episode had me laughing out loud all the way through. Why? Partly because the events of the story are so absurd and partly because the guest stars are fantastic.   [read the full post]

Rate One Crossover Fic (Kinda)

Original at 30 Rock external link    Mon, Nov 10

By The Fragile Art of a Good Excuse Characters: Liz Lemon and special guest star ;) Fandom: 30 Rock Prompt: CE visits 30 Rock... for [info] englishmuffin2 A/N: My first bit of 30 Rock fic...it's not so much a Doctor Who crossover as it is...Christopher Eccleston coming by ...

Rate Opinion: 30 Rock - “Believe in the Stars”

Original at memles (WordPress) external link    Thu, Nov 6

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By Myles This episode didn’t have much of one: Tracy and Jenna’s legal battles was the closest we got to something resembling a continuing storyline, and it was perhaps the most ridiculous with Jenna’s black face and Tracy’s transformation into co-ed Becky (which gave me serious White Chicks fl...

Rate Podcast: Rocky times at 30 Rock? At least the awards keep coming

Original at Remote Access external link    Wed, Oct 22

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By Brian Howard Not that things didn’t get dicey for a while. Baldwin’s voicemail tirade coincided with Tracy Morgan’s drunken driving issues and was followed shortly after by Baldwin’s seeming threat to quit the show when he went on The View and said he didn’t care if he never acted again.

Rate TWW/30R Fic: Illicit Bipartisanship (Jack/CJ)

Original at 38gnihsurc (Livejournal) external link    Tue, Oct 21

By 38gnihsurc PAIRING: Jack Donaghy/CJ Cregg (30 Rock/The West Wing) RATING: arr-ish DISCLAIMER: I don't own anyone. I'm bored, at work, and I needed to have a little fun. SPOILERS: None NOTES: I don't know if I got Jack's character down. ...

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #27 - Fall TV 2008

Original at TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky external link    Sat, Sep 20

is finally back!&nbsp; We discuss the new fall schedule day by day and break down our returning faves and possible new must-sees.&nbsp; From Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck to Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy on Monday.&nbsp; Tuesday's are Biggest Lose...

Rate Fancast Video: Tina Fey On How To Look Like Liz Lemon

Original at Fancast external link    Thu, May 8

Ever wanted to emulate Liz Lemon's look on 30 Rock? Well today is your lucky day! Check out this video in which Tina Fey discusses just how to re-create Liz's HOT style. Hint: it involves a visit to the Sally Jesse Raphael website, ...

Rate 'Earl,' 'Betty' and 'Scrubs' keep it funny

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Thu, May 8

30 Rock: As tends to be the case with season finales, it's a time of transition, with Jack (Alec Baldwin) finding out that his Homeland Security job isn't what he thought it was (Matthew Broderick plays a colleague), and Liz (Tina Fey, who deserves an Emmy for last week's episode alone) str...

Rate Podcast: Join Remote Access's 30 Rock live blog tonight! And read about MILF Island, Rachel Dratch and Oprah right now!

Original at Remote Access external link    Thu, Apr 10

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By Brian Howard By live blogging the mostly highly anticipated episode of the funniest show on television, I'll free myself up at 9 p.m. to focus on the best overall show on television, The Office, for which I can post a prompt recap and analysis without giving 30 Rock short shrift. Of course, my 30 Rock recap/...

Rate Podcast: Listening in: Tina Fey explains MILF Island and why the writers strike would make for a bummer plotline (Audio)

Original at Remote Access external link    Fri, Mar 28

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By Brian Howard I confront a particular dilemma while blogging about 30 Rock: Tina Fey and Co. say a lot of things in their prime time slot that I could never print in this space. Meanwhile, don’t expect any of the upcoming episodes to be about the TGS writers hitting the picket lines.

Rate Podcast: Tina dishes: Future 30 Rock guest stars to include everybody in the universe … and Tim Conway (Audio)

Original at Remote Access external link    Thu, Mar 27

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By Brian Howard Tina Fey chatted with the media the other day, and there was too much Liz Lemony goodness to cram into a single post. So Remote Access is doling it out over a couple of days, replete with real audio so you can hear for yourself just how awesome she is. Check out Part I here.

Rate Podcast: Listen in: Tina Fey dishes on Hillary, liberal guilt, dissing John Stewart and ‘a little bit of a pregnancy scare’ (Audio)

Original at Remote Access external link    Wed, Mar 26

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By Brian Howard Fey could only talk about 30 Rock, which is finally returning from the writers strike with a new episode April 10. But she did say that Liz Lemon’s endorsement of McCain (in a season one scene with Jason Sudeikis as love interest Floyd) was an example of the way the show likes to put things out t...

Rate ficlet: Liz Lemon, You Slay Me

Original at its_shark_week (Livejournal) external link    Tue, Feb 12

By Ra Disclaimer: I don't own 30 Rock, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or any other shows that may or may not be referenced in this fic. Please don't sue. (It was the third doorknob Liz Lemon had broken today...)

Rate Fic: The Makeover Show with Betty Suarez [30 Rock/Ugly Betty, 1/1]

Original at Jack x Liz external link    Mon, Feb 11

By Jennifer-Oksana Pairing: Jack/Liz, Liz/Daniel Spoilers: 2.10 for 30 Rock, Zero Worship for Betty Disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Summary: Nobody should want to be Jack Donaghy's convenience wife. NOT part of any series. ...

Rate Friday Night Huh? Focus on '30 Rock,' says NBC

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Tue, Feb 5

By Annie Barrett Watch what you say at parties for Lipstick Jungle held at Saks, NBC entertainment head Ben Silverman! Radar questioned the honcho about the fate of Friday Night Lights, and he managed to center three consecutive responses around 30 Rock ...

Rate 30 Rock covers "Midnight Train to Georgia"

Original at The Listen external link    Mon, Feb 4

By Robin Enjoy this "30 Rock" cover of "Midnight Train to Georgia" with special appearance by Gladys Night. And if you're not watching this show... I'm sorry but I'm gunna have to take back your half of the best friends heart we share. Tina Fey ...

Rate Hulu beta launch

Original at matty external link    Mon, Feb 4

By ::matty:: Tons of content in there from SNL to Friday Night Lights and 30 Rock epsiodes to the Breakfast Club to St. Elsewhere....very cool. Also check out the Hulu Blog for some cool highlights from their team.

Rate SAG Awards: One Last Mob Hit

Original at ibabuzz.com external link    Sun, Jan 27

By Chuck Barney On the comedy front, “30 Rock”’s Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won for best actress and actor respectively. The self-effacing Fey had one of the best lines of the night when she said her scenes on the show with Baldwin were like “seeing ...

Rate FIC: Jury Duty (30 Rock, Ensemble, Gen)

Original at 30 Rock Fanfic external link    Tue, Jan 1

By Jess Fandom: 30 Rock, Gen Spoilers: None beyond the general premise of the show. Rating: PG-13 Summary: Tracy has jury duty, Jenna discovers a new source of fame, Jack is on the verge of losing his job, and Liz tries to hold it all together. ...

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: 30 Rock: Merry Sheinhardt to all

Original at sepinwall (Blogspot) external link    Fri, Dec 14

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By Alan Sepinwall Since I now apparently have to begin every blog review with a note about how may episodes are remaining, I should say that this was episode 8 of the season, and we know that 10 episodes were made. (Tina Fey lamented in several picket line interviews that she was contractually obligated to act...

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Rate Opinion: 30 Rock Live in New York: I Was There!

Original at Media Maven Musings external link    Mon, Nov 19

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By Media Maven 8:05 – The UCB announcer introduces each member of the 30 Rock cast, as the live music plays. Every major player is here except for Alec Baldwin’s assistant Jonathan (a.k.a. Sanjay from Weeds) and guest star Edie Falco, whose role is played by SNL scribe Paula Pell. Baldwin and Morgan get the most cheers by far. Grade: A Following the lead of Saturday Night Live’s live performance at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York last Saturday, the Emmy-winning cast of 30 Rock performed a live staged reading of an upcoming episode to a standing room only crowd at UCB tonight. And guess who was lucky enough to score a seat? [...]   [read the full post]

Rate Can "Frasier" Save Comedy?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Televisionista external link    Mon, Aug 27

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By Justin Van De Kamp Creatively, comedy is anything but dead. ABC successfully launched hour-long dramedies "Desperate Housewives" and "Ugly Betty" which redefined the genre, and NBC revamped its Thursday night comedy block with critical darlings "My Name Is Earl," "30 Rock," "The Office" and "Scrubs."...

Rate Podcast: Nicolas Cage’s “Next” Project

Original at tvwithmeevee (WordPress) external link    Mon, Apr 23

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By meevee The Apprentice — Series Finale Casting Call: Bay Area Residents with Stupid Tricks — It’s Your Time to Shine Grey’s Anatomy — Time After Time Casting Call: Wives, Get Ready for a Swap! MeeVee Video Top 5: Premium Cable — Sopranos, Entourage, Weeds

Rate Opinion: What does Maury Povich have in common with Will Arnett? They're both in a top-notch '30 Rock'

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Wed, Apr 4

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By Tempo Meanwhile, network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) is fending off a coup attempt from a rival executive, Devin Banks (a perfectly cast Will Arnett), “the vice president for West Coast news, Web content and theme-park talent relations.”

Rate Opinion: 30 Rock: Someone call Dr. Spaceman!

Original at sepinwall (Blogspot) external link    Thu, Feb 1

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By Alan Sepinwall The only thing keeping this episode from being up there with the poker episode or "The Rural Juror" was the Pete and Tracy subplot, and even that had its moments, notably Kenneth's interpretation of "Footloose" ("where those evil kids won in the end") and a new twist on the verrrrry old ang...

Rate Opinion: Pee-wee, Isabella Rossellini and Pete's temptation: This week's '30 Rock'

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Tue, Jan 30

By Tempo This episode not only has some good scenes with Jenna, but there’s also an enjoyable story line involving Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit), one of the producers of the show within the show. Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) decides that family man Pete should get down with some strippers in order t...

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: Get a phone call from Alec Baldwin

Original at TV Squad external link    Sun, Dec 10

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By Kevin Kelly First it was Samuel L. Jackson for Snakes on a Plane, then it was Dwight (Fart) Schrute for The Office, and the latest "Have a celebrity call your friend and leave a funny message encouraging them to watch X product" is from ... Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock. In my opinion, this is the best by far. Where Sam a...

Rate Of sketches, Hugh Laurie and 'SNL'

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Sun, Oct 29

By Tempo “30 Rock,” which moves to a new NBC Thursday comedy block Nov. 16, is making tentative steps toward quality character-driven comedy, through the increasingly savvy use of network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and naive page Kenneth (Jack McBrayer).

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