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Rate Tina Fey Does Sarah Palin At Ad Council Dinner (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Nov 20

By The Huffington Post News Editors Mrs. Palin and I continue to have so much in common," she said. "They recently made a porn movie about Sarah and then this same porn actress, Lisa Ann, played me in a parody of '30 Rock' ... And weirdly of the three of us, Lisa Ann knows the most about foreign policy." Watch: More on Tina Fey

Rate Will Arnett To Guest Star On "Parks And Recreation" (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Nov 17    1 related articles

By The Huffington Post News Editors According to "Entertainment Weekly," Will Arnett will be guest starring on "Parks and Recreation" in early 2010. Arnett, who already guests on "30 Rock" is no stranger to TV, but this will be the first time he's appeared on his wife's NBC show. WATCH: WATCH: WATCH: More on Amy Poehler

Rate Tina Fey-Sarah Palin 2009? Will The "30 Rock" Star Reprise Her "SNL" Role After Palin Chats With Oprah?

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 16

By The Huffington Post News Editors You betcha! Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight with the release of her new book "Going Rogue" and her appearance on "Oprah" today, but we here on the comedy page are most curious about whether or not this resurgence will warrant an appearance from the already-overworked Tina Fey on this w...

Rate Palin Refused To Shake Oliver Stone's Hand

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Nov 15

By The Huffington Post News Editors In her forthcoming book, "Going Rogue," that capacity is never more evident then when Palin travels to New York for a taping of "Saturday Night Live." Palin didn't end with Stone. She also took a swipe at Alex Baldwin -- the "30 Rock" star who is also known for this progressive politics:

Rate 30 Rock, Biggest Loser And Other NBC Shows Go Green

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Nov 11

By The Huffington Post News Editors This year on "30 Rock," corporate boss Jack Donaghy tells the late-night show's staff it has to cut its carbon footprint by 5 percent, and puts Kenneth the Page in charge of getting it done. It's something that is relatable and is something that a lot of people are doing," said Jack McBrayer,...

November of 2009

 

Rate Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin To Co-Host Oscars

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Nov 3

By The Huffington Post News Editors Hugh Jackman sang and danced as host of last year's Academy Awards, which saw a ratings boost from the previous year. The 41-year-old actor declined to reprise his hosting role, according to the Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety.

Rate Andy Plesser: (Video) Believe It: Niche Video News Producers like Beet.TV Can Succeed, msnbc.com Chief

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Oct 22

By Andy Plesser As an online video news source, msnbc.com has the enormous advantage of the resources of NBC, but opportunities exist for video news producers who... We spoke on Sixth Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, just before we started our Beet.TV Online Video Roundable, which was hosted by Charlie at the ms...

Rate Andy Plesser: (video) Beet.TV Links up with NBC on Content Deal...and Owen Thomas is my Editor!

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Oct 20

By Andy Plesser It's fantastic to work with Owen and the great team at NBC Local. We Are at 30 Rock with our Live Event Today! Unrelated to our association with NBC Local Media, we happen to be at 30 Rock in New York to with our Beet.TV Online Video Roundtable, from 3-6 ET.   You can find the show right here!

Rate Barry Michael Cooper: Tracy Morgan's I Am The New Black: Manchild At 30 Rock

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Oct 19

By Barry Michael Cooper Morgan waxes movingly for each and every day he gets above ground, and showers effusive praise on Martin Lawrence -- who gave Morgan his first shot on network television -- Chris Rock, Alex Baldwin, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels (who hired Morgan as a cast member in 1996), an...

Rate 30 Rock's Judah Friendlander Tweets The Season Premiere! (And So Do We!)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Oct 15    2 related articles

By The Huffington Post News Editors Yes, ladies and gentleman tonight's the night you've all been waiting for, the season 4 premiere of "30 Rock"! Not only will we be live tweeting it with the hash tag #30Rocklive but BOTH Judah Friedlander and his character Frank Rossitano will be as well! Anyone who wants in on the action kn...

Rate Tracy Morgan On Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan: 'F*** 'Em'

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Oct 13

By The Huffington Post News Editors Tracy Morgan's new autobiography 'I Am the New Black' promises to be delightfully loopy--the impassioned audiobook version, even more so. In the clip below, Morgan talks about the old days at SNL, which leave him with no love lost for former costars Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri.

Rate Campaign To Get Tracy Morgan To Join Twitter Succeeds! [UPDATED]

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Oct 8

By The Huffington Post News Editors UPDATE: Congratulations are in order to OMGICU, who have succeeded in getting Tracy Morgan to join Twitter. And just in time for Morgan to weigh in on the moon bombing, maybe! Going live, today, here is the "verified account" of Tracy Morgan: Get HuffPost Comedy On Facebook and Twitter!

Rate Andy Plesser: Video: NBC Local Launches iPhone App for Company's Microblogging Platform

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Oct 8

By Andy Plesser Earlier this week we went to NBC headquarters at 30 Rock to interview Katherine Wu, VP of Operatons, Local Integrated Local Media for NBC Universal. Katherine explains the value of social media on the network and the new iPhone application.

Rate Quigley Delivers Top Ten Reasons Chicago Is World's Best City To Congress

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Oct 7

By The Huffington Post News Editors 7: The Lake 5: The Arts Most of the great comedians on "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" came through Chicago too, home of The Second City comedy troupe. 4: The Food 3: The Sports Finally, the top reason the world should come to Chicago is the same reason I've never left -

Rate Campaign Mounts To Get Tracy Morgan To Join Twitter (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Oct 7

By The Huffington Post News Editors This merits of this idea, which is being primarily promoted by celeb-stalky site OMGICU, are really, very obvious. Let us review. Twitter is a service that allows users to instantaneously post their most random thoughts to the internet. And no one has more random thoughts than 30 Rock star T...

Rate Tina Fey Shuns Botox, Workouts

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Oct 7

By The Huffington Post News Editors At 39, Tina Fey is more stylish and sexy than her '30 Rock' character Liz Lemon, who she says is based on an old version of herself--but that's not the result of Botox or yoga. Fey covers the November issue of Harper's Bazaar and inside she poses for a pretty photo shoot and gives some funny inte...

September of 2009

 

Rate Anna Jane Grossman: Adieu Larry Gelbart...and Laugh Tracks

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Sep 25

By Anna Jane Grossman When the show was eventually released on DVD in 2006, Gelbart gave the viewers the option of watching the episodes with or without the added impression of hilarity. "If you listen to it with the laughs, it comes off as a smart-ass comedy, which it wasn't supposed to be," he said. "They weren't...

Rate Emmys Acknowledge Tough Times For TV Industry

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Sep 21

By The Huffington Post News Team NBC's "30 Rock," a satirical take on life inside a TV variety show, was honored for the third time as best comedy series, while star Alec Baldwin won his second award as best comedy actor. Cryer, whose series is the most-watched comedy on TV, brought a wry tone to his speech.

Rate Tallulah Morehead: The Emmys Awards Show: Little Borritt.

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Sep 21

By Tallulah Morehead Accepting the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Dance Competition, or Poetry Slam, Alec Baldwin said of Rob Lowe: "I'll be honest, I'd trade this to look like him." Yeah Alec, you've always been so repulsive looking. Hearing Alec Baldwin, one of the sexiest, best-looking men in show bu...

Rate Kanye West Wins Award For Most Mocked At 2009 Emmys

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Sep 20

By The Huffington Post News Editors As Justin Timberlake and Tina Fey took the stage to acknowledge their wins for Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in Comedy Series, Justin approached the mic first telling Tina "I'mma let you finish," West's infamous words that now have their own Website. More on The Emmy Awards

Rate Baldwin, Collette take comedy acting Emmys

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Sep 20

By The Huffington Post News Editors LOS ANGELES — Alec Baldwin of "30 Rock" and Toni Collette of "United States of Tara" were honored as best lead actors in comedy series at Sunday's Emmy Awards, which kept to a lighthearted, viewer-friendly tone. More on The Emmy Awards

Rate EMMY PREVIEW: Mad Men, 30 Rock Aim To Repeat Wins

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Sep 20

By The Huffington Post News Editors The Fox show was up against last year's winner, actress-writer Tina Fey's "30 Rock," trying for its third consecutive award in the category. Fey and co-star Alec Baldwin had a chance to repeat as best comedy series leads. TV's most-watched comedy, CBS' "Two and a Half Men," failed to score a...

Rate Tina Fey Wins Emmy For Sarah Palin Impressions On SNL

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sat, Sep 12

By The Huffington Post News Editors LOS ANGELES — Is Tina Fey an Emmy winner? You betcha. Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live." Justin Timberlake was another "SNL" winner Saturday, honored as best guest actor in a comedy s...

Rate Jon Chattman: The Agorafabulous Life of Sara Benincasa

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Sep 8

By Jon Chattman What is your ultimate goal in life? A sitcom? Well, not a sitcom in the classic sense but in an "Office" handycam kind of way, perhaps? I would take a sitcom in the classic sense any day of the week. Every day of the week. As long as that sitcom is Two and a Half Men. More on 30 Rock

Rate Michaela Watkins & Casey Wilson FIRED From SNL

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Sep 4    2 related articles

By The Huffington Post News Editors Sources outside the show, and backed up by anonymous sources from within 30 Rock, have informed me that Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson appear to have been let go from Saturday Night Live and won't be returning this season (although they may have participated in some pre-taped ad parod...

August of 2009

 

Rate Lieberman To Alec Baldwin: "Make My Day" And Run Against Me

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Aug 23

By The Huffington Post News Editors Senator Joseph Lieberman said on Sunday that he was more than ready to take on an election challenge from 30 Rock star and longtime Democratic activist Alec Baldwin. Make my day," the Connecticut independent told CNN's "State of the Union." "I respect Alec Baldwin as an actor and as a comedi...

Rate Andy Borowitz: Poll: Majority of Americans Just Pretending to Know Why 'Mad Men' Is So Awesome

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Aug 17    2 related articles

By Andy Borowitz According to the poll, over 50% of those surveyed "strongly agree" with the statement, "I have no idea what all of the excitement about 'Mad Men' is all about, but I'm terrified that if I admit it I'll look like an idiot, like I did with '30 Rock.'" More on 30 Rock

Rate "Family Guy" Censored Abortion Episode Performed Live (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Aug 13

By The Huffington Post News Editors Part III Family Guy" is the first animated comedy to be nominated for a comedy series Emmy since "The Flintstones" in 1961. This year, it will go up against series such as "30 Rock" and "The Office." MacFarlane joked the event was organized to "drum up support so we could lose by fewer votes."

Rate Jon Hamm's Grandmother Doesn't Like 'Mad Men'

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Aug 12

By The Huffington Post News Editors Everyone should have the experience of meeting Tracy Morgan for the first time," Hamm said. "He goes, 'do you know who my biological mother is?' Uh no, Tracy, I don't. 'Leslie Uggams.' Then he goes, 'do you know who my biological father is?' No, Tracy. 'Burt Bacharach.' So now I'm stuck in this bi...

Rate Brad Balfour: Q&A: Comic Tracy Morgan Empowers His Inner Guinea Pig To Join G-Force

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sun, Aug 9

By Brad Balfour So I asked him, "Was that okay for me to add my little two cents and all that stuff?" and he said, "That's what we want." So, that's what I brought. Tracy Morgan is not Blaster or Tracy Jordan; Blaster is in Tracy Morgan. A lot of people ask me, Wait a minute, let me tell you something. Tracy Morgan is n...

July of 2009

 

Rate A Compulsive Overeater: Compulsive Overeatering On TV: Why Do We Think It's Cute?

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 30

By A Compulsive Overeater But it's not just skinny women any more. Alec Baldwin plays Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock," a male binge-eater who is known to down price-club-sized tubs of cheese curls and plates of pastries in a single sitting. He eats to avoid problems with his mother and hide from his abandonment issues. If he w...

Rate Stephen Baldwin Files For Bankruptcy

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Jul 21

By The Huffington Post News Editors Actor Stephen Baldwin, brother of Emmy winner and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, filed for bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday, according to a court document that says he is millions in debt. The 43-year-old actor filed for Chapter 11 protection claiming he owes more than $2.3 million and owns a...

Rate Tom Matlack: Schweddy Balls

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Jul 20

By Tom Matlack Alec is the poster boy for our humanity as men, guys struggling--despite our many problems--to do the right thing. Long before he finally won the Emmy for best comedy actor last year or before 30 Rock was nominated for a record 22 Emmys this year or he became the Huffington poster child, I had...

Rate Ed Martin: 2009 Emmy Nominations: Not So Bad (for a Change)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Jul 17

By Ed Martin My other big gripe is the Academy's failure to find room for The Shield among the nominees for Outstanding Drama Series and series star Michael Chiklis among those for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Because Chiklis won an Emmy for the long-ago first season of this show I might be o...

Rate Jack McBrayer Is Very Angry And Very Far Away (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Jul 17    1 related articles

By The Huffington Post News Editors The adorable Jack McBrayer isn't all peaches and cream. He may seem like the nicest man on television, both in his role as Kenneth the page on "30 Rock," and in interviews, but no: HE IS VERY ANGRY. Funny or Die let him vent that anger this week in the following video. Of course, his rage is so inten...

Rate 'Family Guy' Vies With Live-Action Sitcoms For Comedy Emmy

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 16

By The Huffington Post News Editors With the announcement of the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards Thursday, a familiar, knotty question rears its head again: Just what kind of comedy is fit to be honored above the rest when Emmy time rolls around? But comedy is comedy, MacFarlane said.

Rate Emmy Nominations 2009: See Who's Up For TV's Biggest Prize

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 16

By The Huffington Post News Editors Tina Fey's series set backstage at a network comedy show was joined by another NBC Thursday night series as a nominee � "The Office." Two HBO series will compete for the prize: the quirky "Flight of the Conchords" and the Hollywood series "Entourage." More on The Office

Rate "30 Rock" Picked Up For Cable By Comedy Central, WGN

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Jul 8

By The Huffington Post News Team Liz Lemon has reason to celebrate: NBC's "30 Rock" has nabbed megabucks in off-network sales to Comedy Central and WGN America.... Liz Lemon has reason to celebrate: NBC's "30 Rock" has nabbed megabucks in off-network sales to Comedy Central and WGN America.

Rate Sarah Palin Resigns: Winners And Losers

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Jul 7

By The Huffington Post News Team David Letterman is already claiming credit, so he's happy. And Tina Fey will obviously have more time to work on "30 Rock" now that she won't be compelled to offer her Palin imitation at the whim of Lorne Michaels. That said, the threat posed by the end of Palin's phantasmagoric public life sp...

Rate Alec Baldwin Not Running Against Lieberman

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Jul 7

By The Huffington Post News Editors Alec Baldwin has flirted with the idea of running for public office for a long time. And the election of Sen. Al Franken in Minnesota has only fueled speculation that the 30 Rock star would use the upcoming elections to dip his toe in the political waters.

June of 2009

 

Rate Ed Martin: Fearless Emmy Advice!

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jun 11

By Ed Martin Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

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...

Rate Rob Cohen: I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Episode 4 Recap: Life Without Antagonists

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Jun 5

By Rob Cohen In just a few days, there's already a lot of controversy surrounding I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Most of the controversy is... In just a few days, there's already a lot of controversy surrounding I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Most of the controversy is fake, manufactured by Heidi...

Rate "The Rachel Maddow Show Only Cable News Program Nominated For TV Critics' Award

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jun 4

By The Huffington Post News Team INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") Steve Carell ("The Office") Tina Fey ("30 Rock") Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") HERITAGE AWARD ER" (NBC) M*A*S*H" (CBS) Saturday Night Live" (NBC) The Shield" (FX) Star Trek" (NBC)

Rate Marci Klein, SNL Producer, On Sarah Palin's Handshake ...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Jun 3

Marci Klein, senior producer of "Saturday Night Live" and executive producer of "30 Rock," recently sat down with host Julie Menin for her NBC New ... www.huffingtonpost.com

Rate Sara Benincasa Has Donald Glover In A Bath Tub (VIDEO)

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Jun 3

By The Huffington Post News Editors Her first partner was the tattooed and shower-cap wearing Margaret Cho, and now she has ex-"30 Rock" writer and soon to be NBC-comedy-star Donald Glover in her grips.

May of 2009

 

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

By The Huffington Post News Editors 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 other was a n...

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...

Year 2009

 

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 Ferentz LaFargue: Fuku Obamanus

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Feb 4

By Ferentz LaFargue The raucous applause that greeted Daschle upon his entrance continued well after his bi-partisan hype-man, Dole, had finished distributing the Viagra gift bags to their senate colleagues. And save for the awkward moment when 30 Rock star Judah Friedlander started a wave and told Dole t...

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