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  • April 2008

    • Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      newser  |  Variety  |  Apr 27, 08 7:02 PM CDT

      Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      Comedy sparked a box office comeback this weekend as Baby Mama banked $18.3 million from mostly female film-goers, Variety reports. Also fueling the 17.2% hike over last year's frame were stoner sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay with $14.6 million in second, and Jackie Chan's Forbidden Kingdom with $11.2 million in third. More »

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      film  • box office  • comedy  • movies  • Tina Fey  • Universal Pictures  • Amy Poehler  • Jackie Chan  • Baby Mama  • Sarah Marshall

    • Baby Mama No Bundle of Joy

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Apr 25, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Baby Mama No Bundle of Joy

      Critics don't seem thrilled about the arrival of Baby Mama , which tells the story of an overachieving, infertile career woman (Tina Fey) who hires a rough-around-the-edges high school dropout (Amy Poehler) to bear her a child. The movie's not "laugh-out-loud funny," writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . "It's more quiet-chuckle funny, which is fine." More »

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      movie  • movie review  • Tina Fey  • Amy Poehler

  • March 2008

    • 'SNL' Staffers Not Laughing at Hillary Bias Claims

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 13, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      'SNL' Staffers Not Laughing at Hillary Bias Claims

      “Saturday Night Live” staffers are getting serious over accusations of a pro-Clinton bias, with producer Lorne Michaels telling the Los Angeles Times any perception of bias is a "major concern" and assuring “there’s no agenda.” The show’s send-up of a media crush on Barack Obama was credited by some pundits with ending the love fest—but head writer Seth Meyers says watchers are giving “SNL” too much credit. Hillary impersonator Amy Poehler says the show targets "whoever is winning." More »

    • 'SNL' Regains Its Political Mojo

      newser  |  TV Guide  |  Mar 3, 08 7:45 AM CST

      'SNL' Regains Its Political Mojo

      Hillary Clinton's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" confirms not just that the show is back from the writers' strike, writes Matt Roush in TV Guide, but back "smack dab in the center of today’s political dialogue." The sight of Clinton and identically dressed alter ego Amy Poehler onstage was "an image no one will soon forget." More »

  • February 2008

    • Fey's 'SNL' Spot May Boost Clinton

      newser  |  Time  |  Feb 26, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Fey's 'SNL' Spot May Boost Clinton

      She didn't rap over a stump speech, but Tina Fey's rousing defense of Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" may help the underdog candidate challenge Barack Obama's domination of viral videos, writes Time TV blogger James Poniewozik. Fey's lampooning of the arguments against Hillary, including that she's a bitch—"Yeah, she is. So am I. You know what? Bitches get things done!"—is "the kind of thing a campaign needs," Poniewozik writes. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Oprah Winfrey  • Saturday Night Live  • Rush Limbaugh  • Tina Fey

    • Wanted: Comic Who Can Imitate This Candidate

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Feb 20, 08 6:31 PM CST

      Wanted: Comic Who Can Imitate This Candidate

      The latest indication Barack Obama is one of a kind: Saturday Night Live can’t find an actor to impersonate the Democratic presidential candidate. Show mastermind Lorne Michaels says mimicking any celeb's “mildly irritating” minor tics is crucial to any impersonation. The show, returning Saturday from the writers' strike, could have a new cast member portraying the Illinois senator, the New York Post reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • television  • Saturday Night Live  • Tina Fey  • Lorne Michaels

    • Tina Fey Will Host SNL 's Return Show

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Feb 13, 08 4:58 PM CST

      Tina Fey Will Host SNL 's Return Show

      Saturday Night Live 's first new show since the writers' strike began will be hosted by former head writer Tina Fey, MSNBC reports. SNL was the only late-night comedy show to go AWOL for the whole strike. " SNL thrives during an election year and they can’t wait to get back on," says an NBC exec. The show is scheduled for Feb. 23. More »

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      Saturday Night Live  • Tina Fey  • cameo

  • October 2007

    • Seinfeld Spot May Backfire for 30 Rock

      newser  |  New York Observer  |  Oct 5, 07 5:15 PM CDT

      Seinfeld Spot May Backfire for 30 Rock

      Seinfeld played Seinfeld once again in an irony-drenched cameo on "30 Rock" last night: In order to boost ratings, a fictional NBC exec decides to digitally insert Jerry into all prime-time shows. The kicker is that the self-parodic comic may not liven things up anymore, the New York Observe r's Jake Brooks writes—and heretofore-fab "30 Rock" might be done for. More »

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      television  • Jerry Seinfeld  • Tina Fey  • 30 Rock  • sitcom  • cameo

  • September 2007

    • 'Sopranos' Bags Top Emmies

      newser  |  Hollywood Reporter  |  Sep 17, 07 6:47 AM CDT

      'Sopranos' Bags Top Emmies

      "The Sopranos" took top drama honors at the Emmies last night, and won for writing and directing as well, making the HBO series the first drama in 30 years to nail all three for its finale season. Other Emmies were spread among a broad field, with ratings-challenged "30 Rock" winning outstanding comedy series. Executive producer, writer, and star Tina Fey thanked its “dozens and dozens of viewers” for their support. More »

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      television  • HBO  • awards  • Tina Fey  • 30 Rock  • Sopranos  • Emmys

  • April 2007

    • "30 Rock" Is In A Hard Place

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 4, 07 6:44 AM CDT

      "30 Rock" Is In A Hard Place

      Tina Fey takes things a lot more calmly than her strung-out alter-ego on "30 Rock,"  and it's a good thing: the TV comedy about a TV comedy is on very, very thin ice. NBC is expected to pick it up for another season, reports the LA Times,  but the critic's darling still has very anemic ratings. More »

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      television  • NBC  • entertainment  • Tina Fey  • 30 Rock  • Alec Baldwin

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