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NEWS ABOUT: Tina Fey

Tina Fey stories: 66 news summaries

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Want Ashley's Email? Ask Marie Claire

Mag forgets to Bcc in holiday blast, exposes celeb addresses

Dec 24, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Whoops! Marie Claire accidentally gave an early Christmas gift to 582 people: the email addresses of celebrities including Ashley Olsen, Tina Fey, and Lindsay Lohan, Gawker reports. The blunder occurred when the mag forgot to use the good old Bcc line on its holiday email blast. It’s the third... More »

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email • Lindsay Lohan • magazine • Tina Fey • celebrity • holiday card • Ashley Olsen

 Fey Is AP's 
 Entertainer 
 of the Year 

30 Rock star and Palin impersonator beats out Downey, Ledger

Dec 23, 08 12:42 PM CST
(AP) - Tina Fey is the entertainer of the year? You betcha. Fey was voted the AP's Entertainer of the Year, an annual honor chosen by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country. Fey was selected by AP members as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment... More »

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entertainment • television • comedy • Tina Fey • Robert Downey Jr. • Heath Ledger • Associated Press • comedian

GLOSSIES

 Small Screen's Biggest Brains 

Family Guy creator MacFarlane, ubiquitous Fey top list of TV smarties

Dec 6, 08 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - It may be dubbed the "idiot box," but there are some bright bulbs behind TV's smartest shows and network deals. After polling Hollywood insiders, Entertainment Weekly lists the top 25 smarties:
  1. Seth MacFarlane, executive producer, Family Guy, American Dad.
  2. Tina Fey, executive producer, actress, 30 Rock.
... More »

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television • Disney Channel • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • Hulu • Family Guy • Lorne Michaels

 Liz Lemon 
 Dates a 
 Mad Man 

Jon Hamm to guest on 30 Rock

Dec 4, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Tina Fey will finally get a decent boyfriend this season on 30 Rock, Vanity Fair reports. Jon Hamm, who plays ad exec Don Draper on Mad Men, guest stars as a pediatrician with a fondness for pie-making documentaries and ice-cream makers. Hamm has filmed "a couple of episodes" and... More »

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television • Tina Fey • celebrity • 30 Rock • guest appearance • Mad Men • Jon Hamm

GLOSSIES

 Down-to-Earth Fey 
 on Top of the World 

Maureen Dowd chronicles the comedian's rise to fame

Dec 1, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - How did frumpy writer Tina Fey evolve into a glamorous TV star? Hard work and lots of rules, Maureen Dowd writes in Vanity Fair. “She is the Obedient Daughter, the German taskmistress, the kind but firm maker and keeper of rules," writes Dowd, who also solves the mystery... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • Tina Fey • 30 Rock

Palin Focuses on Future at Glum GOP Event

Ex-VP candidate cites 2010 governors races as party's next chance

Nov 13, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Breaking from presidential-campaign habits with a press conference, Sarah Palin thanked supporters, mentioned Joe the Plumber, and dodged the obvious question about 2012 today at the Republican governors confab in Miami, the New York Times reports. “The future is not that 2012 Presidential race, it’s next year and... More »

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John McCain • Tina Fey • Republican Governors Association • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • 2010 election

'Kenneth the Page' Talks
Weak Chins, 30 Rock

Jack McBrayer dishes on his character and connection with Tina Fey

Nov 9, 08 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Yes, Jack McBrayer is like Kenneth the Page, his 30 Rock character. Sort of. In an interview with Salon, the actor admits he’s “somewhat of a people-pleaser”—though the former Applebee's employee of the month has serious comedy chops. The Southerner met creator Tina Fey at Chicago’... More »

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NBC • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • Jack McBrayer

 Fey Waves 
 Goodbye to 
 Playing Palin 

30 Rock creator vows to get back to day job

Nov 6, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - To the list of political figures out of a job after Election Day, add one: Sarah Palin impersonator Tina Fey. "I have to retire just because I have to do my day job," the creator and star of 30 Rock tells Entertainment Weekly. More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • TV ratings • Sarah Palin • television news

OPINION

 Election's Media 
 Winners, Losers 

The best and worst in a season about image

Nov 3, 08 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - This election has been all about image—not just for the candidates, but for media personalities who have jumped into the fray. Scott Collins chooses its biggest success stories and failures in the Los Angeles Times:
  • Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's new commentator, is brainy, funny, and capable.
  • John King,
... More »

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Katie Couric • Tina Fey • American media • David Letterman • Chuck Norris • Election 2008 • television news • Rachel Maddow • Charlie Gibson

(Newser) - John McCain capped a busy day of campaigning with an appearance on Saturday Night Live, where he teamed with his VP-lookalike, Tina Fey, to poke fun at himself and Barack Obama. In the opening sketch, he and "Palin" hawked wares on QVC because he's a true maverick—"a... More »

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Saturday Night Live • John McCain • Tina Fey • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Joe the Plumber

Is Don Draper Hooking Up With Tina Fey?

Rumor has it Mad Men star will play love interest on 30 Rock

Oct 31, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better for Tina Fey, she’s about to get a hot, albeit fictional, new beau. A “Rock-solid mole” tells Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello that Jon Hamm of Mad Men fame has signed on for a multi-episode stint on... More »

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television • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • guest appearance • Mad Men • Jon Hamm

(Newser) - The life of a stylist is all about communication. When Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live, the show's designer had to convince her to scrap her fancy new clothes and instead dress the way she used to—in essence, to dress as the character of Sarah Palin as... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tina Fey • clothes • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • costume • stylist

SNL 'Bush' Endorses Squirming 'GOP' Pair

Ferrell's Bush praises 'heavily patriotized' ticket

Oct 24, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Will Ferrell reprised his role as a bumbling George Bush for last night's special edition of Saturday Night Live to force his endorsement on an extremely unreceptive GOP "ticket." Ferrell first explained to Tina Fey's Sarah Palin that the vice president tells a president what to do and... More »

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Saturday Night Live • John McCain • Tina Fey • Will Ferrell • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin

 Palin: I'm No Bubblehead 

Candidate tells People she's an intellectual, a voracious reader, and a great cook

Oct 23, 08 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey's portrayal of Sarah Palin as a bubblehead is way off, the candidate tells People magazine in a joint interview with hubby Todd. Palin says she considers herself an intellectual and is a voracious reader, largely of historical books and autobiographies. The Looming Tower, a look at events leading... More »

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Tina Fey • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • interview • Todd Palin

 Fey: Palin Sketches 
 'Fair, Quite Gentle' 

To complete transformation, 'we glue my ears down,' Fey says

Oct 22, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Should Tina Fey take it easy on Sarah Palin? She doesn't think so, Access Hollywood reports. "I stand by the pieces as both fair and quite gentle," says Fey, who plays the veep nominee on SNL. At first Fey "didn’t think we looked alike at all,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • network television • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - If you saw Alec Baldwin's courtly interaction with Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live and you're wondering what's gotten into the well-known liberal firebrand, he's wondering something, too: What's your problem? "What did some of you people actually think would happen?" he writes in a post that went... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

ANALYSIS

 Campaign Heightens 
 Humor's Liberal Bent 

Buttoned-up righties may be easier to mock, but some say it's gone a little too car

Oct 20, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy is taking a prominent place in the US election, and may be leaning even more leftward than usual, the Boston Globe reports. Tina Fey and David Letterman have brought the highest ratings in years with mockery of Sarah Palin and John McCain. And Jon Stewart, a savage critic of... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • John McCain • comedy • Tina Fey • Jon Stewart • David Letterman • Election 2008

 Palin Draws Record 
 SNL Audience 

Some 14 million eyeball 'Caribou Barbie'

Oct 20, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The largest audience in 14 years tuned in to Saturday Night Live to watch Sarah Palin come face-to-face with doppleganger Tina Fey, reports AP. Actually, it wasn't quite face-to-face as Fey skirted past the candidate after skewering her yet again at a faux press conference on the comedy show. The... More »

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Saturday Night Live • parody • comedy • Tina Fey • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 'Caribou Barbie' Debuts on SNL 

Baldwin tells her she's "way hotter" than Fey

Oct 19, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The real Sarah Palin made her much anticipated debut on Saturday Nigh Live last night, gamely sparring with cast members who still skewered the candidate and show producer Lorne Michaels, reports USA Today. In the opening skit Tina Fey delivers Palin’s “first press conference” (she’s yet to... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Lorne Michaels • Amy Poehler • Sarah Palin • Weekend Update

Drenched in Watercooler Moments, SNL Is Hot Again

Late-night is the standout hit of the fall season

Oct 18, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fall TV ratings are in, and while Heroes needs saving and House is collapsing, Saturday Night Live has emerged as the biggest hit of the season, Maureen Ryan writes in the Chicago Tribune. Unlike other shows, SNL’s live ratings have jumped nearly 50% in its 34th season. “... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • NBC • politics • Tina Fey • Lorne Michaels • Seth Meyers • Amy Poehler • Sarah Palin

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