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 30 Rock in Danger 
 of Growing Stale 

Tina Fey's show starts new season tonight

Oct 15, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey and crew return tonight with the season premiere of 30 Rock, and critics are worried that the show is losing its edge:
  • Todd VanDerWerff, AV Club: "30 Rock is still nowhere near a bad show, but it risks turning into a show where one-dimensional people spend
... More »

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NBC • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • sitcom • network television

INTERVIEW

Tracy Morgan: 
Book Opened 'Old Wounds' 

Comedian talks 30 Rock, SNL, his memoir, and the first family

Oct 15, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tracy Morgan wrote his upcoming memoir I Am the New Black “because they gave me a big bag of money,” he says, adding that it took him two years to complete because“it was a lot of old wounds reopened,” he tells Time. “It... More »

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entertainment • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • 30 Rock • Jay-ZTV

 Viral Campaign Succeeds:
 Tracy Morgan Joins Twitter 

Site succeeds in signing up 30 Rock star

Oct 8, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A celebrity-sighting website has succeeded in its goal to get 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan on Twitter. Morgan joined today after OMGICU launched a campaign to recruit its most-reported celebrity, notes the Wall Street Journal. It seems to be the real Morgan, at least going by the "verified account"... More »

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Internet • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • 30 Rock

GLOSSIES



 Fey: Palin Wig 
 'Will Come Out 
 of the Closet' 

Tina Fey on her Sarah Palin impersonation, Steve Carell, and being a workaholic

Oct 8, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey talks about many things in her interview with Laura Brown for Harper’s Bazaar—her “Halloween wig”-like hair, her “Tootsie”-like glasses—but the most important news? The resurrection of her Sarah Palin impersonation. “I feel like I've probably not worn that wig... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Steve Carell • Tina Fey • celebrity • 30 Rock • Sarah Palin • celebrity interview

emmy awards

 Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up 

Close, Cranston snag back-to-back drama awards for leading roles; Collette, Baldwin top comedy winners

Sep 20, 09 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Emmy Awards ended with a spell of deja vu as Mad Men won its second consecutive best drama trophy and 30 Rock captured its third straight best comedy award tonight in Los Angeles. Glenn Close of Damages and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, last year's winners for lead roles... More »

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Saturday Night Live • 24 • Alec Baldwin • The Office • Tina Fey • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Mad Men • Pushing Daisies • Toni Collette • United States of Tara • Kristin Chenoweth • Jon Cryer • Two and a Half Men

Harris, Other New Faces Rule Emmys Tonight

First-time nominees Family Guy, Hamm, Morgan could win big

Sep 20, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for... More »

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entertainment • television • Tracy Morgan • Entourage • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Family Guy • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss • Jack McBrayer • Jon Hamm • Jeremy Piven • Emmy nomination

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has no plans to challenge Joe Lieberman for his Senate seat in 2012, USA Today reports. The actor’s spokesman says he wants the Connecticut independent to retain his position because of the paucity of moderate Republicans in the Senate. In a recent Playboy interview, Baldwin... More »

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entertainment • Senate • Alec Baldwin • Joe Lieberman • Connecticut • 30 Rock • actor • independent • Election 2012

(Newser) - As if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable:
  • On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think
... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • comedy • Tina Fey • celebrity • Comedy Central • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Jay Leno • sitcom • Sarah Palin • syndication • The Jay Leno Show

(Newser) - SNL veteran and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan filed for divorce from his high school sweetheart yesterday, the New York Daily News reports, making official a longstanding split. Morgan and his wife, Sabina, have been separated for 8 years. “Basically they were divorced without the paperwork,” says... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • celebrity divorces • celebrity breakup

emmy awards

 Family Guy Scores Nod; 
 30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms 

Mad Men also rakes them in

Jul 16, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The ... More »

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entertainment • television • The Office • comedy • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Weeds • Family Guy • How I Met Your Mother • Battlestar Galactica • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Grey Gardens • True Blood • Flight of the Conchords

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Voicemail Leak Left 
 Me Suicidal: Baldwin 

Plus, Rihanna and Chris Brown prepare for court, more

Jun 16, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his infamous 2007 voicemail for his daughter went public, Alec Baldwin had “very serious” suicidal thoughts, he tells Playboy in an interview, People reports. “I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me,” he said, adding that Harvey Levin of TMZ, who released the voicemail,... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Alec Baldwin • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • 30 Rock • Madonna • Jessica Alba • Rihanna • Chris Brown • Holly Madison • Mercy James

OPINION

30 Rock Decoded: It's The Muppet Show


Jun 10, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - For once, the latest viral Internet sensation isn’t a crazy video—it’s a crazy theory: 30 Rock is a rip-off of The Muppet Show. Not crazy, blogger Brian Lynch contends, before marshalling “so many facts you HAVE to concede I'm absolutely right.” From Tina Fey/Liz Lemon... More »

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Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • Muppets • Muppet Show • Kermit the Frog • Miss Piggy • Jane Krakowski • Great Gonzo • Fozzie Bear • Scooter (Muppet)

OPINION

Fey's Inner Conservative Gets Out in 30 Rock's Drift Right

Show often presents conservative viewpoint as inevitable

May 7, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 30 Rock will wrap its third season next week, with a ratings boost propelled by creator Tina Fey’s notorious Saturday Night Live impersonations of Sarah Palin. Yet for a show that owes some of its success to the takedown of a Republican politician, 30 Rock often sides with its... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Republican • Alec Baldwin • conservative • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • liberal • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - NBC today made official what everyone expected: The network renewed 30 Rock and The Office for the 2009-10 TV season. The Biggest Loser also got picked up for another run, though the fates of fan favorites such as Heroes, Chuck, Lipstick Jungle, Friday Night Lights, and Life are on shakier... More »

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NBC • The Office • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • network television

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

OPINION

SNL Seeks a New Post-Election Obama

Four comedians auditioned, but no pick from Michaels yet

Nov 21, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Lorne Michaels has a tough decision to make, and the fate of Saturday Night Live may depend on it: Who will parody the president-elect? Fred Armisen played Barack Obama during primary season, but the executive producer can’t squeeze 4 years of laughs out of his milquetoast portrayal, writes Jocelyn... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • 30 Rock • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • Lorne Michaels • President Obama

'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

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