Improv gets a bad rap from stand-up comedians, but when Saturday Night Live roasts its own, it does so like this short video from the 43rd season finale, Chicago Improv. The sketch imagines NBC stretching for ideas after already green-lighting three dramas from Dick Wolf with Chicago in the title and setting, so why not […]
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Mean Girls, Amy Schumer and John Leguizamo are among the comedic stars getting feted this year by the Tony Awards for their work on Broadway. Mean Girls, the musical adaptation of Tina Fey’s 2004 movie, is up for 12 Tonys, including Best Musical. Fey (who wrote the book) and her husband, Jeff Richmond (who wrote […]
Continue ReadingTiny Fey was on The Tonight Show on Thursday to promote the Mean Girls musical, and she addressed a rumor — that she started — regarding a 30 Rock reboot. Fey told reporters on the red carpet for the Mean Girls Broadway opening that “maybe” she would consider a reboot of 30 Rock, the show she […]
Continue ReadingDays after announcing that Donald Glover would be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 5, the show announced that the two episodes after that — the final two of the 43rd season — will be hosted by Amy Schumer and Tina Fey, respectively. Schumer first hosted SNL in 2015 to positive reviews. Fey began working at […]
Continue ReadingAmy Poehler has signed on to make her feature directorial debut, and it’s going to be a top-notch SNL royalty reunion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Poehler will direct, produce, and star in a Netflix comedy called Wine Country, which will also star SNL alums Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, and Emily […]
Continue ReadingIn this era of “peak TV” it’s easy for genuinely great comedies to fly under the radar. But as more and more streaming shows create tons of edgy buzz or controversy, network sitcoms can feel far more ignored than they used to be. So maybe that’s why it took a friend’s suggestion for me to […]
Continue ReadingTina Fey’s long in-the-works Mean Girls musical is officially heading to Broadway next year. Fey confirmed the news today in a new video, which reveals that the Mean Girls musical will have a five-week run of pre-Broadway shows at The National Theatre in Washington DC starting October 31st, followed by previews at the August Wilson Theatre […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Weekend Update special, where Colin Jost and Michael Che welcome SNL alum and UVA graduate Tina Fey to offer her take on the latest news surrounding the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last weekend, Trump’s response, and the Neo-Nazi rallies that are reportedly set to happen this weekend. “I […]
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