Tina Fey has passed on some advice to the Sky team behind Saturday Night Live UK. The 30 Rock star said the “dirty secret” of the NBC version of the show is that its infamous all-night writing marathons are not always necessary. SNL writers traditionally pen sketches late into the night on…

NBC has given a pilot order to an untitled single-camera comedy headlined and executive produced by Tracy Morgan. It reunites the former 30 Rock star with the Emmy-winning series’ co-showrunners Tina Fey & Robert Carlock and writer Sam Means. All four also share Saturday Night Live…

As the WGA strike entered its fourth week, Tony Kushner swore, Steve Earle sang, Wanda Sykes led union chants and Busy Philipps told CEO jokes for more than 1,000 demonstrators and hundreds of onlookers who filled the street in front of NBCUniversal headquarters Tuesday in Midtown…

The cast and crew of 30 Rock have lifted the lid on the NBC comedy's reunion special. 30 Rock: A One Time-Special, which airs tonight on NBC as well as a number of NBCUniversal’s other networks, was shot under quarantine guidelines, both outside observing health and safety protocols and in the actors…

What started as another dip in the TV nostalgia pool has ended up making waves for NBC as most of its independently owned affiliates are pledging not to air Thursday night’s 30 Rock reunion. The primetime reunion, created by and starring the team behind the original NBC comedy mainstay, including Tina Fey, is…

We’re getting the first look at the 30 Rock reunion special episode in a just-released teaser trailer. It opens with Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon, who is clearly not happy when she runs into a man without a mask on a New York City street during the coronavirus pandemic. “No mask hotshot? You scared of the virus now?” she…

NBCUniversal has set plans for its first “creativity summit,” an online event July 16 primarily for media buyers and press that will culminate in a sneak preview of the 30 Rock upfront show NBC will broadcast later that night. Talent including Fred Armisen, D-Nice, Tina Fey, Dan Fogelman and Ego Nwodim will…

Editors Note: Prentice Penny is the showrunner, executive producer and frequent director of HBO's Insecure, which recently wrapped its fourth season. Following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd and protests against racism and police violence that swept the nation and the globe, shows like 30 Rock, The…

As Hollywood continues to slowly shift with the changing landscape of racial identity and inclusion, NBCUniversal has removed four episodes of 30 Rock from streaming services and syndication that feature characters in blackface. The request for the removal of the episodes came from show creator/exec…

The iconic 30 Rock is returning to NBC for a remotely produced Upfront special event. The hourlong commercial-free special, which will air at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16, will feature the return of cast members from the original series including Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and…

After four seasons, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is almost over. With the final six episodes hitting Netflix on Jan 25, Kimmy fans will wave goodbye to possibly the most carefree and optimistic onscreen abduction survivor the world has ever seen. Blazing a trail as Netflix's first comedy, Tina Fey and Robert…

As the Harvey Weinstein scandal continues to uncoil with what seems to be a non-stop deluge of testimonies and reactions, there is a need for levity. With Tina Fey’s upcoming guest spot on NBC’s Great News as an executive embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal and a classic 30 Rock episode with a Weinstein…