Our invitations to Tina Fey‘s reception last night at the Kennedy Center, where she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, must have gotten lost in the mail. The best of the best came out for Tina — Betty White, Steve Carell, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels — but Amy Poehler totally burst our bubble on what it took for this “SNL”/”30 Rock” star to succeed: “a little luck and tons of plastic surgery.” Ha! [Washington Post] Keep reading »
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“Saturday Night Live” To Air Second “Women Of SNL” On November 1
After a successful ladyflower extravaganza hosted by Betty White last spring, on Monday, November 1, “Saturday Night Live” will air yet another ode to the vag. The “Women of SNL” special will blend both new and old, mixing classic clips with new material from Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph and others. Yay … I think? I would watch two hours of these ladies clipping their toenails. (Call me, Tina.) But at some point, “SNL” should not need these specials. The show should just have lots of funny women comics and writers all the time. Hire a funny black lady so damn Kenan Thompson doesn’t keep having to wear a dress and lipstick, you hear? [Entertainment Weekly] Keep reading »
Shocking! Tina Fey’s Hairy Man Arms!
Tina Fey has written a book! (Exclamation point times 100.) The title Bossypants makes it sound like yet another damn “career advice from a celebrity” book, but thankfully the book includes essays about work, motherhood and marriage. The jokers over at The Awl snapped an image of a poster for Bossypants at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which may be the cover? I don’t know; Amazon.com has not posted an image yet. Either way, it just goes to show how much TV magic it takes to cover up Tina Fey’s hairy man arms. [TheAwl.com] Keep reading »
Behold: The Tina Fey Swimsuit Calendar
I think you know what you’re getting, oh, everyone you know for the holiday season—the 2011 Tina Fey Swimsuit Calendar. The way I phrased that makes it sound like there was such a calendar for 2010, but there wasn’t. This is a brand-new concept that Tina unveiled over the weekend at “Night of Too Many Stars,” a Comedy Central special that will air later this month. All the images contain Tina’s head Photoshopped onto a bikini-clad body. And, yes, she’s wearing her glasses in every shot. Hawt! [NY Post] Keep reading »
Quickies: Tina Fey Reveals Worst “SNL” Host & Possibly More “Harry Potter” In The Works
- Tina Fey hit Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen and revealed who was the worst “SNL” host. If you’re great at reading lips, unlike me, let us know who it was in the comments. [Bravo]
- Whitney Port participated in Rue La La’s Live Chat and The Frisky got to ask some questions. Check out the video. [UStream]
Tina Fey Is A Proud Member Of The Drunk Moms Club
According to Tina Fey, Emmy losers have more fun. On “The Jimmy Fallon Show,” she recounted her wild, post-Emmy party night out with the other drunk moms, like Amy Poehler. The highlight of the night was when she yelled, “This is what it looks like when New York gets drunk!” to the paparazzi. I think I would have kids just so I could join the drunk moms club with Tina and Amy. [Huffington Post] Keep reading »
The “Cathy” Comic Strip Was “Sex & The City,” “Bridget Jones,” And “30 Rock” Before Their Time
By now you’ve probably read a news article with the lede: “Ack! The ‘Cathy’ comic strip is ending!” Yes, it’s true. Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite, 60, announced yesterday that she will retire the 34-year-old comic strip in October for the usual reasons: to spend more time with her family and pursue other creative projects.
It’s as good a time as any to put the old girl down. After decades as a swinging desperate single gal, the Cathy character married her cartoon beau, Irving, in 2005. Cathy’s other trials and tribulations — fending off both unwanted pounds and unwanted mothering — are neuroses she’ll apparently never get over.
As stereotypical as the “Cathy” comic strip (which I’ll admit I haven’t read regularly since high school) was regarding single ladies, I’m not about to say “Good riddance!” Yes, she was obsessed with finding a husband. Yes, she was obsessed with her scale. I’ll just say it: she was annoying. But “Cathy” was also pretty groundbreaking. Keep reading »
Watch Tina Fey’s Nerdy 1995 Bank Commercial
Before Tina Fey was Tina Fey, she was just another badly dressed struggling comedienne in the ’90s with bills to pay, as this 1995 Mutual Savings Bank commercial proves. Holy Liz Lemon flashback, how was that look (tapestry vest, over-sized blouse with shoulder pads, thick tights and chunky shoes, and don’t even get me started on the hair) ever trendy?! I’m not sure which is worse — this commercial or my recently unearthed 1993 Glamour Shots. Wait, yes I am. [via Jezebel and NYMag.com] Keep reading »
Quotable: Tina Fey On Stalking Brad Pitt
“I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet at some point. I’ve sent him over 100 letters saying that I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet. And 100 chunks of my hair. If that’s not a great gift, then one of us is crazy.”
—Tina Fey on her co-star in “Megamind,” Brad Pitt, who she never actually got a chance to meet because they filmed at different times [People] Keep reading »
Tina Fey And Meryl Team Up For A Flick, And David Cross Joins Keri Russell In “Running Wilde”
Every millisecond in Hollywood, movies and TV shows are pitched to networks and studios. Only a handful of them will ever actually being made, and even of those, very few will get me to the theater on opening night or to hit the “record series” button on my DVR. And yet today, I’ve heard about two projects that have me all the way to giddy.
First up, the movie “Mommy & Me.” Sure, it sounds like an ‘80s aerobics video aimed at girls under the age of five, but it’s actually a movie that sounds kind of amazing. This flick will be a mother/daughter comedy starring Meryl Streep and Tina Fey — which is, um, genius! The movie is basically only a zygote at this point. It has no script and no writers yet, but it does have a director—the awesome Stanley Tucci. Keep reading »
