Obscure indie film star Zach Galifianakis is starring in a 30-minute, NYC-centric version of his stellar, houseplant-invoking web series, Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, that features Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, and Sir Richard Branson. Yes! Bring on the awkward, prickly questions about salary, facial scars, and crappy airline food! more ›

Former half-term Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin co-hosted the Today Show today (as part of the NBC's program to counter Katie Couric's stint on Good Morning, America). The show spoofed her love of printed media and also showed her "taking over" Matt Lauer's dressing room. How come Bob Dole never got a gig like this? more ›

Plenty of cameos were made the night Lindsay Lohan returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the fourth time, but one time SNL cast member and Lohan-cheerleader was notably absent: Tina Fey. more ›

Jimmy Fallon's first stint as an Saturday Night Live host meant many veteran SNL performers showed up for the last show of 2011. Rachel Dratch was Denise to Fallon's Sully in the cold open; Amy Poehler showed up, too; Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan and a svelte Hortaio Sanz performed a song with Fallon; and, in the highlight, Fallon and his Weekend Update co-host Tina Fey had a joke-off with current Update host Seth Meyers and Poehler. more ›

For those of you who consider the Grammys an actual, legitimate measure of musical talent (Simpsons fans, please sit down), you may like to check out the just-announced full list of this year's nominees. For everyone else, here's a small sampling of what to care just a little bit about. more ›

Last night, Tina Fey paid a visit to Brian Williams and his fancy new Rock Center studio to discuss her at-home viewing habits. Fey, fresh off her "like, nine-day" maternity leave, cops to some late-night trash favorites, like Extreme Couponing, but seems conflicted over the Real Housewives franchise. more ›

Proving that New Yorkers and indeed the country has an unslakable thirst for the second-best Baldwin (our heart belongs to Billy), eldest brother Alec will be hosting SNL for a record 16th time for the show's 37th season premiere this fall. The news comes on the heels of Baldwin's rumored departure from NBC's 30 Rock after next year. Executive producer for 30 Rock and SNL Lorne Michaels tells the Times “I would hope he would want to go on, but we’re going to keep doing the show." And Stephen would be a seamless replacement! more ›

After most of the world, including his 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey, pounced on comedian Tracy Morgan for his violent, homophobic routine at a recent show in Nashville, Chris Rock took to Twitter on Friday evening to defend Morgan's right to free speech and artistic integrity. He Tweeted: "I don't know about you but I don't want to live in world where Tracy Morgan cant say fail inappropriate shit." It didn't take long for GLAAD to chastise Rock for his defense, shooting back via Twitter, "Language about stabbing kids for being gay isn't 'foul.' It's dangerous." Now, Rock himself is backpedaling. more ›

We'd like to take a moment to congratulate staff favorite 30 Rock for airing their 100th episode last night, featuring (uh, spoiler alert, kind of?) a cameo from Tom Hanks and the triumphant return of Tracy Jordan. (After filming it earlier this year they ate a 30 Rock cake.) With other Thursday night stalwarts faltering, it's nice to see 30 Rock going strong with its absurd je ne sais quoi, despite whatever rumors Alec Baldwin might be spreading around. And of course, it's been a busy few weeks in real life for the cast and crew. more ›

30 Rock will celebrate five seasons of Reaganing, Dealbreakers and Werewolf Bar Mitzvahs tonight with their double-sized 100th episode. Michael Keaton and Condoleezza Rice will guest star in the hour-long episode, which is all about TGS trying to avoid cancellation by putting on a spectacular 100th episode. NBC is also celebrating, with a planned trio of animated 30 Rock web adventures. Below, you can watch the first one, in which Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy uses his superpowers to mess with Brian Williams (who really should consider joining the cast fulltime next year): more ›

Beloved spectacles enthusiast Tina Fey has had a busy month, between the release of her book Bossypants and reassuring people about the future of 30 Rock. But online, the biggest headlines have involved her two kids: Fey announced on Oprah this week that she was pregnant with her second child, and told Dave Letterman last night that the kid will be financially supported by Oprah the rest of her life, and will probably turn out to be a lesbian paleontologist. Check the video below: more ›

Earlier this week Alec Baldwin declared 30 Rock a done deal after his, and other cast member's contracts ended in 2012. But now he's taking it all back, or at least the part about the series ending; on his HuffPo blog this morning, he wrote, "Gosh. I want to take the opportunity to state that although my days on network TV may be numbered, I hope 30 Rock goes on forever. Or at least as long as everyone involved desires. Here's to five more seasons." more ›

Governor David Paterson was one of the many cameos on the 36th season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Former cast member Amy Poehler was the (terrific) host and her monologue included appearances from the four new cast members, Justin Timberlake, Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. You can click through for more videos of segments, but, as we expected, the highlight for us was the meeting of the Governor Paterson played by Fred Armisen—who joked he felt "a little neglected" since he wasn't running for governor, "I haven't felt this left out since Avatar"—and the real Governor Paterson, who mocked SNL and Albany, "Working in Albany is just like watching Saturday Night Live. There are a lot of characters. It’s funny for ten minutes, and then you just want it to be over." Also, "You have poked so much fun at me for being governor, that I forgot that I was black." more ›

On Saturday Night Live, when not yucking it up with Justin Bieber and Mark Sanchez, Tina Fey took harsh aim at Michelle McGee (see video below), the woman who had an affair with Sandra Bullock's husband, and said her body "like a dirt bag’s binder from 7th grade metal shop." McGee now tells Inside Edition, which is airing an interview with her tonight and tomorrow, “It’s really pretty funny. People like to pick on my tattoos and stuff. And, that’s fine.” more ›

Tina Fey returned to her old stomping grounds at Saturday Night Live to host the show for a second time. As expected, Fey portrayed former VP candidate Sarah Palin as a bugging media mogul (The Sarah Palin Network with shows like Tea Party Wheel of Fortune and Are You Smarter Than a Half-Term Governor). She also did a segment on Weekend Update about women's issues, mentioning John Boehner (the "biggest bitch" in D.C.!) and the so-called Oscar curse where Best Actress winners' spouses cheat of them...man, did she rip into Michelle McGee, aka the other extremely tattooed woman in Sandra Bullock and Jesse James' marriage. more ›

Fact: Peter Pan Donuts on Manhattan Avenue in Greepoint is the tastiest (and cutest) donut shop in all the land. (We'd rank the Donut Plant #2, and, speaking of Greenpoint, Anella chef Joseph Ogrodnek makes a pastry basket that's quite exceptional.) That Peter Pan dominates the donut game is hardly a secret, as demonstrated by the throngs crowding the register on weekend mornings. But now that Peter Pan has just scored a big Tina Fey bump, you might need to wake up even earlier to score one of their amazing whole wheat donuts. The 30 Rock star told Esquire recently: more ›

It's been a year since Tina Fey's spot-on version of Sarah Palin hit the small screen on Saturday Night Live, and now word is she's bringing it back this season... maybe. more ›

On last week's 30 Rock we learned a little bit about Liz Lemon's past life where she pursued acting and starred in (at least one) phone sex commercial that aired in the "Greater Chicagoland" area. NBC has finally offered up the full commercial online—if you had 70 cents for the first minute and 6 cents each additional minute, would you call 1-900-OK-FACE? more ›

Tracy Morgan was back in the building last night to relive his SNL glory days as host of the show he was a cast member on for seven years. But getting through that NBC security has become no easy task since the anthrax scare of 2001. Just as he does with sometimes questionable material though, Morgan somehow found a way to make it work. Here's last night's SNL cold opening, which reminded us a little of Alec Donaghy's Hulu ad, and had cameos from WWE Superstar John Cena (who the audience didn't recognize) and Tina Fey (who now may have topped Jon Lovitz for most appearances by a former cast member in one season). more ›

Local TV nerds likely have their TiVos set to record NBC at 9:30 tonight on both tuners to make sure they don't miss the debut of Man Men's Jon Hamm in his guest role as Liz Lemon's new love interest on 30 Rock. Last night Hamm was promoting his gig on Conan and revealed that he and Tina Fey were shooting one of their scenes when she spotted Flight 1549 flying low on its descent towards the Hudson two weeks ago. Conan wondered if Hamm's good looks could have been the culprit! Captain Sully and Don Draper? Hubba hubba. more ›

A new interview with Sarah Palin just released has us wishing that we were whisked back to the fall where we knew we could count on Tina Fey and SNL to send it up the following Saturday. The interview features Palin given the opportunity to watch the clip of Tina playing her in the VP debate and firing off what some said was the best line of the election year: "Marriage is a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers." It turns out that Palin had not seen the clip before the interview a few days ago—despite the clip being rerun ad nauseam on cable news and quoted in newspapers everywhere. Her response: "The Mama Grizzly rises up in me hearing things like that." more ›

Alec Baldwin just can't keep his mouth shut, not when it comes to his daughter, or the Upper West Side...or his meal ticket. Star reports, "During a recent photo shoot on the set, the notoriously difficult actor sniped to the photographer, 'Get ready to do a lot of airbrushing.' Tina, who has a childhood scar on her left cheek, fired back, 'Something wrong with my face?' Alec upped the ante by saying it's her entire body that's the problem." A verbal spar with Tina Fey? Oh, Alec. She shot back saying "this was coming from a guy with a double chin who thinks Sarah Palin is hot," which allegedly had Baldwin fuming. Those close to the feud think that Fey, creator and star of 30 Rock, is finally gaining some confidence and beginning to call her co-worker out on things, though Gawker suspects the feud was created to drum up publicity for the show. Hmm, where's Oprah? Or that 12-year-old girl Pam? UPDATE: OK! Magazine disputes Star's rumor: "Alas, show insiders tell OK! that this is all just a mean-spirited dream. Not only was there no catfight during the photoshoot — there hasn't even been a photoshoot in months!" An insider adds, "There was no recent photo shoot with the two of them on set. The last shoot was back in October for TV Guide and nothing like what's being described in that story happened." more ›

Vanity Fair’s January cover story is on “America’s New Sweetheart” Tina Fey and (being Vanity Fair and all) it primarily focuses on how Fey transformed from being the frumpy 25-year-old virgin who one agent assumed was having an affair with Lorne Michaels to the sexy librarian The New Yorker recently called “the sex symbol for every man who reads without moving his lips.” more ›

The blog Eat Me Daily posted a video clip yesterday from the opening of Thursday's 30 Rock where Gavin Volure, the eccentric billionaire played by Steve Martin asks what the good cupcake spots are in New York. Tina Fey's food crazy Upper West Sider Liz Lemon quickly fires back, "77th and Amsterdam, 68th and Columbus, 125th and President Clinton Boulevard." The blog noted that the uptown Magnolia Bakery is actually at 69th and Columbus, but they weren't aware of anywhere at 77th and Amsterdam. Could she have been talking about Crumbs on 75th and Amsterdam? And while we know that there's no President Clinton Boulevard (yet), could Lemon have meant Make My Cake on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd? Not to be all cupcake conspiracy theorist, but maybe Fey was trying to maintain her cupcake credibility without blowing up all her favorite spots. Why else would she not have mentioned Soutine? more ›

John McCain may have been more involved during his appearance on SNL, but his running mate Sarah Palin is still stealing his thunder. While she got the show its highest ratings in 14 years (15 million viewers), McCain's appearance only drew 12 million. Overall, however, the Daily News reports that Saturday's show had its "second highest audience in Nielsen's sample of major markets in 11 years" (whatever that means), and "Saturday's telecast was up 73% when compared to a year ago." Perhaps an Obama appearance would have delivered SNL its highest ratings ever, but he chose to spread the wealth with his network-spanning informercial. Meanwhile, NBC points out though McCain can take a joke, the Palin ones can bother him, which might "explain... 'frosty' chemistry between Tina Fey and McCain." Good thing they didn't refer to that prank call. more ›

With less than 48 hours left before the election, John McCain stopping into Saturday Night Live to perform in a couple of sketches seems like it should be huge news. But with so much attention being showered on the show this year throughout the campaign season, somehow it just felt par for course at this point in a period that Tina Fey for one calls "the weirdest time in my life." more ›

Tina Fey has been making her 30 Rock promo rounds (the season premiere airs tomorrow) and appeared on Conan last night, where the first segment was all about that other show: SNL. (She says her recent stints at her old gig have been akin to "moving back in with your parents.") more ›