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30 Rock: Season Three

by Evan Sawdey

[5.Oct.09] :. Sometimes comedies, no matter how ridiculous or off-the-wall they may be, can give us the perfect mirror to our own lives.

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Interview with Jane Krakowski of 30 Rock (video)

by Drew Fortune

[18.May.09] :. As the hilariously narcissistic Jenna Maroney on NBC’s 30 Rock, Jane Krakowski has established herself as a formidable comic talent, gladly stealing scenes from comedic heavyweights Tina...

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Season finales of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘30 Rock’ and ‘CSI’

by Verne Gay [Newsday (MCT)]

[14.May.09] :. THE SHOW: “Grey’s Anatomy” season finale WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, 9-11 p.m. EDT on ABC REASON TO WATCH: Will Izzie join Denny in heaven (or is that hell)? Will George quit? Will...

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Fast chat with ‘30 Rock’ co-star Jane Krakowski

by Daniel Bubbeo [Newsday (MCT)]

[11.Feb.09] :. No one would ever have to ask Jane Krakowski what her astrological sign is. She’s a die-hard Libra, always looking for balance in everything she does. Take her gig as vain actress Jenna...

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Tina Fey, ‘30 Rock’ look to boost ratings

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[29.Oct.08] :. It’s two days before Halloween, and I just had a scary thought: What if “30 Rock” is on its way to becoming “Will & Grace”? The latter show, toward the end of its...

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30 Rock: Season 2

by Andrew Gilstrap

[9.Oct.08] :. The jokes are smart, fast, and often too subtle to catch -- a welcome antidote to nearly every other sitcom out there.

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Fey sweeps up at the Emmys

by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[22.Sep.08] :. Tina Fey is Emmy’s new golden girl. NBC’s “30 Rock,” which she created, was named top comedy series at the 60th annual awards Sunday night. Fey won top comedy actress and...

 

Stand-up is personal for ‘30 Rock’ star Tracy Morgan

by Julie Hinds [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[30.Jun.08] :. Tracy Morgan is not Tracy Jordan, the character he plays on NBC’s “30 Rock.” But the comedian does have a few things in common with his wild and crazy alter-ego on the Emmy-winning...

 

Tina Fey, star of ‘30 Rock,’ says her life is pretty good

by Karen Heller [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[21.Apr.08] :. On “30 Rock,” the NBC comedy Tina Fey created, writes and produces, she plays Liz Lemon, a competent television producer whose personal life is a catastrophe. In “Baby Mama,”...

 

‘30 Rock’ returns Thursday on NBC

by Verne Gay [Newsday (MCT)]

[9.Apr.08] :. Why you should watch: Because you’re a discriminating viewer, and you hate stupid sitcoms - of which there are (still) too many; this is not one. And, as if anyone needs reminding,...

 

With shows like ‘30 Rock’ and ‘The Office,’ NBC’s Thursday lineup again is ‘must-see TV’

by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[3.Apr.08] :. The lunatics are back in charge of NBC’s Thursday asylum - and we wouldn’t want it any other way. “My Name Is Earl,” “30 Rock,” “The Office” and...

 

30 Rock

by Jesse Hicks

[17.Jan.08] :. With American Gladiators outdrawing its scripted predecessors, it's hard not to feel a pang of dread that 30 Rock, the most writer-centric sitcom in recent memory, might become the strike's first casualty.

 

Paging the breakout new face from ‘30 Rock,’ Jack McBrayer

by Daniel Bubbeo [Newsday (MCT)]

[14.Nov.07] :. NEW YORK—Some stars spend Sundays lounging by the pool. For Jack McBrayer, who plays naive page Kenneth Parcell on the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” Sunday means grabbing a bottle of Tide...

 

Tina Fey’s climb to the top of the comedy heap

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[8.Oct.07] :. CHICAGO—A year go, few people would have bet Tina Fey’s show, “30 Rock,” would last an entire season, let alone take the best-comedy award at the Emmys on Sept. 16. Last...

 

Paddy Chayefsky, second season return of ‘30 Rock’ is for you

by Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)]

[3.Oct.07] :. Paddy Chayefsky would have loved it. The satire in Thursday night’s season return of the Emmy-winning comedy “30 Rock” skates so disturbingly close to the realm of profit-hungry...

 

‘30 Rock’ gets a reprieve; other series aren’t so lucky

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[11.Apr.07] :. See what happens? You take a couple days off and the TV world goes nuts on you. Or sorta nuts, with lots of little things, anyway. And since this is a Wednesday, and we play “What’d They...

 

30 Rock: Series Premiere

by Noah Davis

[18.Oct.06] :. Whether Fey the writer lacked willingness to insert any 'edgy' material into her show or Fey the producer removed it is irrelevant. The result is the same: a show neutered beyond relevance and devoid of entertainment value.