Jack makes major changes to the show, renaming it TGS with Tracy
Jordan and thus taking the spotlight away from Jenna Maroney. An
indignant Liz struggles to keep everyone happy, but it is Tracy who
saves the day by hosting a party for the entire cast and crew on a
private yacht.
Jack decides to join Liz and her staff in the writers' room, but his
lack of writing ability becomes all too evident and his presence ends
up stifling the others' creativity. Tracy mentors Kenneth on how to be
successful and Liz encourages Cerie, her young assistant, to dress less
revealingly.
(2006 - till now) - Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski
Genre: Comedy
CAST
Tina Fey ... Liz Lemon
Tracy Morgan ... Tracy Jordan
Jane Krakowski ... Jenna Maroney
Jack McBrayer ... Kenneth Parcell
Scott Adsit ... Pete Hornberger
Judah Friedlander ... Frank Rossitano
Alec Baldwin ... Jack Donaghy
Keith Powell ... Toofer
Katrina Bowden ... Cerie
Maulik Pancholy ... Jonathan
Lonny Ross ... Josh Girard
Kevin Brown ... Dot Com
Grizz Chapman ... Grizz
John Lutz ... Lutz
Rachel Dratch ... Greta Johanssen
Chris Parnell ... Dr. Leo Spaceman
Jason Sudeikis ... Floyd
Teddy Coluca ... Stage Manager
Rip Torn ... Don Geiss
Marceline Hugot ... Kathy Geiss
Dean Winters ... Dennis Duffy
Will Arnett ... Devon Banks
Edie Falco ... Celeste Cunningham
Elaine Stritch ... Colleen Donaghy
Sherri Shepherd ... Angie Jordan
Salma Hayek ... Elisa
Emily Mortimer ... Phoebe
Tom Broecker ... Lee
Sue Galloway ... Sue
Sean Marrinan ... Grip
Ghostface Killah ... Himself
John McEnroe ... Himself
Paul Scheer ... Donny Lawson
Isabella Rossellini ... Bianca Donaghy
Michal Antonov ... 10 Year Old Liz
Elijah Cook ... Young Tracy
Dave Finkel ... 2nd AC
Jeff Richmond ... Alfonso
Kay Cannon ... Human Table
Matt Dickinson ... Jack's Assistant
Brian Stack ... Howard Jorgensen
Ali Reza ... Executive
Rachel Hamilton ... Rachel
Johnnie Mae ... Nurse
Lester Holt ... Himself
Craig Castaldo ... Moonvest
John Mooney ... Preacher
Tom Treadwell ... Executive #3
Henry Boyle ... Billy Huckster
Brendan Walsh ... Shut it Down
Justin Smith ... Black Crusader
Jon Hamm ... Dr. Drew Baird
George Aloi ... Formal Benefit Guest
Created by:
Tina Fey
Writing credits:
Robert Carlock
Jack Burditt
John Riggi
Matt Hubbard
Kay Cannon
Brett Baer
Dave Finkel
Jon Pollack
Tami Sagher
Ron Weiner
Opening theme: The 30 Rock Theme Song
Written by: Jeff Richmond
Singing:
Jane Krakowski
Tina Fey
Jason Sudeikis
Tracy Morgan
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Original music by:
Jeff Richmond
Matthew Clark
Tom Houghton
Michael Trim
Cinematography by:
Vanja Cernjul
Language: English
Country: United States
Directed by:
Don Scardino
Michael Engler
Gail Mancuso
Adam Bernstein
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Produced by:
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Lorne Michaels
David Miner
Jerry Kupfer
Jack Burditt
Matt Hubbard
Jeff Richmond
Robert Carlock
Marci Klein
John Riggi
JoAnn Alfano
Dave Finkel
Jon Pollack
Don Scardino
Ron Weiner
Brett Baer
Eric Gurian
Diana Schmidt
Irene Burns
Jennifer Danielson
Andrew Singer
Shannon Fogarty
Margo Myers
Adam Bernstein
Alec Baldwin
Number of seasons:
3
Original channel:
NBC
Broadway Video
Little Stranger
NBC Studios
NBC Universal Television
Universal Media Studios (UMS)
Awards:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical in 2007.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2007.
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series in 2008.
The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Series - Comedy in 2008.
17 Emmy nominations.
Television Critics Association Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Comedy"
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy.
Peabody Award in 2008.
Also Known As:
Untitled Tina Fey Project (USA)
Trivia
Tina Fey was not originally going to star in the show. However, NBC insisted she appear.
Tina Fey had to leave "Saturday Night Live" (1975) in order to appear in the show. The schedules overlapped.
Influenced by creator Tina Fey's experience while being head-writer for "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
The title is derived from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the New York City street address of NBC Universal.
Characters Liz and Jenna began The Girlie Show at The Second City in Chicago. In 1992 Tina Fey took classes there and in 1994 was invited to join the cast.
Jeff Richmond, Fey's husband, composes all of the show's music and also serves as a producer on the show. He also appears in some episodes as the show-within-the-show's piano player.
"Elizabeth" is Tina Fey's real first name.
Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful TV show without losing her mind. When The Girlie Show's network executive Gary dies, Jack Donaghy replaces him. Jack, the head of east coast television and microwave oven programming, makes many changes to The Girlie Show including adding Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), a loose cannon movie star, to the show's cast and changing the title of The Girlie Show to TGS with Tracy Jordan. As the season progresses various plots and story arcs are explored, such as Liz's relationship with Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) and Jack's similar relationship with Phoebe (Emily Mortimer).