30 Rock

NBC's award winning Sitcom 30 Rock details the behind the scenes antics of the cast and crew of fictional sketch comedy series "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Tina Fey stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of the show, struggling to appease interfering network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and cater to the ego of the show's unpredictable star played by Tracy Morgan.

Fey created the show based on her experience working as a head writer for Saturday Night Live. Fey is also the head writer and executive producer of 30 Rock, and was not originally set to star in the show, but accepted the role at NBC's insistence.

Fast Facts

1. Airs: Thursdays at 8:30 Eastern
2. Premiere: October 11, 2006
3. Won Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series for two consecutive years, 2007 and 2008
4. Tina Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond composes the music
5. Tag lines:
   1. Season One: "Work can be such a production"
   2. Season Two: "Enjoy the ride"
6. Name derived from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the New York address of NBC Universal

Awards

1. 2007 and 2008 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Comedy Series
2. 2007 & 2008 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy, Alec Baldwin
3. 2007 & 2008 SAG Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
4. 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Tina Fey
5. 2008 Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy, Tina Fey

Quotes

1. "I love this cornbread so much I wanna take it back behind the middle school and get it pregnant."—Tracy Jordan
2. "She needs to lose thirty pounds or gain sixty. Anything in between has no place on television."—Jack Donaghy
3. "I truly don't like you as a person. Can't one human being not like another human being? Can't we all just not get along?"—Liz Lemon

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