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Tina Fey | ... |
Liz Lemon
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Tracy Morgan | ... |
Tracy Jordan
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Jack McBrayer | ... |
Kenneth Parcell
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Scott Adsit | ... |
Pete Hornberger
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Judah Friedlander | ... |
Frank Rossitano
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Alec Baldwin | ... |
Jack Donaghy
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(138 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Jane Krakowski | ... |
Jenna Maroney
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(137 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Keith Powell | ... |
Toofer
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(130 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Katrina Bowden | ... |
Cerie
(99 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Kevin Brown | ... |
Dot Com
(85 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Grizz Chapman | ... |
Grizz
(81 episodes, 2006-2013)
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John Lutz | ... |
J.D. Lutz
(77 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Maulik Pancholy | ... |
Jonathan
(63 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon is the executive show runner for a late night sketch comedy show called "The Girlie Show", that stars her close friend and major drama queen Jenna Maroney. When GE hires a new executive vice president for NBC named Jack Donaghy, he decides to take Liz Lemon under his wing and turn around TGS, which for years has been unable to find the proper audience it deserves. So to do so, he brings on unhinged, wildly unpredictable star Tracy Jordan to turn the series into a ratings hit. But Liz soon finds out that controlling her odd ball writing staff, the NBC page program, keeping Tracy on a short leash, and getting him to get along with Jenna proves to be one disaster after another. Will TGS ever see true success? And will Liz find the right partner to get married and start a family? Written by halo1k
Who better to make a show,comedy or no,about the backstage goings-on with a live,sketch comedy show,than Tina Fey,the former head writer and anchor for "Saturday Night Live"? After pitching the idea a few times to the network,Fey finally got her chance here and it is very strong!
Fey is Liz Lemon,a put-upon,single,thirty-something who heads up the writing and production of "The Girlie Show". It's tottered along just fine to this point,but when the network's hired mucky muck,an arrogant ass whose entertainment experience is almost nil and whose previous departmental supervision dealt with hardware appliances named JAck Donaghy(Alec Baldwin,relishing his ubiquity as comedic ace and character actor everyman)is hired to overlook the show's productionthe pot gets stirred. His first move is to shake up the cast of her show by bringing aboard Tracy Jordan(Tracy Morgan,who REDEFINES acting with abandon),a talented comic with alarming tendencies to emotional meltdowns and irrational behavior.
To make life just a little harder for Liz,she has to deal with:a sexually insecure blonde starlet with aging problems(Jane Krackowski)who considers Liz a friend;an oily,selfish boyfriend;writers who aren't very supportive(Judah Friedlander,Scott Adsit among them)and an unnaturally perky network page(Jack McBrayer).
I understand why NBC was more apt to put the PR rush for Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip",but this is EASILY the better show between the two of them,not the least of which because Miss Fey's work on SNL and the decision to make this show more than bitingly ironic and preachy(as Studio 60 seems to be),comedic and yet not gimmicky. I'm rooting for this show to succeed,and for once,I feel like the network nursing this show is willing to oblige my(and I know I'm not alone feeling this)wishes.