Tina Fey Spills on Saving Saturday Night Live During the NYC Omicron Wave

Tina Fey discusses the second season of Girls5eva, her role on Only Murders in the Building and swooping in to save Saturday Night Live during the Omicron wave in New York City.
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[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

Someone needs to ask Tina if her back hurts from carrying the whole NBC network.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Not really, it's extremely mutually beneficial.

[@andybaldman]

NBC makes a LOT more off of the work she does, than what they pay her. Even if they pay her well. Execs sit on their asses and make billions while she does the work.

[@shawnuel]

Lorne Michaels is simply the producer/creator of SNL and his production company but if anyone carries NBC on their back, (and “runs” the network) it’s probably him.

[@gabelogan5877]

Someone needs to ask Tina why she's so obsessed with black and brown face on her shows.

[@julierogers1155]

hahaha

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

Never saw one episode of 30 Rock until I binge watched all the seasons recently on Netflix. IMO it was one of the funniest TV sitcoms I had ever seen.Tina Fey is a comedic genius.

[@reml75]

It’s my go to show. Loved it since day one. My son always wishes me a happy Anna Howard Shaw day instead of happy Valentine’s because of that show and it’s awesome 😂

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

It's fantastic.

[@shokojimhollingsworth3940]

Incredible. Like the best sitcom writing in ever. The whole cast is hilarious but Tina and Alec are amazing together.

[@shawny2scrawny]

@@reml75 Mote a Verdukianist, myself.

[@Max-zg2ci]

30 Rock is on par with Mel Brooks comedy as far as pushing the envelope with racial/class/political humor. You could not make that show now.

[@keeshiabrie]

7:10 “‘NO! I don’t do that!’ And then I threw myself to the ground” TINA 😭 relatable.

[@timmarks8239]

I've dated people who did that move

[@MagicTimeTravel]

'Mulaney's not Jost, right' is so funny

[@gerbmcnuggets5466]

Please include Tina’s Peacock login info during this week’s Corrections.

[@keeshiabrie]

After watching Only Murders in the Building, I am CONVINCED that Tina Fey should host her own podcast about anything. Her voice is PERFECT

[@morbidmanmusic]

The world doesn't need another brain eating podcast. Go outside.

[@taylorsloth9833]

I think she narrated her audiobook Bossy Pants if thats something that might interest you

[@DC-kx1qj]

Her "Sarah Palin" rocks.

[@brenobacci]

Haven't watched it yet, but after seeing this interview, I had another idea: she would be perfect on a Gilmore Girls parody. She could be Rory or Lorelai - and, of course, the other one would be played by Amy on a wig. NBC should have given them more than 15 minutes to talk. She had to drop a few very interesting lizard stories, I assume.

[@jeremycasey8932]

Agreed

[@klbriceno1]

I love everything Tina Fey has been involved in .I truly think she is one of the funniest people in the planet.

[@drawntowardmadness]

The way Tina Fey feels about Ted Danson calling is the exact way I would feel if Tina Fey ever called me 😆

[@keeshiabrie]

7:16 “if anyone’s taking improv, the only thing you’re not supposed to do is yell ‘no!’” 😂

[@famousgoldentouch]

Ain’t possible there’s any better vibing , genuine and true friendship showing interview / guest appearance out there than those 2 legends talking

[@shawnuel]

Seth and Amy is equal, though.

[@wesstapley]

I’d put Andy Samberg in the running.

[@roxyamused]

To me how often Seth has a lot of familiar interviews with his former snl cast mates/underlings as head writer; guests usually seem relieved to be there while on press junkets; how chill and genuine the studio sounds during corrections or when there was no audience and it's just the staff; all this sorta just shows how cool Seth must be to work with. His staff usually seems to stick with him. Like he's genuinely a good friend and creative collaborator. The best kind of boss.

[@xenidus]

There should be a patreon that we can pay for Seth to go to dinner with Amy, Tina and Andy, and as a reward they need to record the evening. I wouldn't even blink at that investment opportunity. I'm in.

[@famousgoldentouch]

@@xenidus would be the first patreon/OF and maybe only I would possibly pay without a 2. thought ;)

[@noahnemni6593]

My favorite comedian. What an amazing week she had: Lin-Manuel, Only Murders, and SNL. That’s one week?!

[@cmel7841]

I love anytime guests talk about the behind the scenes stuff with their schedules etc, it was a crazy few years

[@TheAureliac]

I usually do too, but this time it felt like a cross between name-dropping and shuckstering.

[@Retski7]

Amazing to see these two in the same frame and realize "oh that's two SNL headwriters talking to each other". The amount of brainpower!

[@chrisdavis4606]

Peacock owes their meager existence to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

[@cricketcricket91]

The least realistic thing about 30 rock was how they treated Liz like she wasn't hot

[@ccarroll4339]

Other than that one episode where she had those jeans

[@Tao_Tology]

@@ccarroll4339 Whoooo-mamma. Shame about all the ethical issues, though.

[@jacksons1010]

@@Tao_Tology Oh, please. Let’s not indulge the retrospective political correctness police.

[@racheljank1163]

I think TAO meant the ethical issues with the made up brand that produced the jeans in that ep....which was 30 rocks way of calling out greenwashing before it was cool to do so.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@jacksons1010 "Oh please" Telling me you didn't watch the episode without saying you didn't watch the episode.

[@terrirock8537]

She is a GIFT to humankind. ❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣🤣

[@keeshiabrie]

“Welcome back to Late Night, we’re here with Tina Fey!” LOVE 🥰

[@KaitlinWoods]

Seths interviews are my favourite out of any show, they never seem robotic or rehearsed so they’re always funny !

[@susanrich606]

They’re all his friends/ co- workers.

[@55555gino]

@@susanrich606 lol it doesn’t matter. Ellen has friends over and her show / interviews are terrible

[@zarblitz]

Because he lets them talk.

[@lisarose5685]

She is absolutely the BEST story teller

[@ttf4now]

Tina Fey is the greatest! So funny!

[@alisonj1384]

Tina Fey is our generation’s Betty White. RIP, Mrs White.

[@az3321]

‘Mulaney is not Jost, right?’ I lost it here hahahahaahhahahhhh

[@seeeteee]

girls5eva is amazing. one of the best shows of 2021. i can't wait for the second season.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Hilarious! I can't wait for the 2nd season

[@STEVEN-STEELE]

This lady is so damn funny. She can carry anything with so much comic ability. From in your face to dry and all between. I wish she would write a full length feature. We all know her writing skill is without equal.

[@kinsmed]

I have waited so long for an interview to be so exhilarating. Like only Tina could.

[@Macu5hla]

I love her. It's so cool to hear the stories from comedians who are still going out there and doing what they know and love.. to make us all happy...but they still worry about the same stuff as the rest of us.

[@davidjdreid6285]

Tina Fey's the best.

[@AlexandraOlifirowicz]

Amy's advice was perfect

[@KenRubenstein]

Tina =eternal Goddess and beyond righteous badass..... and indeed she has no idea what is just about to spiritually manifest in her favor.....

[@paulc14]

Hi Seth. Thank you for having Tina Fey on as a guest! It's fun seeing you both.

[@Moodally]

I thought Tina Fey and Lin-Manuel hated each other?? 30 Rock best show ever (together with The Office). But pretty much everything Tina Fey does is gold. Kimmy Schmidt was incredible too.

[@dyrthos2955]

Kimmy was next level, it's nuts how good that show is...loved everyone involved, Jon Hamm was hilarious

[@keeshiabrie]

3:00 “Speaking of murders…” SETH 😭

[@dyrthos2955]

If there is anyone who I can see carrying on the mantle of Lorne Michael, it's Fey

[@dR3n5ky]

she's such a gem

[@miroslavassiniavskis7725]

Whatever Tina does, good or bad, I just can't not to love it!

[@ALinn-vr3nl]

As in, "Let's not go to there"?

[@bethscott9162]

Dear Seth, I love, LOVE your giggle!!! Thank you!

[@iamscottttttt]

WE LOVE YOU TINA! (AND SETH!) (AND HERMAN!)

[@agrey832]

I love this woman SO MUCH 😍🤩

[@54mgtf22]

Sarah Palin looks different without her glasses. Makes a lot more sense too. 😂

[@ericminch]

Ri-i-i-ght, 'cause without glasses how can you see Russia from your porch?

[@crazyotto1338]

Tina Fey is a freakin national treasure. And Seth isn't bad either

[@MsTurtledick]

Found the jackal

[@sjhotz]

Tina is so awesome!

[@GABISNAIL]

I watched this brushing my teeth and when she yelled “No I don’t do that!” My bathroom mirror ended up covered in toothpaste 😂😂

[@ytcelso]

Is there someone more beautiful than Tina Fey? Oh my God!!!!!

[@sparkymcplug3765]

Been binge watching 30 Rock.

[@simplenough]

Arguably the two most talented people to ever work for SNL and it shows by them talking to each other

[@ioofmoore5940]

Shes got to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, but her attitude, humor and groundedness in her humble humanity makes her the sexiest ladies in history! Seth is one of those you'd lucky to just have a lunch with. Another humble human with an unreal sense of humor that can not be beat.

[@ameliesayshola8854]

I remember seeing her in Murder in the Buildings and not being sure it was her at first. I think she was supposed to be spoofing the Serial host 😂

[@GrampaGrizzle]

Love Tina Fey always so funny.

[@muoian]

So delightful

[@elisepentz1063]

Wonderful storyteller

[@ion2349]

Tina baby!

[@pamelamillsruzic6254]

Garry Shandling, one of my favorites. Tina Fey

[@DerrickClaar]

How does she get hotter and hotter every year! Oh, and she's hilarious 👍😁

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

thank GOD some other guy said it first. i was trying to avoid a fantasy... but .. having beginings of more than just one -- she is a total Top Female of the Species.

[@philosofrenzy]

Participants vs. Particiskirts is a good joke. I will die on this hill.

[@alisonj1384]

5/5/22 Thank you for making it easy for me to remember! Lol

[@rybfish76]

This show sounds good! How do you get peacock?

[@MermaidCore_]

“…speaking of murders…” 😂

[@Tavis1910]

Love her!

[@hazelnazel123]

I love her so much

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

Tina, I need it.... Please!!!

[@hayberdasher8625]

Is she the most adorable, real, funny, smart, witty person ever? She's damn close.

[@pmor4272]

NO!!! You know I don’t do this!!! *leans back* lolololololol

[@lgwave88]

Favorite person ever

[@BrainTree002]

Tina is amazing

[@meatyochre9135]

Tina is so ripped her muscles tore out the elbows in her jacket!

[@crckbaby5]

dang tina!! 👠✨

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

HAPPY 52TH BIRTHDAY TINA FEY !!!

[@turdusmerula_]

She is my all time Crush

[@Bsudmann27]

Winona Rider still looking good

[@Lsb412]

Seth's "girls faiyeva" at the end

[@CatJabZ]

Her wig is on point!

[@PlebeianTheWise]

Fey is rocking the reverse elbow patches.

[@steveconn]

That show is crazy difficult to put together even in non-wealth transfer years. Well done they kept the ship afloat during that whole period.

[@mollypayne7417]

Tina is the 🐐

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Haha, Tina talking about FLS.....takes me back to the horror days of year 11 drama. Learning the Stanislavsky method, improv.....with the base material being the play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". What a train wreck that was lolol

[@SpaceForceCommander]

Sarah Palin unlikely to win her election because Alaskans think of her as a quitter, so less chance of Tina Fey seeing her Palin impression from her own house.

[@catytheredheadedalaskan8118]

We might keep her around for a minute because she's so funny to watch. But we're also very red, and those voters don't understand satire, so they end up taking stupid things seriously, like 45 and flat earth theories.

[@pokefrosch617]

Whats with her jacket? The elbows.. is this a trend i am missung?

[@MarkDC734]

whenever i hear bobby's voice , i just close my eyes and i see Pan pan from we bare bears

[@RandallChase1]

My one take away… “that was crazy”

[@koraldavis3474]

I heard Tina Fey is supposed to have her own animated show on Netflix. Starring her Bobby Monihan and Minnie Driver

[@TXpatriate]

@Koral Davis ✨Pardon? Please tell us more🤞

[@ericminch]

I think any show with Tina would be animated.

[@jonathanmatthews8928]

Tina: please tell Lutz to shut up. Thank you.

[@andrewanastasovski1609]

Tina Fey makes me laugh.

[@sampal5352]

Great to know what Covid was like for you, fun times.

[@lumpy0100]

Thanks Seth Meyers, Tina Fey Et Al.🙂

[@lumpy0100]

How come we don't get to watch Her "waddle" on Stage, however wrinkless?🤔😁

[@claudial3875]

I've heard so many actors make fun of Peacock like they dont respect it as a streaming service but they need it for their shows 🤣

[@grady187]

Tina gettin that 💰💰💰

[@weirdloverwilde]

“I want a toddler, HI” -Raising Arizona

[@prismatism]

I need Tina to create a new tv show, cause 30 Rock is forever gold, but I would love an updated version. If other people like Chuck Lorre can create one show after another, why not Tina?

[@dalehamilton1811]

Can someone tell me what’s going on with the elbows of Tina’s blazer?

[@chezmoi42]

Are you her mom?

[@lizbethdane]

I think it's a Tibi brand elbow split blazer

[@michaelbanks2401]

Tina is still is the finest thing to look at

[@WilliamHayIV]

First time commenter. Long time Jackal. ...(obscene jesture).

[@FateWorseThanDeath]

That's how I feel everytime I think about how I haven't gotten covid [yet].... probably tonight.

[@EricaGamet]

Honestly, same.

[@Tao_Tology]

At this point you almost DEFINITELY have already had it. 👍🏻

[@EricaGamet]

@@Tao_Tology I haven't had it. Thought for the first I had it over the weekend. Because I finally went out somewhere and got sick. I guess there's a slight chance that both of the negative tests were wrong, but chances are good I still haven't gotten it. With my health issues, I hope that I don't. Two extended family members have long covid and no thank you!

[@Tao_Tology]

@@EricaGamet Unless you have been getting tested since January 2020 you really can't say "I haven't had it" You haven't had syptoms (that were severe enough to notice) but, yeah, chances are that by now you for sure have had it.

[@EricaGamet]

@@Tao_Tology Well, true... especially back in the beginning. But I've mostly been isolated and/or masked with an N-95. With asthma, I'm guessing I probably would have had at least minor symptoms... but, yeah, can't know for sure! Last weekend was the first time I thought, "oooohhhh... this might be something." haha

[@kiahevans1491]

TINA. I LOVE TINA

[@Mirielenable]

This woman is peeeerfect!

[@pamr4040]

🧡

[@hadracks]

Trying to figure out why the elbows of her suit are cut (6:07). Is this some new fashion or is it some thing for TV?

[@henrytuttle]

I wanna be their best friend! :-(

[@johnchessant3012]

Is it bad that I'm half rooting for Sarah Palin to win the election in Alaska so we can see more Tina Fey on SNL?

[@catytheredheadedalaskan8118]

NOOOOOO!!!

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

yes it is BAD and tina can do her right now: with her boytoy having her covid lunch...

[@ALinn-vr3nl]

Yes, VERY bad! Don't do that to us. But I kinda understand you :)

[@peteypete3597]

We're not gonna talk about the jacket?

[@MsLisaStacy]

Wayne Brady is 👏 Awesome!