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Jack Burditt/Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Retired Athlete Multicam Sitcom in Development at CBS
October 3, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Now, both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have shows being developed at multiple networks.

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Little Stranger not only have a project set up at NBC, but they have Jack Burditt’s project following a recently retired athlete who becomes difficult as a result of being retired.  

Just imagine if all of Little Stranger and Paper Kite’s new projects to series and how much of television a Fey/Carlock/Poehler triumvirate would be running. It would be a lot and that just might be a good thing.

Billy Eichner Challenges Tina Fey to Name Latino Entertainers in “LaTina Fey”
September 29, 2015
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Another one of the crazy games concocted for this season of Billy on the Street was thought up specifically for Tina Fey. In fact, it has her name in it.

LaTina Fey has Tina Fey try to name twenty latino entertainers in the allotted time with, of course, Billy Eichner screaming at her side. 

Watch if Tina pulls it off, then watch the new season of Billy on the Street on Thurs. Oct. 8th on truTV.

NBC Orders New Comedies From Mike Schur, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock
August 13, 2015
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(via Deadline)

The prodigal network returns to its best comedy showrunners with ideas that are adjacent to Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. It’s about time that happened. 

NBC has really focused in on dramas leaving comedies by the wayside as of late. With their new comedy slate announced today, they’re hoping to change that. 

Mike Schur, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the minds behind the aforementioned, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock, some of NBC’s most decorated comedies in recent memory, have gotten new life at the network.

NBC ordered Schur’s The Good Place that will focus on a woman contending with what being good really entails and a pilot from Fey and Carlock that will follow a mother and her daughter as they work at a cable news network with the mother as an intern. 

We sincerely hope that this is the shot in the arm that NBC comedy needs and that’ll play out even better than the series that Schur, Fey, and Carlock brought to the peacock.

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Team Up To Throw One Hell of a Party in Trailer for “Sisters”
July 16, 2015
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Throwing a party as one last hurrah has been the premise for many a comedy movie, but Sisters, from SNL’s Paula Pell and Pitch Perfect’s Jason Moore, has one of America’s favorite comedy duos, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, presiding over the over-the-top festivities this time around.

Though they’ve finished with hosting The Golden Globes, you’ll be able to watch Fey and Poehler together again on Dec. 18th thrash a house with their party.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters this holiday season on Dec. 18th.

Comic-Con To Have Tina Fey and Amy Poehler SNL Weekend Update Action Figures
May 29, 2015
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(via Nerdist)

You know the drill by now. Shut up and take our money.

The upcoming San Diego Comic-Con will have exclusive action figures of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in suits as they were when they co-anchored Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update. 

It’ll come complete with The Weekend Update desk, so you can inevitably have a desk on your desk as these action figures will probably mostly be on display at either your home or work office.

Be sure to pick up one if you’re at SDCC this year.

Letterman Does “Top Ten Things I’ve Always Wanted To Say To David Letterman” and Says His Final Goodbye to “The Late Show”
May 21, 2015
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After over a month of tributes and farewells, David Letterman kept his send-off relatively short and sweet.

There was a star-studded Top Ten List of Things I’ve Always Wanted To Say To David Letterman that included Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Peyton Manning, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Jim Carrey, as well as a special performance of “Everlong” by The Foo Fighters.

There was also a nice opening bit from various Presidents.

Outside of that, Dave respectfully spent much his time delving into nostalgia and thanking all of the folks that have been a part of his show over 30 years.

There was even a “day in the life” montage of what Dave goes through with his staff.

With over 30 years and 6000+ shows logged, it’s amazing that Letterman is still self-deprecating in his final remarks.

Just like that, just a little past midnight last night. The Late Show with David Letterman and an entire era of comedy comes to a close.

You can watch the entire finale here.

Of course, Dave also made sure to send his best wishes to the new guy, Stephen Colbert.

Speaking of which, does anyone have a countdown going for Sept. 8th?

Having Done Her Last Letterman Appearance, Tina Fey Is Done With Fancy Dresses
May 8, 2015
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It’s as almost if Letterman’s final episode is a month long.

Tina Fey let everyone in on what exactly goes into fitting into a fancy dress that women often wear on late night or to awards shows and how she’s not the biggest fan of the whole process.

So, with that in mind, Tina declared that she will no longer be dressing up for any other late night hosts and only did so for Dave out of respect.

In fact, she even gave him her final dress.

Watch it here.

Season 3 of “Inside Amy Schumer” Hits The Ground Running with “Friday Night Lights” Parody and Last F’able Day
April 22, 2015
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Good call on the season 4 renewal, Comedy Central.

Season 3 of Inside Amy Schumer premiered last night and is in as great a form as it’s ever been.

The parody of Friday Night Lights that also serves as a subtle PSA about rape in football and Tina Fey, Patricia Arquette, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus meeting in honor of a Last F’able Day will show exactly what we’re talking about.

Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Don Rickles Among Final Guests on Letterman
April 13, 2015
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After over 3 decades on late night, David Letterman has 28 episodes left of The Late Show left concluding on May 20th and has made sure the last set of guests is a cavalcade of the show’s most memorable, big names.

Thus far, Letterman has “George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Jack Hanna, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Rickles, Julia Roberts, Ray Romano, Paul Rudd, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Howard Stern, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Oprah Winfrey, The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons, Ralph Stanley and Amos Lee, and many more names to be announced in the coming weeks.” for his final few weeks at The Late Show.

We wouldn’t be surprised at all if Bill Murray was the final guest as he was Letterman’s very first guest.

Season 1 of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden” Now on Netflix
March 6, 2015
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Well, you have your binge watching for the weekend cut out for you.

The Tina Fey-Robert Carlock series starring Ellie Kemper that Netflix bought from NBC and then renewed for a second season, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has all 13 episodes of season one on Netflix.

Netflix now also has Aziz Ansari’s latest stand-up special, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden, available to watch. 

With all of this to watch, we hope that you don’t have to find someone’s Netflix password right now.

The SNL 40th Anniversary Special Brings Back “Celebrity Jeopardy”, Got 23 Million People Watching, and Is Perfect Boost For SNL App
February 16, 2015
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The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special was the gigantic, nostalgic whirlwind of a walk down Studio 8H that we were led to believe it was. 

Cast members, hosts, writers, etc. from the show in 1975 until now were in attendance to pay homage to SNL not only as a show, but a cultural institution. 

There was a big ol’ musical revue kicked off by Martin Short and Maya Rudolph as Beyonce, Weekend Update anchored by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Jane Curtin, a touching In Memoriam tribute (that also has a pretty great burn at the end), and rare glimpses into auditions of SNL cast members as well as some folks that should have been cast members like Stephen Colbert.

Also, SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy lived once more, complete with Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery and Norm MacDonald as Burt Reynolds,  and was every bit as glorious during its run in the late 90’s through the 2000s.

It should come as no surprise that this special scored a record 23 million viewers from last night (via Variety) and will probably have millions watching several of the clips over at Hulu and YouTube.

With all of the reminiscing of seasons past, it’s perfect timing on SNL’s part to push their SNL app that gives access to thousands of clips from the past 40 seasons.

If you didn’t catch the special last night, hopefully you’ll have today off to catch up.

        

ABC Orders Pilots For Fortune Feimster and Jermaine Fowler Comedies
February 3, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The pilot season is ramping up and networks are really trying to figure out their new game plan with comedy, especially after last season’s cancellation bloodbath. 

Having them make it out of development, we think ABC is doing well to move forward with the semi-autobiographical sitcoms based on the lives of Fortune Feimster and Jermaine Fowler. Respectively, they’re called Family Fortune and Delores and Jermaine.

They’ll be two in a crowded field of several pilots that are now in contention at ABC. Both pilots are multi-camera projects and we can only hope that they steer clear of what happened to Mulaney.

Watch Trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, The Series That NBC Sold To Netflix and Netflix Already Ordered For a 2nd Season
January 22, 2015
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We all got a preview of what NBC will be missing out on today with the release of the very first trailer for The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt starring a radiantly smiling Ellie Kemper.

Keep in mind, Netflix already has two seasons of this ordered, something that networks almost wouldn’t think of doing these days. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is set for release on Mar. 6th.

The Antics of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig Make Golden Globes Worth Watching
January 12, 2015
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Last night’s Golden Globes was the third and last time that Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosted the ceremony and they did not disappoint. Their monologue had all their jokes and bits hit so well, as you’d expect for the room and over the telecast. They also didn’t shy away from the Bill Cosby jokes they said they were going to, an incredibly bold move for an awards show monologue. 

This makes us think that they’re idea that this would be the last Golden Globes one worth entertaining. 

However, it would also be worth entertaining the presenter segment with Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Come to think of it, they would be a pretty great hosting duo as well, wouldn’t they? #GoldenGlobesSeason2?

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s “The Nest” Now Called “Sisters” and Gets First Teaser
January 12, 2015
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Last night might have been the last time Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host The Golden Globes, but you know as well as we do that it won’t be the last thing that the powerhouse duo collaborate.

The feature “Sisters” (formerly called The Nest), set to come out Christmas 2015, is one good example. Give the very first teaser a watch here.

If You’re Not Busy Live-Tweeting The Golden Globes, Watch the Premieres of “Togetherness”, “Girls”, and “Episodes”
January 11, 2015
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If you’re in LA right now, the rain couldn’t have come at more perfect time if you were looking more reasons to stay in tonight. Already, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be serving their hosting duties at The Golden Globes at 8PM on NBC. Twitter should be full on non-stop live-tweeting from both comedy folk and non-comedy folk that might be worth perusing from the comfort of your own home. 

On top of that, Girls returns for its fourth season at HBO at 9PM and the series premiere of The Duplass Brothers’ Togetherness follows right after at 9:30PM. To cap off the evening, there’s also the season four premiere of Episodes on Showtime at 10:30PM.

So, get comfy make plans/DVR accordingly.

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Have Already Decided What They’re Wearing for The Golden Globes
November 29, 2014
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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler are giving one last hurrah in hosting The Golden Globes next year and since that’s the case, they have already decided what to wear. Well, hopefully they go through with what they say they’re going to wear in this promo.

We’ll see what/who they wear on Sun. Jan. 11th on NBC.

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Moves From NBC to Netflix
November 22, 2014
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(via Deadline)

It shouldn’t be surprising that another network lets go of another sitcom on their programming schedule these days, but, in the case of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock starring Ellie Kemper, the show hadn’t even premiered yet. 

Still, going with network trends towards drama, NBC is letting go of the series to Netflix where it has two seasons ordered as well as an expanded episode order for its first season. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt even admits, “While it was originally developed for NBC, we have a very drama-heavy midseason schedule, so we’re thrilled about this Netflix opportunity.”

So, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will be another thing to watch for on Netflix like a bunch of other series that you’re probably streaming right now while reading this sentence.

2015 Might Be The Last Time Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Host the Golden Globes
October 31, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

This January, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will have taken the stage at The Golden Globes as the evening’s host for the third time. According to Poehler in a recent interview on The Today Show, she’s leaning towards the idea of it be the duo’s last go around for the gig as she’s worried that it might be going “downhill” if she continues. 

The two have been the best hosts of an awards show in quite some time and it would be sad for them to stop. Still, just because she and Tina won’t host The Golden Globes again, doesn’t mean they couldn’t host any number of other awards shows including The Oscars, Emmys, MTV Movie Awards, etc. etc.

Let’s hope that happens.

ABC Makes Script Commitment for Fortune Feimster Comedy From Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Matt Hubbard
October 23, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Fortune Feimster is not only getting to develop a series based on her life, but she is getting to do so with the likes of of Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Matt Hubbard.

ABC has made a script commitment to the project, which is currently untitled, and has added one of the more intriguing comedies to their development slate ahead of this upcoming pilot season in addition to their other semi-autobiographical comedian series with Jermaine Fowler.

Tina Fey on Handling Her Youngest Daughter, Her Nude Celebrity Photos, and Her and Amy Poehler’s Movie vs. Star Wars
September 6, 2014
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Last night on The Late Show with David Letterman, Tina Fey sat down and chatted with Dave about the havoc that her youngest daughter is currently wreaking. Fey also discussed a fool proof plan for nude photos in the event that they were stolen from her and leaked to the Internet.

On top of all of that, she found out that the movie that her and Amy Poehler are starring in, The Nest, might be going up against Star Wars Episode VII in theaters next Christmas. 

Needless to say, Fey isn’t worried about it all about handling her crazed daughter, taking down Star Wars on opening weekend and outsmarting celebrity photo thieves.

Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Doing “Single Shots”
July 26, 2014
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In the hiatus periods between seasons of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld has gotten various footage from the “cutting floor” and had it assembled for short “single shot” episodes to keep showing what the most successful comedians hanging out together is like. 

Watch Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman, and Tina Fey hang with Jerry and go for different type of donuts.

Maya Rudolph Is Now Joining Her Pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest
June 16, 2014
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Maya Rudolph Is Now Joining Her Pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler making a movie together is already exciting enough news, which makes Universal’s The Nest an already highly anticipated comedy. 

Now that they’re former SNL cast mate Maya Rudolph has been added to the cast, The Nest will possibly be more fun when it’s already seeming that it will be a wire-to-wire fun movie. We wouldn’t be surprised if the cast for this will keep getting better and better.

Tina Fey on Roasting Don Rickles, Rejected SNL Sketches, Late Night, and Being a Mom
May 16, 2014
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Basically, if you are unaware, Tina Fey is pretty amazing. Just from this interview at Late Night with Seth Meyers, Tina talks about rushing from one benefit to honor/roast Don Rickles with Amy Poehler, her predictions for the future of late night, dealing with her writers as a head writer at SNL, and, on top of all of that, being a mom.

Watch parts one and two here.

Jane Krakowski Joins Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
May 12, 2014
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Jane Krakowski Joins Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Jane Krakowski joins up with Tina Fey again in her and Robert Carlock’s series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt over at NBC. Ellie Kemper is set to topline as a former cult member with Jane Krakowski playing a mother who hires her as a nanny, but we’re excited at the prospect of Fey and Krakowski having a sort-of real life version of the Lemon-Maroney dynamic they had on 30 Rock.

We’re sure there will be plenty of side-by-side memes between this and 30 Rock when we get to see a teaser, etc.

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