Today, we celebrate an SNL writer, one of the first female ones, who would soon become a one of the funniest TV women today. Collaborating with Amy Pohler and other skits, today Tina turns 55. Before the fame and the funny skits, she gave us.... who was she?
Well...first off Tina Fey was born in Upper Darbey, Pennsylvania with her actual name being Elizabeth Statmatina Fey. She is 100 percent Philadelphian despite living in Delaware County. It doesn't matter to me. I too was born in Delaware County. She started getting into acting when she was older and went to Temple University.
In her early days before SNL, she actually had been writing for SNL as well doing skits. She didn't much of a break till later in the late 90's before becoming a feature player. Around that time, she would be in commercials like American Express and other stuff.
Later on...she would start becoming a writer for SNL around 97 until the 2000's is when she made her big break.
She would be seen as an audience member watching certain episodes before starring in one of her first SNL episodes.
She was shy at the time...but amazed everyone as she stayed longer on the show. Eventually becoming a Weekend Update correspondent with both Seth Mayers and Amy Pohler would team up together in future projects.
She even wrote some funny skits for commercials like mom jeans or Brownie Husband where you bake a brownie in the size of a human and it has fudge and caramel inside. It does look like something Duncan Hines would create but looks gross too.
The Mom jeans commercials was funnier where women would dress in jeans only fitting for a mother. LOL
Jimmy Fallon was on Weekend Update when Tina started. After he left....Amy came around and they made the skit even funnier. Tina did some writing with some episodes she was in until Amy left, and Tina was on the verge of leaving SNL.
Seth Mayers came around after that and he was pretty funny too. But the chemistry both Amy and Tina were hilarious.
Around the time Tina was still on SNL she had an idea to screenplay a movie based on a book and title it mean girls.
It came out in 2004, and I don't have to tell you about this one. Lindsey Lohan tries to fit in and ends up with a click of girls called 'The Plastics'. The movie is very memorable and quotable as well.
Around the time Tina was leaving SNL, she came up with a show called 30 Rock. I don't know the show that well, but it starred her, Tracey Morgan, Alec Baldwin and a few others. It was pretty funny memorable moments, but I never got into the show which is sad since it's no longer on the air.
Tina did most of the writing and directed a few episodes of the show. It lasted a couple of yeras.
Not only was she responsible for that show, but there was another show she wrote and sort of starred in called Unbreakable Kimmy Schmit. A story about a young woman that escaped a cult and had to find out more about what happened while she was gone.
It was funny and good. Tina also did a skit on SNL when the Eagles were against the Patriots in 2018 in the Super Bowl. Wow that skit was hilarious.
Tina has not stopped acting or writing. She does some SNL appearances, making a perfect Sarah Palin in skits with Amy Pohler as Hilary Clinton. She even co-created another show called 'Only Murders in the Building.'
Now, being 55, I don't think she's stopping anytime soon. Only to have a piece of cake and thank everyone, like me, wishing her a happy birthday today.
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