Tina Fey
Tina Fey is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer known for her work on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and Mean Girls.
Lorne Michaels: Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-American television producer who created and produces Saturday Night Live. He hired Fey at Saturday Night Live and helped launch her television career.
Saturday Night Live: Saturday Night Live is an American live sketch-comedy television program that debuted in 1975. Fey became the show’s first female head writer and a prominent performer.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: Upper Darby is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, bordering Philadelphia. Fey grew up there, a background reflected in her early-life accounts.
Women in comedy: Women in comedy are performers and creators who shape comic work across live performance, film, and media. Fey’s success as a writer, performer, and showrunner made her a prominent example.
Amy Poehler: Amy Poehler is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Her Weekend Update partnership and shared comedy projects made her a defining Fey collaborator.
30 Rock: 30 Rock is an American sitcom about the fictional production of a live sketch-comedy show. Fey created and starred in this workplace comedy inspired by her SNL experience.
Second City: The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise founded in Chicago in 1959. Fey trained and performed there before joining Saturday Night Live.
Female showrunner: A female showrunner is a woman with primary creative and operational authority over a television series. Fey’s leadership on 30 Rock made her a visible model of female showrunning.
Robert Carlock: Robert Carlock is an American television writer and producer known for sitcoms including 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He co-created and wrote 30 Rock with Fey, shaping its rapid-fire comic style.
Mean Girls: Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters. Fey adapted Rosalind Wiseman’s book into a screenplay and played Ms. Norbury.