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Grandmentor
"Grandmentor" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', and the 116th overall episode of the series. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, and written by Sam Means. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 22, 2012. In the episode, Jack (Alec Baldwin) decides to create a TV-movie about Avery to keep her in the media spotlight. Liz (Tina Fey) agrees to write the script and Jenna (Jane Krakowski) campaigns to star in it. Meanwhile, Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) objects to new page Hazel's (Kristen Schaal) permissiveness with Tracy (Tracy Morgan), which prompts Hazel to choose Liz as a mentor. Plot Jack (Alec Baldwin) goes on ''The Today Show'' to keep his wife's plight in the public eye. When his appearance is bumped for breaking news, Jenna (Jane Krakowski) suggests filming a TV movie about the kidnapping to gain more attention for Avery's predicament. Jack agrees and begins to cast it, angering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidnapped By Danger
"Kidnapped by Danger" is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', and the 116th overall episode of the series. It was directed by Claire Cowperthwaite, and written by series creator and star Tina Fey. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 22, 2012, immediately after the previous episode, " Grandmentor". In the episode, Jack (Alec Baldwin) and writer Liz (Tina Fey) have creative differences over the Avery Jessup TV movie project; Avery's mother ( Mary Steenburgen) returns to oversee production, rekindling her chemistry with Jack; Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) copes with his new job as an NBC janitor; and Jenna (Jane Krakowski) reacts poorly to a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of her new single. Jenna (Jane Krakowski) claims to have turned down having sex on three occasions (out of 5) with Harvey Weinstein in this episode. Plot Avery's mother Diana ( Mary Steenburgen) arrives to make sure that the TV m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Rock Season 6
The sixth season of ''30 Rock'', an American television comedy series on the NBC network in the United States, began airing on January 12, 2012. ''30 Rock'' was renewed for a sixth season by NBC on November 15, 2010. The season began airing mid-season to accommodate Tina Fey's pregnancy. On November 14, 2011, NBC announced that ''30 Rock'' would return at the new time of 8:00 pm. This season was initially expected to be Alec Baldwin's last, as he had announced he would be looking to expand into other forms of media. However, in January 2012, Baldwin confirmed that he would remain for the seventh and final season of ''30 Rock''. Season six received positive reviews and 13 Emmy Award nominations. Synopsis The story arcs of season six include: Liz has a new relationship and emotionally matures; Jack continues to attempt to recover his wife from North Korea and find his identity at Kabletown; Kenneth moves up (and later down) the corporate ladder; and Jenna reaches a new leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her comedic roles in sketch comedy, television and film, Fey has received List of awards and nominations received by Tina Fey, numerous accolades, including nine Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She appeared on the Time 100, ''Time'' 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2007 and 2009 and was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010. Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based Improvisational theatre, improvisational comedy group The Second City. She joined the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1997 to 2006 where she served as a head writer, a performer, and co-anchor of ''Weekend Update''. She later returned to the show portraying a Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin, satirical version of 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Today Show
''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'') is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running American television series. Originally a two-hour program airing weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007 (though over time, the third and fourth hours became distinct entities). ''Today''s dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's ''Good Morning America''. ''Today'' retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when ''Good Morning Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2003, and played Tracy Jordan in the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' from 2006 to 2013, each of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred as Tray Barker in the TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS comedy ''The Last O.G.'' Early life Morgan was born on November 10, 1968, in Brooklyn and raised in Brooklyn's List of New York City Housing Authority properties#Brooklyn, Marlboro Houses and Tompkins Houses in its Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. He is the second of five children of a homemaker, Alicia (née Warden), and James Morgan Jr IV, a musician who left the family when Morgan was six years old. He is the third cousin of rapper Nas. His father named him Tracy in honor of a platoon mate and friend who shipped off to Vietnam with him and was killed in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McBrayer
Jack McBrayer (; born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He gained national exposure for his portrayal of characters on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and as Kenneth Parcell in ''30 Rock''. For his role in ''30 Rock'', McBrayer was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. He voiced the character Fix-It Felix Jr. in the 2012 film ''Wreck-It Ralph'' and its 2018 sequel, as well as the title character Wander in the Disney XD series '' Wander Over Yonder''. He has had recurring roles on ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''Puppy Dog Pals'', ''Amphibia'', '' The Middle'', and the Netflix series '' Big Mouth''. McBrayer co-created and stars in the Apple TV+ series ''Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show'', which premiered on November 5, 2021. Early life McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Conyers, Georgia when he was 15. He attended Heritage High School and studied theater administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski (; ; born October 11, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She starred as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series ''30 Rock'' (2006–2013, 2020), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Krakowski's other television roles have included Elaine Vassal in the Fox legal comedy-drama series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002) and Jacqueline White in the Netflix comedy series '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' (2015–2020). For the latter, she received another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination. A trained singer, Krakowski has also worked on the stage. At age 18, she was chosen for the role of Dinah the Dining Car in the Broadway production of ''Starlight Express'' (1987). She has since won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the revival of ''Nine'' (2003). Other Tony-nominated roles include '' Grand Hotel'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Rock
''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC. The series's name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, where the NBC Studios (New York City), NBC Studios are located and where ''Saturday Night Live'' is written, produced, and performed. The series was produced by Lorne Michaels's Broadway Video (which also produces ''Saturday Night Live'') and Fey's Little Stranger (film company), Little Stranger, in association with NBCUniversal. ''30 Rock'' episodes were produced in a single-camera setup (with the exception of the two live television, live episodes that were produced in the multiple-camera setup) and were filmed in New York. The Pilot (30 Rock), pilot episode premiered on Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin, numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award. A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as ''Beetlejuice'', ''Working Girl'' and ''Married to the Mob'' before playing Jack Ryan (character), Jack Ryan in ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'' (1990). He was Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in ''The Cooler'' (2003) and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in ''It's Complicated (film), It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Means
Sam Means is an American comedy writer. He won three Emmy awards for his work on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', and wrote for both ''30 Rock'' and '' Parks and Recreation'' on NBC as well as ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Great News, Girls5eva,'' and for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler when they hosted '' The Golden Globes.'' Together with Robert Carlock, he created the Netflix animated show, ''Mulligan'' and the upcoming NBC series '' The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins''. Means received his A.B. from Dartmouth College, and an M.Phil. in philosophy from King's College, Cambridge. He began his career as a cartoonist for ''The New Yorker'' and as a contributing writer for ''The Onion ''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is currently based in Chicago, but originated as a weekly print publication ...''. References External links Dartmout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 30 Rock Episodes
''30 Rock'' is an American satirical television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC. Created by Tina Fey, the single-camera television series follows the lives of the head writer of ''The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan'' (TGS), Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), the other staff members of ''TGS'', and their network executive, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). ''30 Rock'' was a critical success, winning several major awards (including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009), and achieving the top ranking on many critics' year-end best of 2006 and 2007 lists. In 2009, ''30 Rock'' broke the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations in a single year for a comedy series with 22. Despite the acclaim, the series struggled in the ratings throughout its run. It broadcast a total of 138 episodes over seven seasons, from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. In addition, a special episode premiered on July 16, 2020. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2006–07) The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
