Tina Fey

Biography: Not only did Tina Fey make history when she became the first-ever female head writer for Saturday Night Live in 1999, she also helped revive the floundering sketch-comedy series. The self-declared übernerd wouldn't be seen on screen until 2000, when she began coanchoring Weekend Update, bringing to the faux news desk a sexy smirk, snappy comic timing and an intellectual wit. Fey was instrumental in bringing several funnywomen to the show, including Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch. In 2004, she made her screenwriting and movie-acting debut with Mean Girls. The next year, she took a break to give birth to a daughter, but six weeks later she was back deadpanning one-liners on late-night TV. Beginning in 2006, she served as creator, writer and star of her own series, 30 Rock, a behind-the-scenes comedy about an SNL-type show. Although her prime-time duties prompted her to leave SNL behind, Fey found monumental success with the critically acclaimed 30 Rock, which earned no less thanNot only did Tina Fey make history when she became the first-ever female head writer for Saturday Night Live in 1999, she also helped revive the floundering sketch-comedy series. The self-declared übernerd wouldn't be seen on screen until 2000, when she began coanchoring Weekend Update, bringing to the faux news desk a sexy smirk, snappy comic timing and an intellectual wit. Fey was instrumental in bringing several funnywomen to the show, including Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch. In 2004, she made her screenwriting and movie-acting debut with Mean Girls. The next year, she took a break to give birth to a daughter, but six weeks later she was back deadpanning one-liners on late-night TV. Beginning in 2006, she served as creator, writer and star of her own series, 30 Rock, a behind-the-scenes comedy about an SNL-type show. Although her prime-time duties prompted her to leave SNL behind, Fey found monumental success with the critically acclaimed 30 Rock, which earned no less than five Emmy Awards in its first three years. Fey herself became an award darling, scoring Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice and Screen Actors Guild prizes for her role as exasperated TV head writer Liz Lemon. She made a triumphant return to her SNL roots in 2008 to portray then-Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a series of guest-star turns. The wickedly on-target impersonation ("I can see Russia from my house") earned her yet another Emmy. Expand

Tina Fey's Scores

Average career score: 66
Highest Metascore: 85 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4
Lowest Metascore: 40 The Marriage Ref: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
26 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 5 Jun 12, 2024 Tina Fey tbd
tbd Mulligan: Season 2 May 12, 2023 Tina Fey tbd
49 Mulligan: Season 1 May 12, 2023 Tina Fey tbd
79 Only Murders in the Building: Season 2 Jun 28, 2022 Tina Fey 7.3
76 Only Murders in the Building: Season 1 Aug 31, 2021 Tina Fey 8.6
54 Mr. Mayor: Season 1 Jan 7, 2021 Tina Fey / Tina Fey 3.8
tbd Busy Tonight: Season 1 Oct 28, 2018 Guest 1.6
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 44 Sep 29, 2018 Herself tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 6 Sep 24, 2018 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 6 Sep 24, 2018 Guest tbd
85 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4 May 30, 2018 Creator / Executive Producer 7.6
70 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 1 Jan 12, 2018 Guest / Tina Fey 5.9
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 43 Sep 30, 2017 Herself / Host tbd
tbd Great News: Season 2 Sep 28, 2017 Executive Producer / Diana / Diana St. Tropez 6.0
tbd Late Night with Seth Meyers: Season 5 Sep 26, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 5 Sep 25, 2017 Guest tbd
78 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 3 May 19, 2017 Creator / Executive Producer 7.1
67 Great News: Season 1 Apr 25, 2017 Executive Producer 6.6
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 42 Oct 1, 2016 Herself 4.6
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 4 Sep 19, 2016 Guest tbd
83 Difficult People: Season 2 Jul 12, 2016 Actor 7.2
48 Maya & Marty: Season 1 May 31, 2016 Appearing 5.4
82 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 2 Apr 15, 2016 Creator / Executive Producer / Andrea 7.6
79 Sesame Street: Season 46 Jan 16, 2016 Appearing tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 41 Oct 3, 2015 Gov. Sarah Palin / Herself / Host 8.6
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 18 Sep 25, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd Late Night with Seth Meyers: Season 3 Sep 22, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 3 Sep 21, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd Alan Carr: Chatty Man: Season 15 Sep 11, 2015 Guest tbd
72 Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 1 Sep 8, 2015 Guest 5.8

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