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 Late Show with David Letterman: Season 19 Sep 6, 2011 Guest (Cameo) / Guest tbd
tbd Phineas and Ferb: Season 3 Mar 4, 2011 Annabelle 8.2
64 Conan (2010): Season 1 Nov 8, 2010 Guest 8.6
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 36 Sep 25, 2010 Herself / Host / Appearing / Tina Fey 5.7
tbd 30 Rock: Season 5 Sep 23, 2010 Liz Lemon / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Liz Lemon 8.1
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 3 Sep 14, 2010 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 8 Sep 13, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 14 Sep 7, 2010 Tina Fey tbd
tbd Ace of Cakes: Season 9 Jul 1, 2010 Appearing tbd
40 The Marriage Ref: Season 1 Feb 28, 2010 Panelist 3.8
73 30 Rock: Season 4 Oct 15, 2009 Liz Lemon / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Liz Lemon 7.7
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 35 Sep 26, 2009 Herself / Host / Appearing / Tina Fey tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 15, 2009 Guest 6.4
48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1 Sep 14, 2009 Appearing 3.6
tbd The View: Season 13 Sep 8, 2009 Tina Fey tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 17 Sep 1, 2009 Guest tbd
48 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 1 Mar 3, 2009 Guest 5.2
84 30 Rock: Season 3 Oct 30, 2008 Liz Lemon / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Liz Lemon 8.6
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 34 Sep 13, 2008 Herself / Appearing / Tina Fey 6.8
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 16 Sep 10, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6 Jun 6, 2008 Herself 5.2
tbd 30 Rock: Season 2 Oct 4, 2007 Liz Lemon / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Liz Lemon 8.8
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 15 Oct 2, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 33 Sep 29, 2007 Herself / Woman In Audience / Host / Host / Tina Fey tbd
tbd The View: Season 11 Sep 10, 2007 Tina Fey tbd
tbd Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Season 15 Sep 4, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd Sesame Street: Season 38 Aug 13, 2007 Guest / Tina Fey tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 5 Jan 3, 2007 Tina Fey tbd
67 30 Rock: Season 1 Oct 11, 2006 Liz Lemon / Liz Lemon; Jamie Garnett / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Liz Lemon 8.2
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 32 Sep 30, 2006 Herself / Herself tbd

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