Yup, Tina Fey’s the first undertaking in my new online learning project!
Time Category: Artists & Entertainers
Tina Fey was born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey & considered herself a “supernerd”. I’ve learned that she’s multi-talented. A writer, actress, producer. Ex Saturday Night Live (9 years & the first female head writer in the show’s history) and currently on NBC sitcom 30 Rock. And she’s also apparently known for, among other things, her trademark black plastic-rimmed glasses!
Tina Fey has gone on record calling herself a feminist. And from the stuff I’ve read about her, I think she’s hilarious!! – read what she says:
“Prostitutes in Lyons, France sent a fax to the government to complain that they are losing business to Eastern European women who are protected by the Albanian mafia. Okay, first of all, how rough-looking are these French prostitutes that all their customers are running to the Albanians? Secondly, why did they send a fax, and from whence? Do they have a fax machine in the whorehouse, or did they all trundle down to Kinko’s - “You fax these, I’ll let you shave me.” Thirdly, how come French whores know how to work a fax machine, but every time I try to use it, I hit Powersave, or I forget to dial 9. This just proves what my boyfriend always says - that I am dumber than a French whore.”
This is what Times says of Fey & her current show 30 Rock which she produces & also stars in (as Liz Lemon):
With 30 Rock, which she also writes and produces, Fey combines an insider’s send-up of TV with subtle, self-effacing feminism, as Liz wrangles difficult stars and leads a mostly male writers’ room. Liz is funny but flawed, successful but insecure, political but not infallible—a woman we see a lot in our offices but too little in our pop culture.
Since we don’t get 30 Rock here in India, I watched almost all the clips on YouTube & I must say, it seems like really funny stuff!!
Here’s a video of her ‘SNL Weekend Update’
(Next on my list, the write of Tina Fey’s mini-bio on Times, James Poniewozik).
Tags: 30-Rock, Artists, Entertainers, French-Whores, James-Poniewozik, Online-Learning, Producers, Saturday-Night-Live, Times-Magazine, Tina-Fey, Writers
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June 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
you do get 30 rock here in india @ Star World Thrusday night. i forgot the time though.
June 12th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
catch 30 Rock on StarWorld…
June 12th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
She also wrote and starred in Mean Girls. 30 rock is hilarious.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
@ Brown Magic: Yes did read that about her. Was hilarious, like the rest of her stuff I’ve managed to see.
June 12th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
after digging a little deeper..it seems tina fey made it to the lesbian top 10 list at no. 7!!
http://www.afterellen.com
June 13th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Incidentally this is great, you guys have been pouring in so much additional info, I feel like my online learning project is with all of you! eHugs to y’all
June 13th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Mel,
I read this post yesterday and in the night ‘the voice in my head’ was telling me about Tina’s comment on the French prostitutes and I had a good laugh by myself.So today I came back to find your update on James P. Your online learning is co-learning for me too!
June 14th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
And it’s so great that this online learning of mine has gotten so many people involved. Besides all of you who have commented, have gotten mails from people too!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
i find her very hot…you think i should add specs to my ’specs’
June 14th, 2007 at 8:09 pm