Tina Fey
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Tina Fey (born May 18, 1970) is a former castmember of Saturday Night Live. During her tenure on the show, she was co-anchor of Weekend Update as well as the show's Head Writer. Because of this, she rarely appeared in any sketches.
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[edit] Chronology
Fey became a cast member at the beginning of the 26th season (2000-01) when she and Jimmy Fallon were given the job of anchoring SNL's long-running news parody, Weekend Update (WU). Their chemistry together at the WU desk gained a sizable fanbase. Fey and Fallon worked together until the end of the 29th season (2003-04), when Fallon left the show. Fallon was replaced with Amy Poehler on Fey's recommendation, making this the first two-woman partnership in Update's history.
Between the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Fey gave birth to a daughter, went on maternity leave for the first two shows of the thirty-first season. For these two episodes, Poehler anchored alongside Horatio Sanz. Fey returned to the show on October 22, 2005, a mere six weeks after giving birth.
[edit] Departure
At the end of the thirty-first season, Fey left the show to work on a sitcom for NBC. The show, titled 30 Rock after the iconic Rockefeller Center building where SNL is taped, is loosely based on Fey's time on Saturday Night Live. Her seat at the Update desk was filled by Seth Meyers, who also took over as Head Writer for the thirty-second season.
[edit] Impressions and Characters
[edit] Impressions
- Bea Arthur
- Barbara Pierce Bush
- Janice Dickinson
- Paris Hilton
- Mary Ann Mobley
- Kathleen Willey
- Paula Zahn
- Sarah Palin
[edit] SNL Career
- 1997-2000: Writer
- 2000-2006: Head Writer
- 2000-2001: Featured Player
- 2001-2006: Repertory Player
- October 1, 2005-October 22, 2005: Maternity Leave
- October 22, 2005-May 20, 2006: Repertory Player
| Preceded by: Colin Quinn | Weekend Update Anchor with Jimmy Fallon (2000 - 2004) | Followed by: Herself and Amy Poehler |
| Preceded by: Herself and Jimmy Fallon | Weekend Update Anchor with Amy Poehler (2004 - 2005) | Followed by: Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz |
| Preceded by: Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz | Weekend Update Anchor with Amy Poehler (October 22, 2005 - May 20, 2006) | Followed by: Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers |
| Preceded by: Adam McKay | Head Writer (October 2, 1999 - May 20, 2006) | Followed by: Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, and Paula Pell |
