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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler make news again

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the linster

In the midst of mourning the loss of a weekly hour with Sara Shahi on Life, two bright and smiling faces emerged from the darkness and inspired a poem.

Who can chase the blues away?
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey!

(Hey, I’m a blogger, not the poet laureate.)

NBC announced yesterday that its half-hour Weekend Update will be a part of the Thursday night schedule next fall. And the network intends to invite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to man, er, woman the news desk on a semi-regular basis.

The network’s thinking is that having the couple (yes, in my mind they are a couple) appear on Weekend Update will help promote the stars’ Thursday night comedies, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

Fey’s 30 Rock has won Emmy after Emmy and is a favorite of critics and lesbians everywhere, but the show still hasn’t captured the kind of wide audience enjoyed by NBC Thursday night shows like Rock’s predecessors, Friends and Will & Grace. I’m not sure why; Tina Fey is one of the best comedy writers in the business and Liz Lemon is one of the most lovable characters on TV.

Parks and Recreation, which had an abbreviated season this spring, returns for a full season, but needs serious support to survive. Poehler is winsome as the awkward Leslie Knope and has a great supporting cast that includes Rashida Jones, but Parks just doesn’t quite work. I want to love this show; hopefully a full season of episodes will give the writers a chance to turn it into something special.

I’m not sure how popular Weekend Update will be without an election to fuel the funny, but I’ll take Tina and Amy however, whenever and wherever I can get them. Who’s with me?

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    • Submitted by
    the linster
    on May 5, 2009 - 12:00pm.
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    Sara's picture

    this

    Submitted by
    Sara (1038 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 12:40pm.
    makes me very happy. i used to watch snl only for tina fey and amy poehler.
    Captain Jax Havok's picture

    i second that!

    Submitted by
    Captain Jax Havok (147 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:04pm.
    i used to only watch for them too XD
    scoops's picture

    Funny Women

    Submitted by
    scoops (10 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 12:46pm.
    Alec Baldwin was bang on when he stated that Tina Fey is the "Elaine May" of her generation. 30 Rock is laugh out loud funny. Parks and Recreation is off to a slow start, hopefully as the characters develop so will the laughs.
    fallon ash's picture

    Ooooh!

    Submitted by
    fallon ash (372 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 1:16pm.
    That would be so incredibly awesome!!! I have full confidence in them to bring the funny regardless of where in the election cycle you are.
    betty26's picture

    Parks

    Submitted by
    betty26 (32 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 1:24pm.

    I like Parks and Recreation.  It's so much better than I thought it would be and it's because of Amy and her style of comedy.  And I absolutely love Tina on 30 Rock.  I didn't think Thursdays could get any better, but I was wrong.  

    Now all NBC has to do is bring back Life and everything would be right in the world.  :) 

    limors's picture

    I think I just died and went to heaven.

    Submitted by
    limors (167 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 1:40pm.

    Weekend Update is my favorite part of SNL, and a whole half hour every week with Amy & Tina sound too totaly awesome and perfect to be true.

    I need to go jump around in exitment for a while.

    Edit: I jump to the NBC link and was dissapointed to see that "The prime-time shows will be anchored by Seth Meyers" and that Amy&Tina will "serve as occasional guests at the “Update” desk."

    Oh well, It's better then nothing.

    Sarcastically-Honest's picture

    Parks and Recreation

    Submitted by
    Sarcastically-Honest (112 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:01pm.
    I'm a big fan of the show, so I don't understand why they don't have the audience they need. It's a funny show. Very similar to the awkward comedy of 'The Office', but with Amy Poehler and not Steve Carell.
    limors's picture

    Plus,

    Submitted by
    limors (167 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:41pm.
    the theme is so awesome! It's my favorite new ringtone and it made me stop answering my phone cause the ringing bacame the important part.
    Michie87's picture

    oh!

    Submitted by
    Michie87 (617 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:02pm.

    Okay this is probably a stupid question but is tina fey gay? o_O  I dont know much about her -ducks from the rock bashing- besides being in Baby Mama -loved thatmovie-. 

    my apologies in advance for my ignorance!

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    Let it Rock,Let it roll

    Skarde's picture

    I hate to be the one to break it to ya but...

    Submitted by
    Skarde (54 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:22pm.
    No, Tina Fey is straight. Well, she says she is. In my mind the husband and daughter are just decoys! Decoys I tell you!
    Michie87's picture

    Mann!!

    Submitted by
    Michie87 (617 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 3:39pm.

    Thanks anyways! XD . LMAO Decoys they must be indeed eh?, another great woman whos not on our team gee! -snaps fingers- :\

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    Let it Rock,Let it roll

    Nelfy's picture

    Very interested in watching that!

    Submitted by
    Nelfy (446 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 2:38pm.

    Living in Austria, I only recently got to watch 'Baby Mama' and haven't figured out where to watch 30 Rock from the start. But Baby Mama and what I've seen from Saturday Night Live completely convinced me that those two together are just an awesome team! I will definitely watch that once I move to the States, also because I just love creative, funny, smart, successful women. Very little beats that!

    http://babydyke.blogspot.com/ - my take on all things lesbian

    7Up's picture

    great!

    Submitted by
    7Up (637 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 4:58pm.
    Perfect, they work so well together!!!!  I grew up seeing male comedic duos and trios all the time,I'm ready for more female comedic teamwork!
    claudia's picture

    My favorite couple!!!

    Submitted by
    claudia (15 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 5:08pm.

     

    Awww this just made my day!!! I'm happy now =D

    ice cream's picture

    This is great news! I

    Submitted by
    ice cream (not verified)
    on May 5, 2009 - 5:20pm.

    This is great news!

    I love those two so much. 

    Parks and Recreation is hilarious though! I haven't missed an episode. Not quite a fan of Rashida Jones, but I'm liking Aubrey Plaza (who plays April). She's so cute! And funny...kinda reminds of Selma Blair sometimes. Hmmmmm.

    pancreas's picture

    There's some happy YouTubing

    Submitted by
    pancreas (298 posts)
    on May 5, 2009 - 8:05pm.
    There's some happy YouTubing in store later this year.
    Much Ado's picture

    "Fey’s 30 Rock has won

    Submitted by
    Much Ado (27 posts)
    on May 6, 2009 - 1:14am.

    "Fey’s 30 Rock has won Emmy after Emmy and is a favorite of critics and lesbianseverywhere."

    Love that line! 

     

    Ashley Maile's picture

    marry me tina!

    Submitted by
    Ashley Maile (170 posts)
    on May 11, 2009 - 12:51am.
    goodd I loove Tina Fey! If I could magically turn ONE celebrity gay it would so be her. She's gorgeous & hilarious. My two ultimate qualities in a gal

    Wishful thinking..

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