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• NBC's award winning sitcom 30 Rock details the behind the scenes antics of the cast and crew of fictional sketch comedy series "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Tina Fey stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of the show, struggling to appease interfering network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and cater to the ego of the show's unpredictable star played by Tracy Morgan. The program won a 2009 Golden Globe for Best TV Series Comedy or Musical.

  In April 2009, Alec Baldwin issued an invitation to First Lady Michelle Obama to appear as their next guest star.Hollyscoop: Michelle Obama to Guest Star on 30 Rock? (April 2, 2009) Baldwin also won the 2009 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the show. Additionally, the show won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Show once again in 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Season 3 premiere: October 30, 2008
  2. Airs: Thursdays at 9:30pm/8:30pm (c)
  3. Network: NBC
  4. Current season: 3
  5. Premiered: October 11, 2006
  6. Won Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series for three consecutive years, 2007, 2008 and 2009
  7. Tina Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond composes the music
  8. Name derived from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the New York address of NBC Universal
  9. Renewed for 2009-2010 seasonE! Online: 30 Rock Renewed for Another Season (January 15, 2009)

• Background

  Fey created the show based on her experience working as a head writer for Saturday Night Live. Fey is also the head writer and executive producer of 30 Rock, and was not originally set to star in the show, but accepted the role at NBC's insistence.

• Awards

  1. 2007 and 2008 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2007 and 2008 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy, Alec Baldwin
  3. 2007and 2008 SAG Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
  4. 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Tina Fey
  5. 2008 Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy, Tina Fey

• Season 3 Guest Stars

  • Oprah WinfreyYouTube: 30 Rock Season 3 Promo (0:30 sec)
  • Megan MullallyYouTube: 30 Rock Season 3 Promo (0:30 sec)
  • Jennifer AnistonYouTube: 30 Rock Season 3 Promo (0:30 sec)
  • Steve MartinYouTube: 30 Rock Season 3 Promo (0:30 sec)

• Quotes

  • "I love this cornbread so much I wanna take it back behind the middle school and get it pregnant."—Tracy Jordan

  • "She needs to lose thirty pounds or gain sixty. Anything in between has no place on television."—Jack Donaghy

  • "I truly don't like you as a person. Can't one human being not like another human being? Can't we all just not get along?"—Liz Lemon

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  Michelle Obama | 30 Rock Season Premiere | 30 Rock Cast | 30 Rock Reviews | 30 Rock Episode Guide | Tina Fey | Alec Baldwin | Tracy Morgan | Jane Krakowski | NBC | Saturday Night Live | Liz Lemon | Jack Donaghy | Tracy Jordan | Jenna Maroney | Kenneth Parcell | Frank Rossitano | Michael Engler | Jeff Richmond | 2009 Golden Globe Nominations | SAG Award Nominations | A List Awards Winners 2009

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