Brian Damage
06-25-2012, 09:57 AM
Tina Fey
“Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me.” — Tina Fey on realizing she should do comedy
Highlights: The first woman to be a head writer at SNL (a period also referred to as the “the Tina Fey regime”) and then of course the creator (and star) of 30 Rock.
Influence: With great talent comes great responsibility, and Tina Fey has always handled hers with class. A beacon of female empowerment, she is notorious for encouraging women to use their brains (as opposed to their bods), and while she certainly hasn’t shied away from calling out sexism, Fey is equally unabashed in making fun of women (including herself). There have been points where 30 Rock fans have become exhausted by the trials and tribulations of Liz Lemon (why can’t she be happy?), but this is where Fey’s humor derives from: at the end of the day, we’re all just fools, and isn’t that funny?
Supplemental reading: Her 2011 memoir Bossypants is always worth revisiting, and if you haven’t read, it’s perfect for summer.
http://www.flavorwire.com/302562/tvs-all-time-greatest-writers#7
http://edibleapple.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/tinafey1.jpg
“Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me.” — Tina Fey on realizing she should do comedy
Highlights: The first woman to be a head writer at SNL (a period also referred to as the “the Tina Fey regime”) and then of course the creator (and star) of 30 Rock.
Influence: With great talent comes great responsibility, and Tina Fey has always handled hers with class. A beacon of female empowerment, she is notorious for encouraging women to use their brains (as opposed to their bods), and while she certainly hasn’t shied away from calling out sexism, Fey is equally unabashed in making fun of women (including herself). There have been points where 30 Rock fans have become exhausted by the trials and tribulations of Liz Lemon (why can’t she be happy?), but this is where Fey’s humor derives from: at the end of the day, we’re all just fools, and isn’t that funny?
Supplemental reading: Her 2011 memoir Bossypants is always worth revisiting, and if you haven’t read, it’s perfect for summer.
http://www.flavorwire.com/302562/tvs-all-time-greatest-writers#7
http://edibleapple.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/tinafey1.jpg