In the series, Fey portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series. By middle school, she knew she was interested in comedy, doing an independent-study project on the subject in eighth grade. She also anonymously wrote the newspaper’s satirical column, The Acorn. Following her graduation in 1988, Fey enrolled at the University of Virginia, where she studied playwriting and acting. in 2000, Fey began performing in sketches, and she and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of SNL’s Weekend Update segment. Fey said she did not ask to audition, but that Michaels approached her. Michaels, however, revealed that choosing Fey was “kind of risky” at the time.
Tina Fey Is Making Another Movie! Maybe this one will be good!! Do NOT get us wrong. We LOVE LOVE LOVE Tina Fey, but since Mean Girls her movies have been pretty “meh.” We’re sure deep down inside Tina knows it too! That’s probs why she signed on to star in a dramedy by Oscar nominated writer and director Nancy Meyers [...] [link]
