Tina Fey

Tina Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American writer, comedienne, and actress.

Saturday Night Live

With then-head writer Adam McKay's help, Fey became a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1997. In 1999, Fey became SNLs first female head writer, a milestone she downplays pointing out how few head writers the show has had.

Related Topics:
Adam McKay - NBC - 1997

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Now co-head writer, she won a 2001 Writers' Guild of America Award for the show's 25th anniversary special; she and the rest of the writing staff won an Emmy in 2002 for their work on the show.

Related Topics:
2001 - Writers' Guild of America Award - 25th anniversary - Emmy - 2002

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SNL sketches

Some recurring sketches written by Fey include:

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• Parodies of Live with Regis and Kelly and The View
• Parodies of the Sharon Osbourne Show, cowritten by Amy Poehler
• The Girl with No Gaydar, cowritten by Rachel Dratch
• Boston Teens, cowritten by Dratch

She is also credited with:

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• Colonel Angus, portrayed by Christopher Walken in a sketch filled with word play on the colonel's name
• Mom Jeans commercial
• "Talkin 'Bout 'Ginas" (Parody of The Vagina Monologues)

Weekend Update

In 2000 Fey and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of SNL's Weekend Update, a pairing that ended in May 2004 when Fallon made his last appearance as a cast member. She now helms the satirical newscast with Amy Poehler.

Related Topics:
2000 - Jimmy Fallon - Co-anchors - SNL's Weekend Update - 2004 - Cast member - Amy Poehler

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Fey's primary role on Weekend Update is as performer, since most of the writing for the segment is done by three or four writers dedicated to the task.

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