Tina Fey

The two-television series that we viewed, 30 Rock and Studio 60, are very similar in terms of their theme and plot. Both shows revolved around the behind the scene production of Saturday Night Live sketches. These two shows aired on NBC, however it would not make sense to have two TV shows airing on the same topic that’s why one was more successful than the other. Studio 60 only lasted one season, where as 30 rock went on for 7 seasons. The pilot premiere for studio 60 was actually higher then…

People play strong roles in history. In the last ten years, American citizens has witnessed so many things in history, from Hurricane Katrina, to numerous terrorist attacks, police brutality, and the election of the first black president of the united states. With that being said, the book “Big Girls Don’t Cry” focuses on the presidential election of 2008 and the roles that numerous women played in it. These women were left with the dilemmas of following tradition in all they did. The women in…

I haven’t read many memoirs. Yes Please might be the first memoir that I read and boy, I’m glad I did it. I first knew Amy Poehler from Mean Girls, but I came to like her because of Parks and Recreation. I love her works in Parks and Rec that it inspired me to read this book. She is an actress, comedian, director, producer, writer; she is many things. But her passions are mostly comedy and improv. In this book, Poehler talks about her journey navigating the showbiz. There are chapters about how…

Their 2017 Super Bowl commercial ad brought celebrity yearbook images to reality. The use of Tina Fey, Robert Redford, Amy Adams, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Steve Carell, Darryl Chalk, Missy Elliot, Stan Lett, Jimmy Kimmel, and Viola Davis is to capture the audience of the younger generation, but to anyone trying to pursue their dreams. Honda Auto marketing…

Everyone can make their own list. Mine includes: Exile in Guyville, by Liz Phair; A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again, by David Foster Wallace (‘62). Everything by Quentin Tarantino (‘63). Ditto Wes Anderson (‘69), Richard Linklater (‘60), and Tina Fey (‘70). The key lyric—it can serve as a coda—opens the Nirvana song “Breed”: “I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care . . .” Each of these works was made for a different reason and under different circumstances,…

age,' creating animated features that include some of the best movies of all time with Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, and Toy Story 3" (Hollywood). Although, DreamWorks has worked with actors like Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Brad Pitt on voice overs. Pixar will forever be a name that comes to mind when people think of animated films, however DreamWorks will always be a few steps…

Throughout the past couple of years political satire has started becoming more acknowledged and respected throughout our society as an outlook on current affairs while adding in a touch of humor. From mock news programs such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last week Tonight with John Oliver and The Daily Show to political parodies that Saturday Night Live put on every Saturday, there is a body of political humor that can be explored and characterized in a way that can be informational to…

There have been many actors, artist, directors and writers that have created different forms of media that have influenced many people and that have influenced even themselves to. Many creators of movies, music and books have created a message in their work with out knowing that it impacts a large group of people. A artist named Donald Glover also know as Childish Gambino an actor, rapper, director and writer has created many pieces of media that has gotten much praise. He has a show on FX…

learn get in their way. Think of millions of faces that would have a smile on their face when they see that their disorder is gone. (Persuasive) Volunteers are not the only one that donates to Autism Speaks. Celebrities like Adam Sandler, Maroon 5, Tina Fey and many more have donated. Not only do they donate but they held charity events to help raise money. According to Autism Speaks, sponsors like Toyota or Sprouts donates up to one million dollar regularly. (Fact) Celebrities and companies…

Nonetheless, given journalism is itself a product of culture, it is not solely responsible for these cultural misrepresentations. Instead, systemic financial, corporate, and governmental factors influence journalistic frameworks, thereby making issues circular, and inherently difficult to overcome. This is especially evident in environmental media coverage. Bacon and Nash (2012, p.250) determine media often, “…take a structural position that is tightly aligned with the interests of the coal…