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Tina Fey Set To Produce New Comedy For NBC
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30 Rock zealots, rejoice: Tina Fey and co-showrunner (say that several times with a mouth full of lettuce, I dare you) Robert Carlock are back in business, this time teaming up to back a new project by 30 Rock writer-producer Colleen McGuinness, which has been picked up by NBC.
According to Deadline, the show is "said to be in the vein of Cheers, and is a character-driven workplace comedy where a young woman in search of reconnecting with her father finds a new home and family on Fire Island." Another show co-produced by Fey, an untitled comedy about an an all-girls college opening its doors to men for the first time, has sparked a bidding war between several networks.
McGuinness apparently joined 30 Rock during season six, which as we recall contained some real gems, like Dance Like Nobody's Watching. "Jason, have you ever put out a cigar on Gilbert Gottfried's neck? Because I have and his screams are the worst thing I've ever heard. Until tonight. " Memories.
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