In England, They Call "Sitcoms" "Lorries"

RT @alexbalk: "Um, is the London Review of Books doing 30 Rock recaps?" Apparently?!... CONTINUE READING IN ENGLAND, THEY CALL "SITCOMS" "LORRIES"»

Explaining The M.A.S.H. Joke On Last Night's 30 Rock

Tipster Kevan wrote in about the classic TV origins of one of Alan Alda's lines on 30 Rock last night: When Alda comes to the TGS stage looking for Jack and finds Tracy crying to Kenneth about not being chicken... CONTINUE READING EXPLAINING THE M.A.S.H. JOKE ON LAST NIGHT'S 30 ROCK»

Last Night's Star-Studded 30 Rock Kidney Benefit Song

Even if you don't watch 30 Rock (?!), you can almost definitely find a recording artist to be excited about in this clip from the end of last night's season finale. It's more fun if I don't name names (and... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S STAR-STUDDED 30 ROCK KIDNEY BENEFIT SONG»

The "Nutsack Promise": Will Arnett In Sit Down, Shut Up

On Friday, I posted the video of Kenneth The Page saying "nutsack" on Thursday's 30 Rock, along with a promise to call out all future instances of this word occurring on regular television. And that's when the emails with the... Sit Down, Shut Up'">CONTINUE READING THE "NUTSACK PROMISE": WILL ARNETT IN SIT DOWN, SHUT UP»

30 Rock Breaks The Nutsack Barrier

This is the funniest line/clip from last night's 30 Rock: Videogum is already the #1 Google result for "can you say nutsack on TV" because of that "extraordinary nuts(n)ack" nut commercial last summer, so we may as well go ahead... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK BREAKS THE NUTSACK BARRIER»

30 Rock: "The Black Widow Is Very Tuna"

On last night's excellent 30 Rock, Jack learned that Elisa, Salma Hayek's character and "The One," had a dark secret: she killed her husband and earned the nickname "La Viuda Negra," or The Black Widow. Also, everyone wore a Slanket,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: "THE BLACK WIDOW IS VERY TUNA"»

30 Rock: Rich Lady Fight Club

Last night's episode of 30 Rock wasn't just funny but sort of a philosophical exploration of How We Live Now or whatever! After Liz got temporarily suspended last week for sexual harassment, a chance encounter with a wealthy neighbor introduces... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: RICH LADY FIGHT CLUB»

30 Rock: The Full 1-900-OK-FACE Commercial

NBC has put up the full version of Liz's embarrassing first commercial for a phone sex line, seen on last week's 30 Rock, so no more pausing/rewinding/replaying (everyone's been doing that, right?) It's funnier than what we saw on TV,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: THE FULL 1-900-OK-FACE COMMERCIAL»

30 Rock: Liz Lemon Has An Adult Boobies Picture

I know a lot of people hate the "heartwarming" episodes of 30 Rock, like last night's and the Christmas episode, but they have to balance out the (for lack of a better word) snark from time to time, and you... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: LIZ LEMON HAS AN ADULT BOOBIES PICTURE»

Kenneth The Page Denies Sounding Like Bobby Jindal

After yesterday's National Internet Day Of Saying Bobby Jindal Sounds Like Kenneth The Page From 30 Rock, Jack McBrayer himself made an appearance on a Late Night With Jimmy Fallon test show to deny it, and they posted it on... CONTINUE READING KENNETH THE PAGE DENIES SOUNDING LIKE BOBBY JINDAL»

The Ballad Of Bobby Jindal

The funniest thing on TV last night was Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's bomb of a Republican response to Barack Obama's first address to congress. The "folksy" Jindal rendered Rachel Maddow speechless, even Fox News called it a failure, and over... CONTINUE READING THE BALLAD OF BOBBY JINDAL»

Posted on February 25, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Backlashes, Politics (15 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Barack Obama | Bobby Jindal | Emmys | Jack McBrayer

Carrie Fisher Saves The Masturbating Bear

As we all know, this is Conan's last week at late night, and The Stars have been dropping by to celebrate him. Last night, after Conan tried to encase his classic character The Masturbating Bear in carbonite Han Solo-style to... CONTINUE READING CARRIE FISHER SAVES THE MASTURBATING BEAR»

Posted on February 18, 2009 in Cameos, Late Night (2 comments)
Tags: Carrie Fisher | Conan O'Brien | Jack McBrayer

Kenneth The Page Does The "Top That" Rap From Teen Witch

As was politely mentioned in the comments of an earlier 30 Rock post, I need to go to Recapper's Jail for failing to include Kenneth's allusion to Teen Witch and the song "Top That," both of which are huge on... Teen Witch'">CONTINUE READING KENNETH THE PAGE DOES THE "TOP THAT" RAP FROM TEEN WITCH»

Posted on January 9, 2009 in Nostalgia, Sitcoms (12 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Jack McBrayer | Teen Witch

30 Rock: Wait, Grizz And Dot Com Are In Couple's Counseling?

Last night's 30 Rock wasn't as "edgy" as this season has been so far (though Kenneth did call Liz "The C-Word: Cranky Sue"), but that's okay, because it had genuine heart! Jack realized his mother wasn't as horrible as he'd... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WAIT, GRIZZ AND DOT COM ARE IN COUPLE'S COUNSELING?»

The Mariah Carey Green Screen Challenge

At first glance, this version of Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" video (the one with Jack McBrayer as the nerd) in which everything but Mariah (including her hands) is replaced by a green screen looks like an invitation by the... CONTINUE READING THE MARIAH CAREY GREEN SCREEN CHALLENGE»

Posted on June 30, 2008 in Fan Tribute Videos, Music Related Content (0 comments)
Tags: Jack McBrayer | Mariah Carey

Cancer Listens To Hootie And The Blowfish On A Zune

As part of Stand Up To Cancer, the big effort by the networks to increase donations to cancer research, 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer plays either an uncool guy who is, like cancer, uncool, or possibly he's supposed to be cancer... CONTINUE READING CANCER LISTENS TO HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH ON A ZUNE»

Posted on June 25, 2008 in PSAs (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Jack McBrayer

30 Rock: All Is Not Well In Erection Cove...

Gabe was disappointed in last night's return of 30 Rock, but that's just because at first he thought MILF Island was real and wanted to dress up like a teenage boy and go there. In this triumphant-ish return-to-TV episode, after... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: ALL IS NOT WELL IN ERECTION COVE...»

"Touch My Body": Hell Is Other People

Finally, it's here! Womp womp. Oh well. It seemed like a dream team, Mariah Carey and Jack McBrayer could have been our generation's Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, or at least this year's Heat-caliber casting powerhouse. Instead it is obvious... CONTINUE READING "TOUCH MY BODY": HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE»

Posted on February 27, 2008 in Music Related Content (0 comments)
Tags: Brett Ratner | Jack McBrayer | Mariah Carey | Music Videos

Mariah Carey Lives Every Day Of Her Life Like It's Shark Week

MTV buried the lede on this one. When "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner isn't busy with big-screen projects, he takes a trip to the small screen -- at least when Mariah Carey comes calling. The filmmaker called in to Ryan... CONTINUE READING MARIAH CAREY LIVES EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE LIKE IT'S SHARK WEEK»

Posted on February 22, 2008 in Music Related Content, Wait For It... (0 comments)
Tags: Brett Ratner | Jack McBrayer | Mariah Carey