♪♪ >>> WELCOME BACK.
A NEW COMEDY IS COMING TO NBC TONIGHT FROM THE CREATIVE MINDS
BEHIND "30 ROCK." EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY TINA FEY
AND STARRING ANDREA FOLLOWS CA. SHE HAS AN INTERNSHIP AT A NEWS
SHOW. BUT HER DAUGHTER WORKS AT THE
SHOW. >> I'M GOING TO STUDY TELEVISION
PRODOOUX.
DUCTION. I CAN GET CREDIT FOR AN
INTERNSHIP. AND I'M GETTING ONE HERE.
>> WHAT? >> STUDENTS SHOULD USE THEIR
CONNECTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY. SO, I'M STARTING FROM THE
BOTTOM. YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT RAPPER
SINGS. WHO IS THAT GUY?
THE CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR GUY WHO DATED NICOLE MIRAGE?
>> DRAKE. >> YES.
>> TINA AND ANDREA, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IS YOUR MOM AT YOUR WORKPLACE AND
THIS IS FERTILE GROUND FOR A SHOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THIS SHOW IS THE BRAINCHILD OF A
WOMAN WHO WAS A WRITER AT 30 ROCK.
SHE WANTED TO WRITE A SHOW ABOUT HER COMPLETELY INSANE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MOM. SO, HERE WE ARE.
YEAH. THE SHOT OF YOUR MOM IN YOUR
WORKPLACE IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE.
>> YOU'VE NORMALIZED THIS, SO WHEN YOUR GIRLS GROW UP, YOU CAN
WORK WITH THEM. >> I WILL BE THERE.
>> IS THAT THE PLAN? >> JUST TO NORMALIZE THIS AND
MAKE IT OKAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH YOU FOREVER.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST COMPLEMENTS, WHEN THEY WERE
THINKING OF THE CRITICALWHOLE, WHO IS GOING TO BE OUR MOM.
SHE THOUGHT-YOU. SHE WANTED SOMEONE FUNNY AND
MIGHT I ADD, BEAUTIFUL. >> SAY THAT MANY TIMES.
JUST PUT THAT ON A LOOP. COME ON.
THIS IS -- I THINK TINA SHOULD LEGALIZE HER NAME TO THE GREAT
TINA FEY. THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY REFERS TO
YOU AS. WHAT AN HONOR.
IT SOUNDS SILLY. I REALLY MEAN THAT.
SHE'S SUCH A GREAT PERSON TO WORK WITH.
>> WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS ANDREA.
>> WE DO. >> WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SHOW. >> IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE OF TINA FEY.
SHE WILL NEVER SAY ANYTHING. AND SHE WOULD COME BACK AND
WHISPER A GREAT LINE. NO EGO.
BEAUTIFUL. >> I THOUGHT SHE WAS MY LOVER.
>> I HEARD THAT "30 ROCK" YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE IN THE THUZ
NEWSROOM.
>> WE PITCHED NIGHT A NEWSROOM. AND KEVIN RILEY, ONE OF MY MANY
WONDERFUL BOSSES AT NBC. AND HE SAID, NO.
WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. AND THIS SHOW IN THE NEWSROOM,
IT'S A FERTILE PLACE TO SET A SHOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE --
>> THAT'S WHAT I HAD. THOUGH YOU THINK THIS IS A
COOKEY PLACE, THERE'S LOTS OF WEIRDOS.
>> YES. HAVING VISITED HERE.
YOU GUYS ARE CLOSE TO TOGETHER ON CAMERA.
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. >> EXACTLY.
THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT I WAS
TRYING TO MAKE. ANDREA, YOU HAVE GROWN SONS.
FOR YOU, THIS ISN'T REALLY ACTING.
I MEAN, THIS IS A ROLE YOU EMBODY.
>> BEING A MOM ON TV IS MUCH EASIER.
IF YOU SCREW UP YOU GET TO DO IT AGAIN.
BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. AND MY KIDS -- ARE THOSE -- OH.
>> SHOW THEM AGAIN. >> COME ON, EVERYBODY.
>> OH. >> THAT'S THE TONY, THAT'S MY
SON, JOE. AND JACK AND JOE.
COME ON. HOW SWEET.
NAIR IN THEIR 30s. I HAVE GOT TO LET GO.
>> NO, DON'T. GET A JOB WHERE THEY WORK.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY THE THING TO DO.
TINA, BEFORE I GO -- >> YES?
>> YOU CONVINCED ALEC BALDWIN TO PLAY TRUMP.
>> I DID NOT CONVINCE HIM. I MAY HAVE SAID TO LORNE, YOU
KNOW WHO CAN DO IT? WAS ALEC BECAUSE ALEC CAN DO
ANYTHING. AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S GOT A
STRENGTH TO HIM -- YEAH. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S TRYING TO
QUIT US. BUT WE CAN'T QUIT HIM.
>> YOU CAN'T QUIT THIS. >> NO.
IT WILL DROP YOU WHEN IT'S READY.
>> THE ROLE IS THERE. >> IN THE GUTTER.
>> ONE OTHER LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING ITEM BEFORE I PLUG THE SHOW ONE
MORE TIME. ANDREA, YOU WERE ANT VULA IN "MY
BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING." A SCANDAL, TINA IS A
GREEK-AMERICAN. HOW IS SHE NOT IN ONE OF THESE
MOVIES. >> SHE'S NOT GREEK ENOUGH.
THEY SHOULD BE DOWN ON THEIR KNEES.
>> I KNOW NIA. I JUST ASSUMED THAT MY PHONE WAS
BROKEN. >> NIA, WHAT DO THEY CALL THE
SEQUEL, THE THIRD ONE? >> THE THIRD ONE.
>> THE -- >> MY WEDDING WITH TINA FEY.
>> THE GREAT TINA FEY. THANK YOU, TINA, ANDREA.
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