Summary

Tina Fey jumps back in time to her eighth season at SNL. She was ready for the next phase of her life. Lorne suggested working with NBC to write a sitcom. Kevin Reilly suggested writing something about which Tina knows personally, such as working at SNL. Tina agreed to give it a shot, thinking she could easily incorporate Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan into it. A pilot was made and NBC picked up the series, even though Alec Baldwin had not officially signed on beyond the pilot. Eventually, Alec did.

Tina goes on to compliment the writers she worked with, including Jack Donaghy, Kay Cannon, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Matt Hubbard, Dave Gardner, John Riggi, Donald Glover, and Robert Carlock. When 30 Rock premiered, it was not a hit, but Tina and her team carried on. Tina came to...