I know this might be a bit spoilerific, but since last season of 30 Rock ended as it did, it was bound to happen: Matt Damon is reprising his role as pilot Carol in the next season!

There were rumors earlier this month from Katrina Bowden (Cerie) that Matt Damon would be returning for the forthcoming season, and it was double confirmed via Twitter. Sherri Shepherd (co-host of The View and Tracy Jordan’s wife on 30 Rock) updated her Twitter saying “OMG!! I’m on set @ 30 Rock next to Tina Fey & MATT DAMON is sitting behind me. I went over & said hi — think I just got pregnant! Jamal Damon.”

Although it isn’t an official press release, I don’t think we can get it more confirmed than that anyway. Are you happy with the return of Carol on the show?

As promised, I will now continue updating Tina Fey Fan. Starting with a news round-up of what’s happened during my absence from the site. More updates are coming, so keep checking this space for that. For now – enjoy!

• Tina Fey is scheduled to present an award at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday! [source]
• Speaking of the Emmys, the official seating charts have been released. Tina Fey is sitting front row next to House’s Hugh Laurie among others. [source]
• According to TV Guide, Tina Fey earns $350,000 per episode of 30 Rock, which makes her one of the best payed women in TV comedy! [source]
• A live episode of 30 Rock will be aired on October 14! The cast will perform the episode twice so that it is live on both the East Coast and the West Coast. [source]
• A ’90s commercial Tina did for the Mutual Savings Bank has found its way to the Internet. Watch it right away! [source]
• Date Night has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray! Buy your copy now. [source]

A new TV-alert! Tina Fey and the cast of 30 Rock is set to appear on tonight’s episode of Ace of Cakes! The episode’s titled “30 Rock (And Roll)” and has Duff and his staff become part of the fun of 30 Rock when Tina Fey invites them to make a cake to star in the show. Add to that, a special surprise cake for the cast and crew to celebrate their season finale. Duff gets inspired by the show and decides to whip up a order of cheesy blasters… and the Meat Cats carry the day!

For more information, visit the official website. Be sure to tune in to the Food network tonight at 10PM to catch the episode!

As mentioned in a previous post, Tina Fey was nominated for several Emmy awards this year. See the nominations here. Below is her response to the fantastic news:

“This is great and exciting news. Also, this seems like an appropriate time for me to announce to NBC that I will not be renewing my contract… with my gym. We’re grateful and excited. Especially since today is the fifth anniversary of the day NBC forgot to cancel us.”

Just a quick heads-up that the premiere dates for NBC’s fall lineup were announced earlier today. As expected, 30 Rock is set to premiere on Thursday September 23 at 8:30 PM!

The nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards have been unveiled – and Tina Fey recieved not one but several nominations! Huge congratulations to Tina Fey and the fantastic cast and crew of 30 Rock for an awesome fourth season and these nominations are just the icing on the cake. Check out the list below to see the ones relating to Tina or the show (click here for the full list). The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented live on NBC on August 29.

Outstanding Comedy
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Matthew Morrison (Glee)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Lea Michele (Glee)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Toni Collette (United States of Tara)

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“I don’t know, Jack. I used to feel that way too. But now I know you can’t force your fate. You have to let it wash over you like a spray tan that won’t take because your skin is too oily.”
- Liz Lemon

The season finale of 30 Rock aired yesterday – and it was some episode! One of the best of the season (it was, after all, written by Tina Fey) with lots of plots and hilarious lines. Matt Damon did a great job as the pilot Carol (it’s a family name) and the episode tied up loose endings to set up for a great next season.

Simply click on the previews below to see all the screen captures in HD quality. Enjoy!

“God, three weddings in one day, I’m going to be in Spanx for 12 hours. My elastic line is gonna get infected again.”
- Liz Lemon

Just as title says, I’ve finally added the missing screen captures from season four of 30 Rock to the gallery. Tina Fey is awesome as Liz Lemon and these four episodes (4.18-4.21) were no exceptions. Be sure to click on the previews below to see all of them in HD quality as always!

First of all, I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates as of late. I’ve been very busy offline and haven’t been able to use a computer for almost a week. HD screen captures of all the recent 30 Rock episodes as well as photos from the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be added soon. Now on to today’s update!

At the request of millions of fans, Betty White will host Saturday Night Live tomorrow with musical guest Jay-Z. So why are we talking about this on a Tina Fey-fansite? Simply because Tina will guest host the show with lots of other comedy actresses. Check out TV promo below to find out who are hosting the show, and be sure to watch SNL tomorrow!

“Why would a lady get divorced at 50? Stick it out. Men die first. Then you have two wonderful years. Then you die.”
- Liz Lemon

A little late, but here are HD screen captures from one of the two episode that aired last Thursday; 4.17 “Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter”. It was a very funny episode which had Liz attending various single-events to meet a guy. Stay tuned, as captures from 4.18 “Khonani” is next!

Check out the screen captures (did I say in HD?) by clicking on the previews below.