Trivia
- Tina’s first comedy job was writing an anonymous column for her high school newspaper, The Acorn under the alias ‘The Colonel’.
- She was Saturday Night Live‘s first-ever female head writer.
- When Tina was a young girl she wanted to be a ball girl for the Philadelphia Phillies.
- When Tina was 14 she worked in a snack bar at a swim club.
- Is a big fan of Star Wars movies (her favorite character is Princess Leia) and often uses references to the movies in her roles and writing.
- Recorded the voices for the British and German princesses for Williams’ “Medieval Madness” pinball machine.
- Was chosen by Entertainment Weekly as the #8 entertainer of the year for the year 2001.
- Was voted one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful in the World in 2003, and again in 2007.
- Was labeled ‘The thinking man’s sex symbol’ by GQ magazine in 2003.
- Was voted No. 1 on AfterEllen.com’s ‘Hot 100′ list of 2008. The previous year she was ranked 7th.
- Worked the early-morning shift at the front desk of a YMCA when she started studying improv at the Second City in Chicago.
- Used to do the ASSCAT shows every week at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade theather in New York.
- Performed a two-woman stage show with her friend Rachel Dratch called Dratch & Fey (1999 in Chicago and 2000 in New York).
- Met her good friend and former Saturday Night Live co-star Amy Poehler back in 1993 at the ImprovOlympic Theater in Chicago.
- Was voted one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In The World in 2007, and again in 2009.
- Her first book “Bossypants” was released on April 5, 2011.
