History Creator / TinaFey

* TakeThat: Annoyed that ''30 Rock'', the big breakthrough of her career, had to share the NBC spotlight with the much more-hyped, much better-funded ''Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip,'' Fey heaped scorn on the latter show for years. Accepting an award at a fancy celebration, Fey said, "I hear Creator/AaronSorkin is wearing the same dress I am, but it's twice as long and not nearly as funny." To his credit, the famously thin-skinned Sorkin never responded, and even put in a self-deprecatory cameo on ''30 Rock.''

* {{Defictionalization}}: Sarah Palin never actually said "I can see Russia from my house!" (she said Alaskans can see Russia, technically true for the few residents of Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait), but a lot of people seem to think she did after the MemeticMutation of a line that originated with Fey on SNL.
** Another Palin example: in the SNL episode with John [=McCain=] and Palin (played by Fey), she calls her last-minute "Palin 2012" shirt sale as "going rogue." It's HilariousInHindsight for two reasons: 1) ''Going Rogue'' was the title of her memoir, and 2) She didn't run for President in 2012 (in fact, she dropped out of politics in 2010).

* OneOfUs: A big ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan and once dressed up as Princess Leia on ''30 Rock'', commenting on ''The Graham Norton Show'' in 2015 that doing so is a guaranteed way to attract perverts.

'''Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey''' (born May 18, 1970) is an American comedy actress and writer of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Series/ThirtyRock'' fame, who seems destined to be remembered as "[[CelebrityResemblance that woman who looks like Sarah Palin]]" (or vice versa). She was also the writer of ''Film/MeanGirls''.

Fey's [[CelebrityResemblance physical resemblance]] to former Republican [=VP=] nominee UsefulNotes/SarahPalin was played with by having Fey make guest appearances on ''[=SNL=]'' as Palin. In the first Fey-as-Palin sketch, Creator/AmyPoehler (as UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton) made reference at one point to her "[[CelebrityParadox Tina Fey glasses]]". It was further played with when Palin herself (who had earlier dressed up as Fey one Halloween) made an appearance on the show with Fey, both wearing the same outfit. And an incident where show host Alec Baldwin started bad-mouthing Sarah Palin because he thought he was talking to Tina Fey... only to be told by Palin herself that he was [[YourCostumeNeedsWork actually talking to Palin]].

** He never seemed to take her ribbing personally, apparently he even sent her flowers the night that ''30 Rock'' first went to air.

* TwerpSweating: Her father is a former U.S. Army codebreaker, has a face like Creator/ClintEastwood, and apparently scares other men shitless -- even Lorne Michaels and Alec Baldwin, two men not known for their timidity. Don Fey serves as a notice that his daughter won't tolerate lazy or stupid men in her life.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Bizarrely, she turns up RAPPING in the song "Real Estate" by ChildishGambino. Donald Glover was one of the writers on ''30 Rock'', but that doesn't really make it much less unlikely.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Bizarrely, she turns up RAPPING in the song "Real Estate" by ChildishGambino.

'''Tropes which apply to Tina Fey''':

'''Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey''' (born May 18, 1970) is an American comedy actress and writer of ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Series/ThirtyRock'' fame, who seems destined to be remembered as "[[CelebrityResemblance that woman who looks like Sarah Palin]]" (or vice versa). She was also the writer of ''Film/MeanGirls''.

* ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere: Inverted. [[SaturdayNightLive You know]] [[MemeticMutation the line.]]

* {{Showrunner}}: From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s on ''SaturdayNightLive'', and then the whole run of ''30 Rock''.

Fey, a self-confessed FagHag, spent her youth hanging around the local theater scene. Following a string of disastrous jobs, she joined The Second City improv in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, where she met her longtime friend and future colleague Creator/AmyPoehler. She submitted scripts to Lorne Michaels during this period, eventually landing a job at SNL.

'''Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey''' (born May 18, 1970) is an American comedy actress/writer of ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Series/ThirtyRock'' fame, who seems destined to be remembered as "[[CelebrityResemblance that woman who looks like Sarah Palin]]" (or vice versa). She was also the writer of ''Film/MeanGirls''.

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born 1970) is an American comedy actress/writer of ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Series/ThirtyRock'' fame, who seems destined to be remembered as "[[CelebrityResemblance that woman who looks like Sarah Palin]]" (or vice versa). She was also the writer of ''Film/MeanGirls''.

Despite graduating to SNL cast member in 2000, she disliked participating in most sketches, finding it difficult to immerse herself in the characters. Despite this, she had some celebrity impressions. Most, if not all of them, were female celebrities who are only famous for being in scandals (Mary Jo Buttafuoco, GeorgeWBush's daughter, Barbara Pierce, and Kathleen Willey[[note]]one of many women who have claimed they were sexually harassed by UsefulNotes/BillClinton[[/note]]) or were [[BrainlessBeauty brainless beauties]] (Paris Hilton, Vanna White, LindsayLohan's mother, Dina, and Mary Ann Mobley).

Despite graduating to SNL cast member in 2000, she disliked participating in most sketches, finding it difficult to immerse herself in the characters. Despite this, she had some celebrity impressions she did (pre-SarahPalin). Most, if not all of them, were female celebrities who are only famous for being in scandals (Mary Jo Buttafuoco, GeorgeWBush's daughter, Barbara Pierce, and Kathleen Willey[[note]]one of many women who have claimed they were sexually harassed by UsefulNotes/BillClinton[[/note]]) or were [[BrainlessBeauty brainless beauties]] (Paris Hilton, Vanna White, LindsayLohan's mother, Dina, and Mary Ann Mobley)[[note]]Sarah Palin is a little bit of column "A" and a little bit of column B, and Bea Arthur doesn't apply[[/note]]

Despite graduating to SNL cast member in 2000, she disliked participating in most sketches, finding it difficult to immerse herself in the characters. Despite this, she had some celebrity impressions she did (pre-SarahPalin). Most, if not all of them, were female celebrities who are only famous for being in scandals (Mary Jo Buttafuoco, GeorgeWBush's daughter, Barbara Pierce, and Kathleen Willey[[note]]one of many women who have claimed they were sexually harassed by BillClinton[[/note]]) or were [[BrainlessBeauty brainless beauties]] (Paris Hilton, Vanna White, LindsayLohan's mother, Dina, and Mary Ann Mobley)[[note]]Sarah Palin is a little bit of column "A" and a little bit of column B, and Bea Arthur doesn't apply[[/note]]

Despite graduating to SNL cast member in 2000, she disliked participating in most sketches, finding it difficult to immerse herself in the characters. Despite this, she had some celebrity impressions she did (pre-SarahPalin). Ironically, most, if not all of them, were female celebrities who are only famous for being in scandals (Mary Jo Buttafuoco, GeorgeWBush's daughter, Barbara Pierce, and Kathleen Willey[[note]]one of many women who have claimed they were sexually harassed by BillClinton[[/note]]) or were [[BrainlessBeauty brainless beauties]] (Paris Hilton, Vanna White, LindsayLohan's mother, Dina, and Mary Ann Mobley)[[note]]Sarah Palin is a little bit of column "A" and a little bit of column B, and Bea Arthur doesn't apply[[/note]]

Fey's [[CelebrityResemblance physical resemblance]] to former Republican [=VP=] nominee UsefulNotes/SarahPalin was played with by having Fey make guest appearances on ''[=SNL=]'' as Palin. In the first Fey-as-Palin sketch, Creator/AmyPoehler (as HillaryClinton) made reference at one point to her "[[CelebrityParadox Tina Fey glasses]]". It was further played with when Palin herself (who had earlier dressed up as Fey one Halloween) made an appearance on the show with Fey, both wearing the same outfit. And an incident where show host Alec Baldwin started bad-mouthing Sarah Palin because he thought he was talking to Tina Fey... only to be told by Palin herself that he was [[YourCostumeNeedsWork actually talking to Palin]].

-->-- Except from ''Bossypants''

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Why doesn't she wear her glasses anymore? And not for ''years'' at that.

Fey, a self-confessed FagHag, spent her youth hanging around the local theater scene. Following a string of disastrous jobs, she joined The Second City improv in {{Chicago}}, where she met her longtime friend and future colleague Creator/AmyPoehler. She submitted scripts to Lorne Michaels during this period, eventually landing a job at SNL.

Acting-wise, Fey's specialty in sketches was in playing neurotic women with a droll sense of humor and varying degrees of nerdiness, a persona apparently based on herself. Thanks to this as well as [[{{Meganekko}} her glasses]], she is seen by some as proof that NerdsAreSexy. However, while she wore glasses for ''Weekend Update'', since she is nearsighted enough to need them to read her cues, she does not actually need glasses. At the same time, they became so iconic that she [[BrainySpecs rarely appears on TV without them]]. This was {{Lampshaded}} in an episode of ''30 Rock''.

* TwerpSweating: Her father is a former U.S. Army codebreaker, has a face like ClintEastwood, and apparently scares other men shitless -- even Lorne Michaels and Alec Baldwin, two men not known for their timidity. Don Fey serves as a notice that his daughter won't tolerate lazy or stupid men in her life.

** Not exactly. Fey was referencing a term coined by an aide for John [=McCain=] who was finding Palin to be someone impossible to work with.

* BilingualBonus On the 5/8/10 episode of SNL (the one with BettyWhite) she reprised part of her ''Weekend Update'' role with a Greek version of "Really?"

* BrainyBrunette (in real life and in most of her roles)

* DeadpanSnarker: It's a prerequisite for being behind the ''Weekend Update'' desk, and ''damn,'' she's good at it.

* DreamTeam:
** With SteveCarell in ''DateNight''? [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Pure comedy gold.]]
** JimmyFallon and Tina Fey as the Weekend Update team were great. Fey and Amy Poehler? Even better (and the highlight of the 2004-2005 season, which was a dry spot in humor between season 29 and season 31[[note]]season 31 was the season that introduced Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and Kristen Wiig[[/note]]).
** Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin on ''Series/ThirtyRock'' as Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy, respectively. You can feel the awesome emanating from your TV/computer/iDevice.
* EveryScarHasAStory: Has a noticeable scar along her mouth from a knifing incident. She since uses it as a Rorschach test for how long it takes for strangers to mention it.
-->"Do you think your attacker marked you so he could find you later?"\\
''See what I meant about the question being [[FreudianSlip a reflection of the asker?]]''
* FagHag: ''Bossypants'' has a few anecdotes on her misadventures running with a bunch of gay theater kids in high school.
* HeterosexualLifePartners with former [[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] coanchor and frequent film collaborator Creator/AmyPoehler.

* {{Meganekko}}
* TheMentor: To [[ChildishGambino Donald Glover]].
* NoodleIncident: For many years, she refused to discuss her facial scar (until 2008, when she revealed that it was a knife wound from a crazed stranger who attacked her on the street when she was a child)
* OneOfUs

** Justified when you know who Childish Gambino is.
* TakeThat: Perhaps understandably annoyed that ''30 Rock'', the big breakthrough of her career, had to share the NBC spotlight with the much more-hyped, much better-funded ''Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip,'' Fey heaped scorn on the latter show for years. Accepting an award at a fancy celebration, Fey said, "I hear Creator/AaronSorkin is wearing the same dress I am, but it's twice as long and not nearly as funny." To his credit, the famously thin-skinned Sorkin never responded, and even put in a self-deprecatory cameo on ''30 Rock.''

* VerbalTic (referring to people as "this gentleman" or "this lady")