‘I was ready to fight’: Tina Fey recalls her tough days at SNL as head writer

Tina Fey is a beloved character from the acclaimed show Saturday Night Live. Although she has moved on from the series, she continues to shine as an actress and even made a guest appearance on SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.

For those who may not know, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night is a four-part documentary series by Peacock in which the Date Night actress recalls her experience working on the sketch comedy show.

Let her feelings out, Tina Fey first expressed that the show is driven by competition. The Megamind voice actress revealed that while everyone who works at SNL is focused on one goal, it’s built on competition. It’s built to say, “See you at the table.”

Continuing her time as head writer, Tina Fey said that when she came from Chicago, “I was ready to fight anybody, but the rewrite tables were tough. They were mad.”

Recalling her experience as head writer back in 1997, Fey explained that people often made fun of the show as they went “sketch by sketch” and even made fun of the title.

The actress, who was recently seen in the mystery thriller A Haunting in Venice alongside Kenneth Branagh and other notable actors, added: “You would leave the room fully knowing that the writers’ room took so much of it while you were gone. , and that’s just the way it was.”

Fey went on to say that she’s unsure if that same culture exists with people working on the show today. However, she added that if they don’t follow the old dynamic, SNL should consider returning to it.

Tina Fey joined Saturday Night Live in 2000 and left the show’s cast in 2006. SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night is now streaming on Peacock.

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