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Tina Fey Interview: First SNL Episode, Sylvester Stallone, and Comedy Craft
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Tina Fey walks through her first SNL week: the host was Sylvester Stallone, whose Hollywood movie star presence was intimidating until she was tasked with telling him to articulate better — he took the note graciously. She describes her Chicago Second City competitive mindset: come in every week and get something on, not for the faint of heart. The brothers ask whether comedy can be learned and Tina is direct: if you don't have it, you can't get it — but those who have it can always sharpen it. She also reacts with delighted outrage to MILF Island (from 30 Rock) becoming a real reality show called MILF Manor. Jon Hamm's story rounds things out: he started as a normal love interest on 30 Rock before writers realized he wanted to be funny, at which point his character descended into glorious absurdity.
Tina Fey was the first female head writer in Saturday Night Live's history.
