Editing Tina Fey (section)

==Career==
===Career beginnings===
After college, Fey moved to [[Chicago]]. She worked as a receptionist during the day at the [[YMCA]] in [[Evanston, Illinois]], and took performance classes at the improvisational comedy troupe [[The Second City]] at night.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jordan|last=Graham|title=Four Celebrities With Surprising Evanston Connections|date=March 28, 2013|work=[[Patch Media|Patch]]|access-date=August 21, 2017|url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/four-famous-people-with-evanston-connections|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821170154/https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/four-famous-people-with-evanston-connections|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey started doing gigs at [[iO Theater|Improv Olympic]] where she first worked with pianist [[Jeff Richmond]], her future husband and collaborator. Both Fey and Richmond got jobs at Second City. Fey appeared in "the legendary revue 'Paradigm Lost', alongside the likes of [[Rachel Dratch]], [[Kevin Dorff]], [[Scott Adsit]], Jenna Jolovitz and [[Jim Zulevic]]."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-tina-fey-mean-girls-1222-20191219-zqnawz45zngbdoki3i67ei6b6i-story.html |title=How Tina Fey's Chicago love story led to the movie and musical 'Mean Girls' |last=Jones |first=Chris |date=December 19, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222213552/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-tina-fey-mean-girls-1222-20191219-zqnawz45zngbdoki3i67ei6b6i-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2006)===
While performing shows with [[The Second City]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/peopleothertina-fey/|title=The Second City – Tina Fey|work=The Second City|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202053/https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/peopleothertina-fey/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.popmatters.com/article/tina-feys-climb-to-the-top-of-the-comedy-heap/|title=Tina Fey's climb to the top of the comedy heap|work=PopMatters|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012203021/http://www.popmatters.com/article/tina-feys-climb-to-the-top-of-the-comedy-heap/|url-status=live}}</ref> in 1997, Fey submitted several scripts to [[NBC]]'s variety show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', at the request of its head writer [[Adam McKay]], a former performer at Second City.<ref name="heffernan" /> She was hired as a writer<ref name="Levin2001">{{cite journal|first=Gary|last=Levin|title=Fey makes way in funnyman's world|date=February 8, 2001|journal=[[USA Today]]|page=04.D}}</ref> following a meeting with ''SNL'' creator [[Lorne Michaels]], and moved from Chicago to New York.<ref name="observer">{{cite news |url= http://www.observer.com/node/44088|title=Meet Four-Eyed New Sex Symbol, 'Weekend Update' Anchor Tina Fey|last=Gay|first=Jason|date=March 4, 2001|work=[[The New York Observer]]|access-date=July 1, 2009 | archive-date= January 9, 2008 |url-status= dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080109224103/http://www.observer.com/node/44088}}</ref> Fey told ''[[The New Yorker]]'', "I'd had my eye on the show forever, the way other kids have their eye on [[Derek Jeter]]."<ref name="heffernan" /> Originally, Fey "struggled" at ''SNL''.<ref name="observer" /> Her first sketch to air starred [[Chris Farley]] in a [[Sally Jessy Raphael]] satire.<ref name="observer" /> Fey went on to write a series of parodies, including one of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s morning talk show ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''.<ref name="skewers">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-04-22-fey-main_x.htm|title=Fey gets her skewers out|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|date=April 22, 2004|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=September 14, 2009|archive-date=June 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601053158/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-04-22-fey-main_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She co-wrote the "Sully and Denise" sketches with [[Rachel Dratch]],<ref name="observer" /> who plays one of the teens.<ref name="skewers" />

Fey was an [[extra (acting)|extra]] in a 1998 episode,<ref name="Booth2004">{{cite news|first=William|last=Booth|title=Behind the glasses, Fey is a former mean girl|date=May 5, 2004|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and after watching herself, decided to diet<ref name="vogue">{{cite journal |first=Jonathan|last=Van Meter|title=Miss Tina Regrets|date=March 2010|journal=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|page=461}}</ref> and lost 30&nbsp;pounds. She told ''[[The New York Times]]'', "I was a completely normal weight, but I was here in New York City, I had money and I couldn't buy any clothes. After I lost weight, there was interest in putting me on camera."<ref name="witchel">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/style/counterintelligence-update-anchor-the-brains-behind-herself.html?pagewanted=all|title=Counterintelligence; 'Update' Anchor: The Brains Behind Herself|last=Witchel|first=Alex|date=November 25, 2001|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=June 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605132722/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/style/counterintelligence-update-anchor-the-brains-behind-herself.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, McKay stepped down as head writer, which led Michaels to approach Fey for the position.<ref name="observer" /> She became ''SNL''{{'}}s first female head writer.<ref name="Ref_2000" /> In January 2001, she appeared on an episode of ''[[Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge]]'' as a judge of a comedy-based mission.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stopbeingpolite.com/2021/07/30/mtv-challenge-facts/ |title=125 Facts About the Challenge |website=Stop Being Polite.com |date=July 30, 2021 |access-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805063246/https://stopbeingpolite.com/2021/07/30/mtv-challenge-facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2000, Fey began performing in sketches,<ref name="heffernan" /> and she and [[Jimmy Fallon]] became [[news anchor|co-anchors]] of ''SNL''{{'}}s ''[[Weekend Update]]'' segment.<ref name="Ref_2000">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2000/10/06/2000-10-06__snl__picks_fallon___fey_to_.html|title='SNL' Picks Fallon & Fey to do 'News'|date=October 6, 2000|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507145612/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2000/10/06/2000-10-06__snl__picks_fallon___fey_to_.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=May 7, 2009}}</ref> Fey said she did not ask to audition, but that Michaels approached her.<ref name="vogue" /><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/04/jimmy-fallon-will-anchor-weekend-update/|title=Jimmy Fallon will anchor Weekend Update|last=Wolk|first=Josh|date=October 4, 2000|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617174453/https://ew.com/article/2000/10/04/jimmy-fallon-will-anchor-weekend-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> Michaels explained that there was [[Chemistry (relationship)|chemistry]] between Fey and Fallon,<ref name="ew" /> though he felt the decision was "kind of risky" at the time.<ref name="rk">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/arts/television/12nbc.html|title=A First for Fake News|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|date=October 12, 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=1|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=April 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417202142/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/arts/television/12nbc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her role in ''Weekend Update'' was well received by critics. [[Ken Tucker]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote: "Fey delivers such blow darts&nbsp;– poison filled jokes written in long, precisely parsed sentences unprecedented in [''Weekend Update''] history&nbsp;– with such a bright, sunny countenance makes her all the more devilishly delightful."<ref name="Tucker2001">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/02/saturday-night-live/|title=Saturday Night Live|last=Tucker|first=Ken|date=March 2, 2001|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018184712/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/02/saturday-night-live/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dennis Miller]], a former cast member of ''SNL'' and anchor of ''Weekend Update'', was pleased with Fey as one of the anchors: "Fey might be the best ''Weekend Update'' anchor who ever did it. She writes the funniest jokes."<ref name="Winters2003">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/15/timep.miller.tm/|title=10 questions for Dennis Miller|last=Winters|first=Rebecca|author2=Dennis Miller|date=December 15, 2003|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=CNN|access-date=July 9, 2009|archive-date=November 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120041907/http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/15/timep.miller.tm/|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'', however, commented that he was "not enamored" of the pairing.<ref name="Bianco2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2001-03-19-bianco.htm|title=Critic's Corner: Robert Bianco|last=Bianco|first=Robert|date=March 19, 2001|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=February 23, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223141757/http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2001-03-19-bianco.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001, Fey and the rest of the writing staff won a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for ''SNL''{{'}}s 25th anniversary special.<ref name="heffernan" /> The following year at the [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards|2002 Emmy Awards]] ceremony, they won the Emmy for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program]].<ref name="Neil2008">{{cite news|first=Tom|last=O'Neil|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/10/sarah-palin-tin.html|title=Do Tina Fey + Sarah Palin = Emmy Award?|date=October 9, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=December 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211171832/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/10/sarah-palin-tin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When Fallon left the show in May 2004, he was replaced on ''Weekend Update'' by [[Amy Poehler]].<ref name="red eye">{{cite journal |first=Rachel |last= Sklar |title=Live from New York, it's Ladies Night!|date=December 10, 2004|journal=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=[[RedEye]]|page=32|quote=It was big news when Amy Poehler joined Tina Fey at the ''Weekend Update'' desk, replacing the departed Jimmy Fallon}}</ref> It was the first time that two women co-anchored ''Weekend Update''.<ref name="Kennedy2004">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/arts/television/12nbc.html|title=A First for Fake News|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|date=October 12, 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 9, 2009|archive-date=April 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417202142/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/arts/television/12nbc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey revealed that she "hired" Poehler as her co-host for the segment.<ref name="salon">{{cite news|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/13/tina_fey/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104202542/http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/13/tina_fey/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2013|title=Tina Fey makes Broadsheet's day|last=Traister|first=Rebecca|date=December 13, 2005|work=[[Salon.com]]|access-date=July 1, 2009}}</ref> The reception was positive, with Rachel Sklar of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' noting that the pairing "has been a hilarious, pitch-perfect success as they play off each other with quick one-liners and deadpan delivery".<ref name="red eye" />

The [[Saturday Night Live (season 31)|2005–2006 season]] was her last; she departed to develop ''30 Rock'' for [[Broadway Video]].<ref name="Klatell2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thats-the-news-for-tina-fey/|title=That's The News For Tina Fey|last=Klatell|first=James M.|date=July 22, 2006|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212151902/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/22/entertainment/main1826787.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time she left, the 117 episodes she co-hosted made her ''SNL''{{'}}s longest-serving ''Weekend Update'' anchor, a mark that would later be passed by her replacement, [[Seth Meyers]].  In ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s February 2015 appraisal of all 141 ''SNL'' cast members to date, Fey was ranked third in importance (behind [[John Belushi]] and [[Eddie Murphy]]). They credited her with "salvaging [''Weekend Update''] from a decade-long losing streak", and "slapping ''SNL'' out of its late-nineties coma."<ref name="Rolling Stone 1229, p. 32">''Rolling Stone'', issue 1229, February 26, 2015, p. 32.</ref>

===''30 Rock'' (2006–2013, 2020)===
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[[File:Tina Fey filming "Episode 209" of 30 Rock edited.jpg|thumb|240px|Fey filming the episode "[[Ludachristmas]]" of ''[[30 Rock]]'' at [[Rockefeller Center]] in October 2007<ref name="Ref_a">{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/30-Rock-Ice-30-Ricecapades-753106 |title=30 Rock on Ice! 30 Ricecapades! |publisher=Popsugar.com |access-date=October 16, 2010 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101201307/http://www.popsugar.com/30-Rock-Ice-30-Ricecapades-753106 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

In 2002, Fey suggested a pilot episode for a [[Sitcom|situation comedy]] about a [[United States cable news|cable news]] network to NBC, which rejected it. The pilot was reworked to revolve around an ''SNL'' style series, and was accepted by NBC.<ref name="Poniewozik2006">{{cite magazine |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1535853,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061125034418/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1535853,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= November 25, 2006|title=Do Not Adjust Your Set|last=Poniewozik|first=James|date=September 18, 2006|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref> She signed a contract with NBC in May 2003, which allowed her to continue in her position within ''SNL'' as head writer at least through the [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|2004–2005 television season]]. As part of the contract, Fey was to develop a prime-time project to be produced by [[Broadway Video]] and [[NBC Universal]].<ref name="dev_2">{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Schneider|title=Peacock updates ''SNL'' anchor's deal|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/peacock-updates-snl-anchor-s-deal-1117885681/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 5, 2003|access-date=April 1, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206085913/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117885681.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=tina+fey+snl+2004%2D05|archive-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref><ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/24/060424ta_talk_friend|title=Shows About Shows|last=Friend|first=Tad|date=April 24, 2006|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=September 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911001913/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/24/060424ta_talk_friend|url-status=live}}</ref> The pilot, directed by [[Adam Bernstein]],<ref name="Ref_b">{{cite episode|title=Pilot|episode-link=Pilot (30 Rock)|series=[[30 Rock]]|credits=[[Adam Bernstein]] and Tina Fey|network=[[NBC]]|airdate=October 10, 2006|season=[[30 Rock (season 1)|1]]|number=1|minutes=30 }}</ref> centered on [[Liz Lemon]] (Fey), the head writer of a variety show on NBC, and how she managed her relationships with the show's volatile stars and the new head of the network.<ref name="dev_3">{{cite news|first=Josef|last=Adalian|author2=Schneider, Michael|title=Bruck finds ''Ring'' leader|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/bruck-finds-ring-leader-1117917293/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 1, 2005|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-date=December 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206085919/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117917293.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2006, the pilot aired on NBC as ''30 Rock''. Although the episode received generally favorable reviews,<ref name="Allan2007">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082201741.html|title=Polished 'Rock' Rolls On|last=Allan|first=Marc D.|date=August 22, 2007|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=July 2, 2009|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102233433/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082201741.html|url-status=live}}</ref> it finished third in its time slot.<ref name="Kissell2006">{{cite news|first=Rick|last=Kissell|title=NBC's ''Rock'' solid in premiere|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/nbc-s-rock-solid-in-premiere-1117951807/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 12, 2006|access-date=February 27, 2008}}</ref>

In 2007, Fey received an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tina-fey Tina Fey Emmy Award Winner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125121316/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tina-fey |date=November 25, 2011 }}. Emmys.com (August 29, 2010). Retrieved on April 10, 2012.</ref> nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref name="Gold2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/env-en-cover8aug08135221,0,440536.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807035329/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/env-en-cover8aug08135221%2C0%2C440536.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2012 |title=Will Tina Fey get the last laugh? |last=Gold |first=Matea |date=August 8, 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2009 }}</ref> The show itself won the [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|2007 Primetime Emmy]] for Outstanding Comedy Series (and did so again for two subsequent years).<ref name="Kronfeld2007">{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2007/09/19/tina-jerry-joins-rock/|title=Tina: Jerry Joins "Rock"|last=Kronfeld|first=Melissa Jane|date=September 19, 2007|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000852/http://nypost.com/2007/09/19/tina-jerry-joins-rock/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, she won the [[Golden Globe]],<ref name="golden globes">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/31012 |title=HFPA&nbsp;— Awards Search |work=[[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]] Official Website |access-date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114073632/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/31012 |archive-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref> [[Screen Actors Guild Award|Screen Actors Guild]],<ref name="Germain2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jan27/0,4670,FilmSAGAwards,00.html|title='No Country' Wins Key SAG Prizes|last=Germain|first=David|date=January 27, 2008|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]|access-date=June 5, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120101210/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jan27/0,4670,FilmSAGAwards,00.html|archive-date=November 20, 2010}}</ref> and Emmy awards all in the category for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.<ref name="Silverman2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20225335_20227817,00.html|title=Tina Fey and Jeff Probst Win Emmy Awards|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|date=September 21, 2008|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=April 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419011716/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20225335_20227817,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, Fey again won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award in the same categories,<ref name="golden globes" /><ref name="Ref_2009a">{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/ledger-and-winslet-are-winners-again/2009/01/26/1232818309125.html|title=Ledger and Winslet win again at SAG awards|access-date=March 23, 2011|date=January 26, 2009|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|archive-date=June 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604012319/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/ledger-and-winslet-are-winners-again/2009/01/26/1232818309125.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for an Emmy Award.<ref name="Neil2009">{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/30-rock-repeats-at-emmys-but-toni-collette-among-new-faces-entertainment-news-1357986.html|title='30 Rock' repeats at Emmys but Toni Collette among new faces|last=O'Neil|first=Tom|date=September 20, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 21, 2009|archive-date=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924172020/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/30-rock-repeats-at-emmys-but-toni-collette-among-new-faces-entertainment-news-1357986.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early 2010, Fey received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress,<ref name="Van2010">{{cite news|first=Rebekah|last=van Druten|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/18/2794999.htm|title=Avatar wins best film|access-date=January 24, 2010|date=January 18, 2010|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|archive-date=January 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122154028/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/18/2794999.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Lead Actress.<ref name="Puig2010">{{cite news|first=Claudia|last=Puig|author2=Marco R. della Cava|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2010-01-23-sag-awards_N.htm|title=Bullock, Bridges take top SAG acting honors|access-date=January 24, 2010|date=January 23, 2010|work=[[USA Today]]|archive-date=October 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014153034/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2010-01-23-sag-awards_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''30 Rock'' returned for the 2011–2012 season, though due to Fey's pregnancy with her second child, the season premiere was delayed until midseason.<ref>[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/05/uncertain-future-30-rock/37774/ "The Uncertain Future for 30 Rock"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915075607/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/05/uncertain-future-30-rock/37774/ |date=September 15, 2011 }} May 16, 2011, The Atlantic Magazine</ref>

Fey's performance on the show was inspired by [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/julia_louis-dreyfus/0,,,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004080328/http://www.people.com/people/julia_louis-dreyfus/0%2C%2C%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2009 |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus |publisher=[[People magazine]] |quote=After winning an Emmy for outstanding lead comedic actress in 2008, Tina Fey thanked Julia Louis-Dreyfus. 'When I don't know how to quite play a scene, my husband will say just try to act like Julia Louis-Dreyfus,' she said. 'So thank you, Julia, that is really working out for me.' |access-date=March 2, 2012 }}</ref> and later used Louis-Dreyfus to play the [[stand-in]] for the character of [[Liz Lemon]] in [[flashback (narrative)|flashback]] scenes during the live episode "[[Live Show]]" of [[30 Rock (season 5)|the fifth season]]. After receiving 13 [[Emmy Award]] nominations and two wins for the final season, ''30 Rock'' ended its run with 112 Emmy Award nominations. It has been cited as one of the greatest TV series of all time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4925|title=101 Best Written TV Series List|work=WGA|last=NA|first=NA|year=2013|access-date=January 17, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110083226/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4925|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it is considered to have one of the greatest finales in television history.<ref name="hitfixreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/15-best-series-finales-in-tv-history#1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007135214/http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/15-best-series-finales-in-tv-history |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2013 |title=15 best series finales in TV history |work=HitFix |last=Feinberg |first=Daniel |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="IndieWireReview">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/in-honor-of-breaking-bad-the-best-and-worst-series-finale-20131001?page=2#blogPostHeaderPanel|title=The 16 Best And Worst TV Series Finales|work=IndieWire|author=The Playlist Staff|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070211/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/in-honor-of-breaking-bad-the-best-and-worst-series-finale-20131001?page=2#blogPostHeaderPanel|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="HuffingtonPostReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/best-series-finales_n_4466215.html|title=The 9 Best Series Finales|work=The Huffington Post|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114234916/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/best-series-finales_n_4466215|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show returned for a remotely produced [[30 Rock#Reunion special|hourlong special]] which aired on July 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title='30 Rock' Returns to NBC With New Hour-Long Episode That Will Double as an Upfront Special |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/30-rock-nbc-reunion-episode-nbcuniversal-upfront-1234637182/ |website=Variety |date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616210302/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/30-rock-nbc-reunion-episode-nbcuniversal-upfront-1234637182/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 23, 2020, Fey apologized for episodes of ''30 Rock'' where characters appeared in [[blackface]]. The episodes, which originally aired in seasons [[30 Rock (season 3)|three]], [[30 Rock (season 5)|five]], and [[30 Rock (season 6)|six]], were removed from [[Streaming media|streaming services]] and are no longer shown in re-runs. In her apology, Fey wrote: {{blockquote|As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing make-up are best taken out of circulation.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53148316 |title=30 Rock: Tina Fey apologises as blackface episodes are withdrawn |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2020-06-23 |access-date=2020-06-23 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624003532/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53148316 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

===''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' (2015–2020)===
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In 2015, Fey created and produced the television comedy ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' with fellow ''[[30 Rock]]''-alumnus [[Robert Carlock]]. The series stars [[Ellie Kemper]] as the titular character who escapes from a doomsday cult and moves to [[New York City]]. It also stars Fey's former co-star [[Jane Krakowski]], as well as [[Tituss Burgess]] (who had previously appeared in four ''30 Rock'' episodes) and [[Carol Kane]]. Although it was originally produced for [[NBC]], it was eventually sold to [[Netflix]] and renewed for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt/community/post/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-review-netflix-142551024320/|title=Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Review: Come for Tina Fey's Signature Humor, Stay for Everything Else|website=The Futon Critic|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310104548/http://www.tv.com/shows/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt/community/post/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-review-netflix-142551024320/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show premiered on March 6, 2015, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-review-netflix-779443|title=Netflix's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt': What the Critics Are Saying|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 14, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015015/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-review-netflix-779443|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 16, 2015, the series was nominated for seven [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]. Fey was nominated both as the creator/executive producer of the series and for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] for her guest performance as Marcia, a bumbling prosecutor in reference to [[Marcia Clark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/07/16/2015-emmy-nominees/30203481/|title=List: 2015 Primetime Emmy nominees|date=July 16, 2015|work=USA Today|access-date=July 17, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908203943/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/07/16/2015-emmy-nominees/30203481/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the second season, Fey joined the cast in the role of Kimmy's psychiatrist Andrea Bayden, a role she reprised for season three.<ref>{{cite news | last=Ihnat | first=Gwen | date=April 17, 2016 | title=Tina Fey joins the Kimmy Schmidt cast in a pivotal role | newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] | url=https://www.avclub.com/tina-fey-joins-the-kimmy-schmidt-cast-in-a-pivotal-role-1798246288 | access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref> The season, along with the subsequent two seasons, were nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series]], among other nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-comedy-series |title=Outstanding Comedy Series – 2016 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606045128/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-comedy-series |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-comedy-series |title=Outstanding Comedy Series – 2017 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716002716/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-comedy-series |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-comedy-series |title=Outstanding Comedy Series – 2018 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713015107/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-comedy-series |url-status=live }}</ref> The fourth and final season concluded on January 25, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-season-4-part-2-premiere-january-2019/|title=Second Half of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Season 4 to Premiere Next Year (Exclusive)|first=Jennifer|last=Maas|work=The Wrap|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531234714/https://www.thewrap.com/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-season-4-part-2-premiere-january-2019/|archive-date=May 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 8, 2019, it was announced that the series would return with an interactive special, which premiered on May 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-returns-netflix-interractive-special-1202610507/|title='Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Returns To Netflix For Interactive Special|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=May 8, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509021105/https://deadline.com/2019/05/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-returns-netflix-interractive-special-1202610507/|archive-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-kimmy-vs-the-reverend-netflix-interactive-special-first-look-premiere-date-1202909267/|title='Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend': Netflix Gives First Look And Sets Premiere Date For Interactive Special|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416001951/https://deadline.com/2020/04/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-kimmy-vs-the-reverend-netflix-interactive-special-first-look-premiere-date-1202909267/|archive-date=April 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The special was released to positive reviews from critics and earned a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/72nd-nominations-list-v1.pdf?q=1 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 29, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728162008/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/72nd-nominations-list-v1.pdf?q=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Feature films===
In 2002, Fey appeared in the surreal comedy ''[[Martin & Orloff]]''.<ref name="Drucker2005">{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/663/663012p1.html|title=IGN: Martin & Orloff|last=Drucker|first=Michael|date=October 31, 2005|website=IGN|access-date=July 2, 2009|archive-date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190023/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/663/663012p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her debut as writer and co-star of the 2004 teen comedy ''[[Mean Girls]]''. Characters and behaviors in the film are based on Fey's high school life at [[Upper Darby High School]]<ref name="Otto2004">{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Otto|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/508/508797p1.html|title=IGN Interviews Tina Fey|access-date=August 10, 2010|date=April 23, 2004|website=IGN|page=1|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718145846/http://movies.ign.com/articles/508/508797p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and on the non-fiction book ''[[Queen Bees and Wannabes]]'' by [[Rosalind Wiseman]].<ref name="Grimm2004">{{cite news|url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/school-warfare/Content?oid=1076103|title=School Warfare|last=Grimm|first=Bob|date=May 6, 2004|work=[[Tucson Weekly]]|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825090221/http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/school-warfare/Content?oid=1076103|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast includes other past cast members of ''SNL'' including [[Tim Meadows]], [[Ana Gasteyer]], and [[Amy Poehler]]. The film received favorable reviews,<ref name="Ref_d">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mean-girls|title=Mean Girls (2004): Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=August 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831025231/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mean-girls|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a box office success, grossing US$129&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="earnings" />

[[File:Amy Poehler and Tina Fey by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Fey (''left'') with [[Amy Poehler]] (''right'') at the premiere of ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' in New York, April 23, 2008]]
In a 2004 interview, Fey expressed a desire to write and direct films.<ref name="stein" /> In 2006, Fey worked on a script for [[Paramount Pictures]], which was to feature [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], by the name of ''Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill'', based loosely on the true story of a [[Hasidic]] rock musician.<ref name="Freydkin2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-10-26-borat-main_x.htm|title=The many faces of Sacha Baron Cohen|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|date=October 26, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 13, 2009|archive-date=December 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072625/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-10-26-borat-main_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nytimesbid">{{cite news|issn=0362-4331|last=Steinberg|first=Jacques|title=Tina Fey's Brash Bid for Prime Time|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 17, 2007|date=April 6, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/arts/television/06fey.html?pagewanted=all|page=2|archive-date=March 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309042540/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/arts/television/06fey.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, she was cast in the animated comedy film ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters]]'' as the Aqua Teens' mother, a giant [[burrito]].<ref name="Piccalo2007">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-08-ca-aqua8-story.html|title=Subversive. Incomprehensible. With fries.|last=Piccalo|first=Gina|date=April 8, 2007|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=2|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715023709/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/08/entertainment/ca-aqua8?pg=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

She received her [[SAG-AFTRA|SAG]] card after appearing in ''[[Artie Lange's Beer League]]'' released in 2006, in which she was compelled to join for "a thousand dollars".<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Tina Fey Visits. 11/16/06. 9:05am|url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news06/11-13.htm#thu|work=The Howard Stern Show – summary|publisher=marksfriggin.com|access-date=July 5, 2012|date=November 16, 2012|quote=Howard said Tina agreed to do Artie's movie ''Beer League'' and she did that as a favor to Frank Sebastiano who wrote the movie. She said she was 7 months pregnant at the time but agreed to do it. She said she got into some trouble for doing it because she wasn't in SAG. She had to join SAG and it cost her $1000 to do the movie. Artie offered to give her a thousand bucks right there if she wanted.|archive-date=June 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602165704/http://marksfriggin.com/news06/11-13.htm#thu|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fey and former ''SNL'' castmate Amy Poehler starred in the 2008 comedy ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]''. The film was written and directed by [[Michael McCullers]]. The plot concerns Kate (Fey), a business woman, who wants a child but, discovering she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant, decides to find a surrogate: Angie (Poehler), an obnoxious schemer.<ref name="Schwarzbaum2008">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/04/25/baby-mama-2/|title=Baby Mama|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|date=April 25, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428093240/http://ew.com/article/2008/04/25/baby-mama-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Baby Mama'' received mixed reviews, but critics enjoyed Fey's performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/ansen-tina-fey-and-helen-hunt-86079|title=Ansen on Tina Fey and Helen Hunt|date=April 23, 2008|work=Newsweek|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202212/http://www.newsweek.com/ansen-tina-fey-and-helen-hunt-86079|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-baby25apr25-story.html|title=Baby Mama|date=April 25, 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202557/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-baby25apr25-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Fey is a delight to watch throughout. Able to convey Kate's intentions and feelings through the simple looks and inflections, she never melodramatizes her situation; nor does her efficient, perfectionist side become overbearing."<ref name="McCarthy2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936841.html |title=Baby Mama Review |last=McCarthy |first= Todd |date=April 20, 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref> The movie grossed over US$64&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref name="earnings" />

Fey's projects after 2008 include a voice role in the English-language version of the Japanese animated film ''[[Ponyo]]''.<ref name="Turan2009">{{cite journal|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|author-link=Kenneth Turan|title='Ponyo' Is a Charming Fish Story|date=August 13, 2009|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared in ''[[The Invention of Lying]]''.<ref name="Ref_2009c">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/16/MV1N18L5U1.DTL|title=Adoption groups angry with 'Orphan' stereotypes|date=July 16, 2009|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=September 15, 2009|archive-date=March 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316002514/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/16/MV1N18L5U1.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/03/23/tina-fey-joins-ricky-gervais-truth/|title=Tina Fey joins Ricky Gervais' ''Truth''|date=March 21, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018184716/https://ew.com/article/2008/03/23/tina-fey-joins-ricky-gervais-truth/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her next film role was in [[Shawn Levy]]'s 2010 comedy ''[[Date Night]]'',<ref name="grosz">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-10-en-feyqa10-story.html|title=Tina Fey: Let's face it; she rocks|last=Grosz|first=Christy|date=June 10, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 15, 2009|page=1|archive-date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503221903/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/10/news/en-feyqa10|url-status=live}}</ref> a feature that focuses on a married couple, played by Fey and [[Steve Carell]], who go on a date; however, the night goes awry for the two.<ref name="Ref_2009d">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=467e20e4-170b-46a7-98ef-19a0bde1019d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825203109/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=467e20e4-170b-46a7-98ef-19a0bde1019d|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2012|title=Funny couple gets hitched|date=August 17, 2009|work=[[The Province]]|access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> Also in the same year, she voiced Roxanne "Roxie" Ritchi, a television reporter, in the DreamWorks animated film ''[[Megamind]]'' (2010).<ref name="Ebert2010">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101103%2FREVIEWS%2F101109990%2F1023 |title=Megamind |access-date=November 5, 2010 |date=November 3, 2010 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213015050/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101103%2FREVIEWS%2F101109990%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With a total worldwide gross of US$321&nbsp;million, ''Megamind'' is Fey's most commercially successful picture to date. It earned US$173&nbsp;million outside the U.S. and US$148&nbsp;million domestically.<ref name="earnings">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tinafey.htm|title=Tina Fey Box Office Results|access-date=March 30, 2011|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-date=March 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302084633/http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tinafey.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Fey starred alongside [[Paul Rudd]] in the romantic comedy-drama film ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]'', based on the [[Jean Hanff Korelitz]] novel by the same name. The film was directed by [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]].<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/tina-fey-and-paul-rudd-to-spark-romance-in-admission-adaptation Tina Fey and Paul Rudd to Spark Romance in 'Admission' Adaptation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317035847/http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/tina-fey-and-paul-rudd-to-spark-romance-in-admission-adaptation/ |date=March 17, 2012 }}. FirstShowing.net (March 14, 2012). Retrieved on April 10, 2012.</ref> Fey later starred in the 2014 comedy-drama ''[[This Is Where I Leave You]]'', helmed by ''Date Night'' director Shawn Levy. As was the case with ''Baby Mama'', although both of these films received generally mixed reviews, Fey's performances were well received by film critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/admission/|title=Admission|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028144849/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/admission/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_where_i_leave_you/|title=This Is Where I Leave You|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041037/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_where_i_leave_you/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, it was announced Fey would be the narrator for the [[Disneynature]] film ''[[Monkey Kingdom]]'', which was released in theaters on April 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Strohm|url=https://people.com/parents/tina-fey-daughters-love-disney-disneynature-monkey-kingdom|title=Tina Fey: My Daughters Are 'Fully Immersed' in the Disney Lifestyle|work=People|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070008/https://people.com/parents/tina-fey-daughters-love-disney-disneynature-monkey-kingdom/|url-status=live}}</ref> She again worked with Poehler, starring in the 2015 comedy film ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]]'' as the title characters, and received positive reviews for her role. In 2016, Fey starred in the biographical war comedy-drama ''[[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (film)|Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]'', based on the memoir ''[[The Taliban Shuffle|The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan]]'', to mixed reviews, with some criticizing the whitewashing of characters of color in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-wins-with-tina-fey-but-loses-with-whitewashing/|title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wins With Tina Fey, but Loses with Whitewashing|date=March 4, 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013013019/http://people.com/movies/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-wins-with-tina-fey-but-loses-with-whitewashing/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-and-hollywoods-enduring-problem-with-whitewashing/2016/03/03/f33153ea-e16f-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html|title='Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' and Hollywood's enduring problem with whitewashing|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729112542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-and-hollywoods-enduring-problem-with-whitewashing/2016/03/03/f33153ea-e16f-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whiskey-tango-foxtrot |title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410175026/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/whiskey-tango-foxtrot |url-status=live }}</ref> Fey dedicated the film to her late father, Don Fey, a veteran, writer, university administrator, and firefighter.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/03/03/tina-fey-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-father/|title=Tina Fey dedicated 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' to her late father|date=March 3, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202824/http://ew.com/article/2016/03/03/tina-fey-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-father/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-tina-fey-dad-dies-tribute-donald-fey-20151026-story.html|title=Tina Fey pays tribute to late father: 'The Republican Party should have tried to clone him'|last=Saad|first=Nardine|date=October 26, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012203059/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-tina-fey-dad-dies-tribute-donald-fey-20151026-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fey had a supporting role in the comedy film ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]]'', longtime collaborator Amy Poehler's directorial debut, which was released on [[Netflix]] in 2019.<ref name="winecountry">{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Amy Poehler to Direct, Star in and Produce Netflix Comedy 'Wine Country' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-direct-star-produce-netflix-comedy-wine-country-1095985|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 20, 2018|language=en|date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320195129/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-direct-star-produce-netflix-comedy-wine-country-1095985|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2019, it was announced that Fey would voice 22, the co-lead role in the [[Pixar]] fantasy comedy adventure film ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', which was released on [[Disney+]] in December 2020 to critical acclaim.<ref name="soul">{{cite web|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title=Jamie Foxx And Tina Fey To Lead Pixar's 'Soul' As Cast Revealed|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/soul-movie-pixar-jamie-foxx-tina-fey-1202703555/|website=Deadline|access-date=August 24, 2019|language=en|date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824185908/https://deadline.com/2019/08/soul-movie-pixar-jamie-foxx-tina-fey-1202703555/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixars-soul-bypasses-theaters-sets-disney-christmas-debut|title=Pixar's 'Soul' Bypasses Theaters, Sets Disney+ Christmas Debut|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixars-soul-bypasses-theaters-sets-disney-christmas-debut|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to receive three [[Academy Award]] nominations, including a win for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/15/the-full-list-of-2021-oscar-nominations|title= The full list of 2021 Oscar nominations|date= March 15, 2021|work= Guardian|access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date= March 15, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210315191804/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/15/the-full-list-of-2021-oscar-nominations|url-status= live}}</ref> For her performance, Fey won the [[1st Critics' Choice Super Awards|Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Critics Choice Super Awards {{!}} Critics Choice Awards |url=https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-super-awards/ |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125090125/https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-super-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Fey starred alongside [[Jon Hamm]] in the black comedy film ''[[Maggie Moore(s)]]'', directed by [[John Slattery]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Jon Hamm & Tina Fey Thriller 'Maggie Moore(s)' Gets Domestic Deal, First Look Image |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/jon-hamm-tina-fey-30-rock-top-gun-maggie-moore-domestic-deal-1235254317/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219035818/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jon-hamm-tina-fey-30-rock-top-gun-maggie-moore-domestic-deal-1235254317/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, she starred as the fictional novelist [[Ariadne Oliver]] in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s mystery film ''[[A Haunting in Venice]]'', his third featuring [[Hercule Poirot]] and based on [[Agatha Christie]] novels. Fey was a part of the ensemble, alongside [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[Jamie Dornan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Panaligan |first1=E. J. |date=October 10, 2022 |title=Kenneth Branagh's Third Hercule Poirot Film 'A Haunting in Venice' Casts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and More |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/a-haunting-in-venice-kenneth-branagh-poirot-1235398277/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Fey wrote, produced, and starred in the musical comedy film ''[[Mean Girls (2024 film)|Mean Girls]]''. It is an adaptation of the stage musical ''[[Mean Girls (musical)|Mean Girls]]'', itself based on the original film she wrote and starred in. Fey reprised her role as Ms. Sharon Norbury in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |title=Tina Fey & Tim Meadows To Reprise 'Mean Girls' Roles In Upcoming Movie Musical |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217180430/https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Subsequent ''SNL'' appearances===
{{See also|Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin}}
On February 23, 2008, Fey hosted the first episode of ''SNL'' after the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]].<ref name="Ref_2008b">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tv-shows-will-dribble-back-after-writers-strike-1.730404|title=TV shows will dribble back after writers' strike|date=February 13, 2008|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]|access-date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119113621/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tv/story/2008/02/13/shows-return.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For this appearance, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of [[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]].<ref name="Ref_2008c">{{cite news|url=http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards-2009/2008/%252Fnominations/winners/creative |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205224442/http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards-2009/2008/nominations/winners/creative |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2009 |title=Nominations/Winners Primetime |date=August 22, 2008 |work=Emmy Awards Official Website |access-date=December 2, 2009 }}</ref> Fey hosted ''SNL'' for a second time on April 10, 2010, and for her appearance she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref name="Porter2010">{{cite news|first=Rick|last=Porter|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/emmy-nominations-the-complete-list.html|title=Emmy nominations: The complete list|access-date=July 8, 2010|date=July 8, 2010|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710053332/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/emmy-nominations-the-complete-list.html|archive-date=July 10, 2010}}</ref>

From September to November 2008, Fey made multiple [[guest appearance]]s on ''SNL'' to perform a [[Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin|series of parodies]] of [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] vice-presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]]. On the 34th-season premiere episode, aired September 13, 2008, Fey imitated Palin in a sketch, alongside [[Amy Poehler]] as [[Hillary Clinton]]. [[A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton|Their repartee]] included Clinton needling Palin about her "Tina Fey glasses".<ref name="Pilkington2008">{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/tina-fey-for-vicepresident-20090403-9r02.html?page=-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417064006/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/tina-fey-for-vicepresident-20090403-9r02.html?page=-1|archive-date=April 17, 2014|title=Tina Fey for Vice-President! |last=Pilkington |first=Ed|date=October 23, 2008|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref> The sketch quickly became [[NBC]]'s most-watched [[viral video]], with 5.7&nbsp;million views by the following Wednesday.<ref name="Roberts2010">{{cite news|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/11/2010-04-11_tina_fey_reprises_sarah_palin_role_on_nbcs_saturday_night_live_for_first_time_si.html|title=Tina Fey reprises Sarah Palin role on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' for first time since 2008|access-date=October 22, 2010|date=April 11, 2010|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|archive-date=April 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414232059/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/11/2010-04-11_tina_fey_reprises_sarah_palin_role_on_nbcs_saturday_night_live_for_first_time_si.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fey reprised this role on the show of October 4,<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/arts/television/09live.html?pagewanted=all|title=An Election to Laugh About|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 9, 2008|date=October 8, 2008|author=Carter, Bill|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607040155/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/arts/television/09live.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> on the show of October 18 where she was joined by the real Sarah Palin, and on the show of November 1, where she was joined by [[John McCain]] and his wife Cindy. The show of October 18 had the best ratings of any ''SNL'' show since 1994.<ref name="Holmwood2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/20/ustelevision-tvratings|title=Sarah Palin helps Saturday Night Live to best ratings in 14 years|last=Holmwood|first=Leigh|date=October 20, 2008|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=September 14, 2009|location=London|archive-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903081437/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/20/ustelevision-tvratings|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year Fey won an Emmy in the category of [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] for her impersonation of Palin.<ref name="Ref_2009b">{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/you-betcha-tina-fey-wins-emmy-as-sarah-palin-on-snl-entertainment-news-2468097.html|title=You betcha&nbsp;— Tina Fey wins Emmy as Sarah Palin on 'SNL'|date=September 13, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 13, 2009|archive-date=September 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923111304/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/you-betcha-tina-fey-wins-emmy-as-sarah-palin-on-snl-entertainment-news-2468097.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fey returned to ''SNL'' in April 2010, and reprised her impression of Palin in one sketch titled the "Sarah Palin Network".<ref name="Blas2010">{{cite news|first=Lorena|last=Blas|url=https://www.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/04/tina-fey-launches-sarah-palin-network-on-snl/1|title=Tina Fey launches Sarah Palin Network on 'SNL'|date=April 11, 2010|access-date=May 9, 2010|work=[[USA Today]]|archive-date=April 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422212816/http://www.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/04/tina-fey-launches-sarah-palin-network-on-snl/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey once again did her impression of Palin when she hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' on May 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Barrett |first=Annie |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/05/08/saturday-night-live-review-tina-fey-ellie-goulding/ |title='Saturday Night Live' review: Tina Fey celebrated Mother's Day early |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018190251/https://ew.com/article/2011/05/08/saturday-night-live-review-tina-fey-ellie-goulding/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She hosted again on September 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-39/episode/1-tina-fey-with-arcade-fire-61296|title=SNL Season 39 Episode 1 - Tina Fey, Arcade Fire - NBC.com|publisher=[[NBC]]|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044458/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-39/episode/1-tina-fey-with-arcade-fire-61296|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey returned to host on December 19, 2015, for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref>  Her most recent hosting appearance was on May 19, 2018, during which she revived her Sarah Palin impression.

She served as one of the presenters on the December 18, 2021, episode hosted by [[Paul Rudd]], in an emergency restructuring of the episode due to a surge in cases of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]]. This included her doing [[Weekend Update]] with incumbent co-anchor [[Michael Che]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hoglund |first1=Andy |title=Paul Rudd joins 'SNL' Five-Timers Club in unprecedented episode |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/saturday-night-live-season-47-episode-9/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 19, 2021 |date=December 19, 2021 |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219052715/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/saturday-night-live-season-47-episode-9/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2009, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put her Palin impersonation on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, writing, "Fey's freakishly spot-on ''SNL'' impersonation of the wannabe VP (and her ability to strike a balance between comedy and cruelty) made for truly transcendent television."<ref name="Geier2009">{{cite magazine |last1=Geier |first1=Thom |last2=Jensen |first2=Jeff |last3=Jordan |first3=Tina |last4=Lyons |first4=Margaret |last5=Markovitz |first5=Adam |last6=Nashawaty |first6=Chris |last7=Pastorek |first7=Whitney |last8=Rice |first8=Lynette |last9=Rottenberg |first9=Josh |last10=Schwartz |first10=Missy |last11=Slezak |first11=Michael |last12=Snierson |first12=Dan |last13=Stack |first13=Tim |last14=Stroup |first14=Kate |last15=Tucker |first15=Ken |last16=Vary |first16=Adam B. |last17=Vozick-Levinson |first17=Simon |last18=Ward |first18=Kate |date=December 11, 2009 |pages=(1079/1080):74–84 |title=The 100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, Albums, Books, Characters, Scenes, Episodes, Songs, Dresses, Music Videos, And Trends That Entertained Us Over The Past 10 Years |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' called her Palin impression "[arguably] the most brilliant move ''SNL'' ever made".<ref name="Rolling Stone 1229, p. 32"/>

===Other work===
[[File:Tina Fey 3 Bossypants 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|Fey holding a copy of ''[[Bossypants]]'', published in April 2011]]
In 1997, Fey and other members of [[The Second City]] provided voices for the pinball game ''[[Medieval Madness]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dowd |first1=Marceen |title=What Tina Wants |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/tina_fey200901?currentPage=2# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204092636/http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/tina_fey200901?currentPage=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=November 30, 2014 |date=January 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Crecente|first1=Brian|title=Tina Fey's Secret Video Game Voice Work|url=http://kotaku.com/5101133/tina-feys-secret-video-game-voice-work|website=Kotaku|access-date=November 30, 2014|date=December 2, 2008|archive-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205135904/http://kotaku.com/5101133/tina-feys-secret-video-game-voice-work|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, Fey and [[Amy Poehler]] provided voices for the video game ''[[Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City]]''.<ref name="deerhunter">{{Cite web|url = https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tina-fey-amy-poehler-deer-avenger_n_7223520|title = That Time Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Voiced A PC Video Game Called 'Deer Avenger 2'|date = May 6, 2015|access-date = May 4, 2020|archive-date = July 22, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200722083133/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tina-fey-amy-poehler-deer-avenger_n_7223520|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2000, Fey partnered with fellow ''SNL'' cast member [[Rachel Dratch]] in the [[Off Broadway]] two-woman show ''Dratch & Fey'' at the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]] in New York City.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB96293436661558768|title=Comic Duo Splits Sides|last=Townsend|first=Tim|date=July 7, 2000|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=July 13, 2009|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403205235/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB96293436661558768|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Watson2000">{{cite news|url=http://dir.salon.com/business/green/2000/10/30/rachel_dratch/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020626093159/http://dir.salon.com/business/green/2000/10/30/rachel_dratch/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2002 |title=How much is a Calista Flockhart impression worth? |last=Watson |first=Katie |date=October 30, 2000 |work=[[Salon.com]] |access-date=June 8, 2009 }}</ref> The production was well received by critics.<ref name="pw">{{cite news|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/a_simple_twist_of_fey-38419914.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629072440/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/a_simple_twist_of_fey-38419914.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2009|title=A Simple Twist of Fey|last=Hartmann|first=Cassidy|date=October 11, 2006|work=[[Philadelphia Weekly]]|access-date=July 2, 2009|page=1}}</ref> Tim Townsend of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that the fun part of watching Fey and Dratch perform was "seeing how comfortable they are with each other".<ref name="wsj" /> He concluded that the production "isn't about two women being funny ... Dratch and Fey are just funny. Period."<ref name="wsj" /> One of the ''SNL'' sketches, "[[The Boston Teens|Sully and Denise]]", originated at The Second City.<ref name="observer" />

In 2001, Fey formed the television production company [[Little Stranger (company)|Little Stranger]] with longtime collaborator [[Eric Gurian]]. It produces many projects Fey is featured in, including the sitcoms ''[[30 Rock]]'' and ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Tina Fey's Little Stranger Inks First-Look Deal With Universal|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/tina-fey-universal-first-look-deal-little-stranger-1201695965/|access-date=August 30, 2020|work=Variety|date=February 3, 2016|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726093957/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/tina-fey-universal-first-look-deal-little-stranger-1201695965/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 13, 2007, Fey made a guest appearance in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' episode "The Bookaneers".<ref name="Walsh2007">{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/tina-fey-sesame-42000.aspx|title=Tina Fey ''Rocks Sesame Street's'' World (and Vice Versa)|last=Walsh-Boyle|first=Megan|date=August 13, 2007|work=TV Guide|access-date=July 2, 2009|archive-date=November 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114114823/http://www.tvguide.com/news/tina-fey-sesame-42000.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as a guest judge on the November 25, 2007, episode of the [[Food Network]] program ''[[Iron Chef America]]''.<ref name="Ref_c">{{cite episode |title=All-Star Holiday Dessert Battle |series=Iron Chef America |network=[[Food Network]] |airdate=November 25, 2007 |minutes=46 }}</ref>

Fey has appeared as [[Tinker Bell]] in [[Disney]]'s campaign "Year of a Million Dreams".<ref name="Ref_2008a">{{cite press release |title=Actress Julianne Moore, Swimmer Michael Phelps Live Out Their Disney 'Fantasea' In Ariel-Inspired Annie Leibovitz Photography; Celebrities Flip Their Fins in Latest Installment of Disney Dream Portrait Series |publisher=Walt Disney Company |date=June 16, 2008 |url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/moreinfo/disney_dream_potrait_series_ariel.html |access-date=September 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608192938/http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/moreinfo/disney_dream_potrait_series_ariel.html |archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}</ref> She has also done commercials for [[American Express]] and [[Garnier|Garnier Nutrisse]].<ref name="Freydkin2008">{{cite news|first=Donna|last=Freydkin|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-10-23-tina-fey-profile_N.htm|title=Tina Fey is between a 'Rock' and a funny place at 'SNL'|access-date=September 20, 2010|date=October 23, 2008|work=USA Today|archive-date=November 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107094939/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-10-23-tina-fey-profile_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tinafeyfan.com/2012/01/31/tina-fey-garnier-nutrisse-commercial/ Tina Fey Fan – TinaFeyFan.com – Your #1 resource for everything Tina Fey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120912112110/http://www.tinafeyfan.com/2012/01/31/tina-fey-garnier-nutrisse-commercial/ |date=September 12, 2012 }}. Tinafeyfan.com (January 31, 2012). Retrieved on April 10, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.bellasugar.com.au/Tina-Fey-Garnier-Nutrisse-Mousse-Hair-Colour-22094632 Tina Fey For Garnier Nutrisse Mousse Hair Colour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213011106/http://www.bellasugar.com.au/Tina-Fey-Garnier-Nutrisse-Mousse-Hair-Colour-22094632 |date=December 13, 2013 }}. Bellasugar.com.au (August 3, 2012). Retrieved on April 10, 2012.</ref> Fey also had guest voice roles in the animated comedy series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' and ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Eric|title=SpongeBob Meets Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog|url=https://ign.com/articles/2009/11/06/spongebob-meets-tina-fey-will-ferrell-and-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog|publisher=IGN|access-date=July 22, 2020|date=November 6, 2009|archive-date=February 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221224028/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/06/spongebob-meets-tina-fey-will-ferrell-and-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/fey-fox-lynch-douglas-among-season-three-phineas-and-ferb-guests-11254/|title=Fey, Fox, Lynch, Douglas among third-season 'Phineas and Ferb' guests|last=Weisman|first=Jon|work=Variety|date=February 10, 2011|access-date=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722075539/https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/fey-fox-lynch-douglas-among-season-three-phineas-and-ferb-guests-11254/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 5, 2011, Fey's autobiography, ''[[Bossypants]]'', was released to a positive review from ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="Maslin2011">{{cite news|first=Janet|last=Maslin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/books/bossypants-by-tina-fey-review.html|title=Tina Fey Is Greek and Also Teutonic, but She Isn't a Troll|access-date=April 5, 2011|date=April 4, 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405212604/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/books/bossypants-by-tina-fey-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Critic Janet Maslin reviewed the book, saying that "''Bossypants'' isn't a memoir. It's a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/books/bossypants-by-tina-fey-review.html|title='Bossypants' by Tina Fey – Review|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=April 3, 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 19, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724223312/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/books/bossypants-by-tina-fey-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Fey narrated ''The Secret Life of Girls'', a two-hour-long radio documentary produced by [[The Kitchen Sisters]]. She introduced stories of women and girls from around the world, and also shared memories of her own girlhood and mother.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Kitchen Sisters|title=The Hidden World of Girls|url=http://www.kitchensisters.org/girlstories/listen-to-tina-fey-host-hwofg/|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=November 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111040245/http://www.kitchensisters.org/girlstories/listen-to-tina-fey-host-hwofg/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Fey made her rapping debut on the Childish Gambino ([[Donald Glover]]) mixtape ''[[Royalty (mixtape)|Royalty]]''. Glover is a former writer on ''30 Rock'', on which he worked with Fey.<ref name="FeyRapRoyalty">{{cite magazine|title=Tina Fey Raps on New Childish Gambino Track|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tina-fey-raps-on-new-childish-gambino-track-20120705|access-date=April 2, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 5, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402230016/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tina-fey-raps-on-new-childish-gambino-track-20120705|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Fey was featured as herself in the episode "iShock America" of the [[Nickelodeon]] teen sitcom ''[[iCarly]]''.<ref name="FeyFallonIcarly">{{cite magazine|last1=Snierson|first1=Dan|title=Tina Fey to appear with Jimmy Fallon on 'iCarly'|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/10/02/tina-fey-jimmy-fallon-icarly/|access-date=April 2, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 2, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225544/http://ew.com/article/2012/10/02/tina-fey-jimmy-fallon-icarly/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 13, 2013, Fey hosted the [[70th Golden Globe Awards]] with [[Amy Poehler]], to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alvarez|first=Alex|title=How Did Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Do as Golden Globes Hosts?|url=https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/tina-fey-amy-poehler-grade-golden-globes-hosts/story?id=18206515|agency=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=January 13, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-date=January 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114100045/http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/tina-fey-amy-poehler-grade-golden-globes-hosts/story?id=18206515|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo hosted again in [[71st Golden Globe Awards|2014]] and [[72nd Golden Globe Awards|2015]], generating the highest ratings for the annual ceremony in a decade and receiving similar acclaim.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sacks|first=Ethan|title=Golden Globe Awards 2014: Ratings show highest viewership in ten years|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/early-numbers-peg-globes-ratings-seven-year-high-article-1.1577915|agency=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=January 17, 2014|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116031638/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/early-numbers-peg-globes-ratings-seven-year-high-article-1.1577915|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Fey guest starred in the [[Comedy Central]] variety sketch series ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'', alongside [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] and [[Patricia Arquette]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Caitlin |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/77739-inside-amy-schumer-has-tina-fey-julia-louis-dreyfus-patricia-arquette-brilliantly-mock-hollywoods-asinine-age |title=Schumer, Fey, Dreyfus, & Arquette Torch Age Bias |date=April 21, 2015 |work=Bustle |access-date=July 22, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723051233/https://www.bustle.com/articles/77739-inside-amy-schumer-has-tina-fey-julia-louis-dreyfus-patricia-arquette-brilliantly-mock-hollywoods-asinine-age |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, she had guest roles in the NBC variety series ''[[Maya & Marty]]'' and the [[Hulu]] dark comedy series ''[[Difficult People]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/08/tina-fey-maya-rudolph-sing-marty/|title=Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph sing on Maya & Marty|last=Heldman|first=Breanne|date=June 8, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722075551/https://ew.com/article/2016/06/08/tina-fey-maya-rudolph-sing-marty/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/difficult-people-amy-poehler-emmys-amazon-interview-news-1202105441/|title=Amy Poehler On 'Difficult People' And Righting The Gender Imbalance|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=June 12, 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722161605/https://deadline.com/2017/06/difficult-people-amy-poehler-emmys-amazon-interview-news-1202105441/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Fey recurred as Diana St. Tropez on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Great News]]'', which she co-executive produced.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holbrook|first=Damian|title=First Look: Tina Fey's Arrival Is 'Great News' for NBC's Comedy (VIDEO)|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/430351/first-look-tina-fey-great-news-diana-st-tropez-video/|agency=TV Insider|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015051730/https://www.tvinsider.com/430351/first-look-tina-fey-great-news-diana-st-tropez-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2017, Fey adapted ''Mean Girls'' into a musical [[Mean Girls (musical)|of the same name]]. It opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2018, receiving twelve [[Tony Award]] nominations, including a nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]] for Fey.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/updating-live-check-here-for-the-2018-tony-award-nominations# "Check Here for the 2018 Tony Award Nominations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141856/http://www.playbill.com/article/updating-live-check-here-for-the-2018-tony-award-nominations |date=June 12, 2018 }} Playbill. Retrieved May 1, 2018.</ref> In January 2020, producers of the stage musical announced that it was being adapted as a feature film by Paramount Pictures.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |title=Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's 'Mean Girls' Musical |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123224446/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fey co-created, wrote and executive produced the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Mr. Mayor]]'', starring [[Ted Danson]] and [[Holly Hunter]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Ted Danson To Star In L.A. Mayor Comedy Series From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock At NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/ted-danson-to-star-in-l-a-mayor-comedy-series-from-tina-fey-robert-carlock-at-nbc-1202648709 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=July 22, 2020 |language=en |date=July 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915081913/https://deadline.com/2019/07/ted-danson-to-star-in-l-a-mayor-comedy-series-from-tina-fey-robert-carlock-at-nbc-1202648709/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series premiered in January 2021.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/nbc-january-premiere-dates-tina-fey-comedy-mr-mayor-zoeys-extraordinary-playlist-this-is-us-chicago-superstore-1234619553/|title=NBC January Premiere Dates: Tina Fey Comedy 'Mr. Mayor', 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' On New Night|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120182457/https://deadline.com/2020/11/nbc-january-premiere-dates-tina-fey-comedy-mr-mayor-zoeys-extraordinary-playlist-this-is-us-chicago-superstore-1234619553/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2021, Fey returned to co-host the [[78th Golden Globe Awards]] with Amy Poehler, for the first ever bi-coastal show. Fey was broadcast live from the [[Rainbow Room]] in New York City and Poehler from the usual venue at [[The Beverly Hilton]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarner|first=Lauren|date=March 1, 2021|title=The best, worst, and most surprising moments of Golden Globes 2021|url=https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/golden-globes-2021-best-worst-most-surprising-moments/|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=New York Post|language=en-US|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307220529/https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/golden-globes-2021-best-worst-most-surprising-moments/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey executive produced the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] musical comedy series ''[[Girls5eva]]'', which premiered in May 2021 to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Tina Fey Producing 'Girls5Eva' Girl Group Original Comedy Series For NBCU's Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/tina-fey-produce-girls5eva-girl-group-original-series-nbcus-peacock-1202833046 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=July 22, 2020 |language=en |date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812194321/https://deadline.com/2020/01/tina-fey-produce-girls5eva-girl-group-original-series-nbcus-peacock-1202833046/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She additionally guest starred in an episode of the series as [[Dolly Parton]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Holub |first1=Christian |title=How Tina Fey's Girls5eva Dolly Parton impression differs from her Sarah Palin: 'No one asked for this' |url=https://ew.com/tv/tina-fey-girls5eva-dolly-parton-impression-sarah-palin-jimmy-fallon-video/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 21, 2021 |language=en |date=May 21, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521212428/https://ew.com/tv/tina-fey-girls5eva-dolly-parton-impression-sarah-palin-jimmy-fallon-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2021, Fey began a recurring role as Cinda Canning, a true crime podcaster, in the [[Hulu]] mystery comedy series ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Lloyd|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-31/only-murders-in-the-building-steve-martin-short-selena-gomez|title=Steve Martin and friends track a killer in splendid new Hulu comedy mystery|website=Los Angeles Times|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=September 4, 2021|archive-date=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904024254/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-31/only-murders-in-the-building-steve-martin-short-selena-gomez|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Fey reprised her role as 22 in the short film ''[[22 vs. Earth]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=22 vs Earth |url=https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/22-vs-earth |language=en-US |access-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016045609/https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/22-vs-earth |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, Netflix announced a 20-episode order for the animated sitcom ''[[Mulligan (TV series)|Mulligan]]'', with Fey as executive producer alongside frequent collaborators [[Sam Means]] and [[Robert Carlock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/30-rock-bosses-reteam-netflix-animated-comedy-series-1283196|title='30 Rock' Bosses Reteam for Netflix Animated Comedy Series|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102194750/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/30-rock-bosses-reteam-netflix-animated-comedy-series-1283196|url-status=live}}</ref> She also voiced the character of Dr. Farrah Braun in the series, which premiered in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=April 11, 2023 |title='Mulligan': Nat Faxon, Chrissy Teigen, Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey, Phil LaMarr Lead Cast For Netflix Animated Series; Premiere Date, Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/mulligan-nat-faxon-chrissy-teigen-tina-fey-sam-richardson-dana-carvey-phil-lamarr-cast-netflix-animated-series-premiere-date-1235321557/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520000953/https://deadline.com/2023/04/mulligan-nat-faxon-chrissy-teigen-tina-fey-sam-richardson-dana-carvey-phil-lamarr-cast-netflix-animated-series-premiere-date-1235321557/ |url-status=live }}</ref>