Jack McBrayer can’t wait to slip into his NBC page uniform for tonight’s season premiere of 30 Rock — but not because he gets to hang out with one of the show’s many celebrity guest stars.
“We haven’t blown it out of the water with guest stars this year,” says McBrayer. “[The writers] are trying to focus on the usual cast of players. I like that because that’s how it all started — just us interacting in the workplace.”
Of course, McBrayer and the rest of the 30 Rock crew loved the attention they received from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. “That was crazy flattering. To have people you admire and respect come up and say, ‘Make sure Tina [Fey] knows I want to be on the show,’” he says. “I’m like, ‘Alright, Meryl Streep. I will.’ Isn’t that the craziest thing ever?”
McBrayer says season 4 will have its share of crazy moments. “I’m up to my usual high jinks. I stage a page strike in the first episode and I volunteer at an animal shelter later on,” says McBrayer. (more…)
Forget the Hamptons. Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, or at least their alter egos, are heading to Rockefeller Center this November.
Comedy fans, rejoice! After being felled by the writers’ strike, Tina Fey’s 30 Rock returns Thursday (NBC, 8:30 p.m. ET) with a juicy new episode called “MILF Island,” based around a show within the show created by Alec Baldwin’s character, Jack Donaghy. Things only get zanier from there. In a recent conference call with reporters, Fey opened up about juicy plot points — is her character Liz pregnant? — and even shares her surprising pick for a new love interest for her character. –Brian Orloff
