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Liz Lemon’s Celebrating Anna Howard Shaw Day On ’30 Rock’ Tonight
February 14th is coming up faster than your single friends can say “oh, I didn’t even notice today was Valentine’s Day” and no one is more excited than Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock. But it’s not because she’s dating James Marsden this season. Nope, it’s because it’s Anna Howard Shaw Day, Liz’s Valentine’s Day subsitute for all the single women out there. More »
The Dictator Launches Republic Of Wadiya Website
Hands down, the best part of the Republic of Wadiya website — a tie-in for Sacha Baron Cohen‘s The Dictator — is Supreme Leader Shabazz Aladeen’s biography. More »
Katrina Bowden Is Engaged
Katrina Bowden, best known as 30 Rock’s favorite intern Cerie is engaged. More »
Video: Denise Richards’ ‘La Piscine’ Is A Hilarious Jab At Countess LuAnn De Lesseps
The best part of last night’s 30 Rock was Denise Richard‘s “La Piscine” video, an obvious parody of Real Housewives of New York star LuAnn de Lesseps‘ spoken-word single “Chic, C’est La Vie.” More »
Watch 30 Rock‘s Fake Trailer For The Martin Luther King Day Movie
“I have a right to love you!” Andy Samberg shouts to his platonic co-worker (Emma Stone) in the faux trailer for “Garry Marshall‘s Martin Luther King Day.”. More »
Video: NBC Appropriates A Meme With ‘Shit Liz Lemon Says’
One key thing about the “Shit ____’s Say” meme is that it’s infinitely customizable. From sexists to self-mocking gays to people against racism, an ever-growing variety of folks have used the meme for their own ends. Now, TV network NBC has smartly harnessed its power to market 30 Rock with “Shit Liz Lemon Says.” More »
Happy National Popcorn Day!
In honor of National Popcorn Day, we have matched your favorite Thursday night shows with appropriate popcorn options. More »
30 Rock Is Still Figuring Out What To Do With Elizabeth Banks And Margaret Cho After Kim Jong Il’s Death
30 Rock writer Robert Carlock explains the loophole that allows the writers to still feature the “Avery Jessup in North Korea” plotline in season 6 while acknowledging Kim Jong Il‘s death. Plus, Margaret Cho‘s bittersweet impression of playing the dictator. More »
Our Favorite Fictional Holidays In Pop Culture
Our favorite made-up celebrations, including Whacking Day, the Yule Ball, and Chrismukkah! More »
What Will Happen To 30 Rock‘s Avery Jessup Now That Kim Jong-Il Is Dead?
In the wake of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il‘s death, many are questioning what it means for the political state of that troubled country, as well as for the world at large. We here at Crushable totally care about those things, but we’re also somewhat curious as to what it will mean for fictional character Avery Jessup. More »
Watch A Promo For The Sixth Season Of 30 Rock
We only have to wait 31 more days until the sixth season of 30 Rock airs! More »
Alec Baldwin Inexplicably Deactives His Twitter Account And Asks Fans To Refollow Him Later
Alec Baldwin‘s Twitter rant at American Airlines got him 600,000 followers, but yesterday he tweeted, “Let’s play a game called Mass Unfollowing” and deactivated his account. More »
Video Gallery: 8 Hilarious Sesame Street Pop Culture Parodies
Ah, Sesame Street: Making television for toddlers palatable to adults since 1969. Not only did it revolutionize educational television, but perhaps even more impressively, it made sure that the parents, teachers, babysitters, and other adults watching the show with their favorite three-year-olds wouldn’t go crazy from its inanity. And what exactly is it about the show that makes it so amazing, however old or young you are? Its pop culture references. Little kids may not know who Isaiah Mustafa is, but their parents certainly do. Let’s take a look at some of Sesame Street’s best pop culture parodies, shall we? You just might learn something yourself! More »
It’s a Girl for Tina Fey!
It’s a girl! Tina Fey, who first revealed her pregnancy on Oprah back in April, gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Wednesday. She and husband Jeffrey Richmond, already parents to supercool 5-year-old Alice, named their second daughter Penelope Athena Richmond. This may be the most awesome name ever. I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t wait to see what these girls are like when they grow up. I mean, really: Children raised by Team 30 Rock? Win! Congrats to Fey and the whole family! More »
The 10 Worst Fictional Employees
Horrible Bosses comes out this Friday, and while having a bad boss sucks, a less-than-helpful coworker can be twice as bad. So today while you grumble at an unfair workload or someone who gets by while being chronically late, ask yourself if the guy in the cubicle next to you has ever brought a firearm into work, let a kid drown, or run a car into the boss’ home. It’s all about perspective. More »
Digitally Inserting Ads into Sitcom Reruns Is Really Creepy
If modern product placement isn’t bad enough, for the past few years networks have been getting extra money by digitally inserting new products into old reruns — in many cases, episodes set before the product was even invented! Consumerist spotted an especially egregious one: In this How I Met Your Mother repeat, behind Robin you can see a stack of books and a magazine with an ad for Kevin James‘ new comedy Zookeeper. There aren’t even any books in the original shot!
This kind of retroactive product placement feels creepily invasive, because it’s not as if the creators or stars of the shows ever had any say in what was getting advertised. More »
Our 10 Favorite Fictional Canadians For Canada Day
It’s Canada Day! We’d like to take this opportunity to pay homage to some of our favorite fictional Canucks, who make us laugh when they fart in each others’ faces and smile when they sing about the mall. More »
Crushable Quotable: Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Homophobic Remarks
Tracy Morgan update: the comedian has apologized for the hateful homophobic remarks he unleashed last weekend. Tracy’s statement reads:
“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others.
Tracy Morgan Goes Nuts on Stage, Threatens to Murder Gay People
The controversy currently surrounding Tracy Morgan sounds like a 30 Rock plot line from Hell: while onstage performing stand-up in Nashville, Tracy unleashed a torrent of material condemning homosexuality. According to audience member reports, Tracy called gay people “mistakes,” accused lesbianism of being fake, spoke out against Lady Gaga‘s “Born This Way,” and even threatened to kill his own son if he ever came out. The response from the crowd was mixed: some people cheered him on, while others walked out of the 2,300-seat theater. Tracy’s now under fire for the remarks, and has yet to release any kind of a statement. More »
Parting Tweet: Alec Baldwin’s Doing Some Weird Stuff on Twitter
Alec Baldwin has joined Twitter, and he’s using it as a platform to talk about acting and also politics? We love this man, though, so as long as he’s not using the service to berate his daughter, it’s all good with us. More 30 Rock tweets, please. More »