Fey: No ‘Rock’ Boost From Playing Palin
She may have nailed her impersonation of Alaska's foremost she-grizzly, Sarah Palin, and big snaps to her hairdresser while we're at it, but Tina Fey says in her new ingeniously titled memoir, "Bossypants," that playing Palin didn't amount to big ratings for her main act, "30 Rock."
She may have nailed her impersonation of Alaska’s foremost she-grizzly, Sarah Palin, and big snaps to her hairdresser while we’re at it, but Tina Fey says in her new ingeniously titled memoir, “Bossypants,” that playing Palin didn’t amount to big ratings for her main act, “30 Rock.” –KA
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“Some may argue that exploiting Governor Palin and her family helped bring attention to my low-rated TV show,” writes Fey of 30 Rock, the NBC show that has struggled in the ratings despite critical acclaim.
[…] “I am proud to say you are wrong,” she continues. “My TV show still enjoys very low ratings. In fact, I think the Palin stuff may have hurt the TV show. Let’s face it, between Alec Baldwin and me there is a certain fifty percent of the population who think we are pinko Commie monsters.”
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