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Tina Fey Was Worried This ’30 Rock’ Actor Was A ‘Dick’ Before Hiring Him

Tina Fey Was Worried This ’30 Rock’ Actor Was A ‘Dick’ Before Hiring Him

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:54 PM GMT

The comedian said, “Life’s too short and the hours are too long” to work with bad people.

Tina Fey had to make one very important call before casting a certain someone in “30 Rock.”

The former “Saturday Night Live” star said in a joint sit-down with Jon Hamm that she reached out to “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels before offering Hamm the part of Dr. Drew Baird.

“I didn’t meet you before you hosted [‘Saturday Night Live’], and I remember calling or emailing Lorne and saying, ‘Let me know if he’s funny because we have a part coming up on ’30 Rock’ that would be great for him,’” Fey shared with Interview magazine in a piece published on Monday.

The call was “also to make sure you weren’t a dick,” Fey added.

Hamm added that “that’s a real thing” in the business.

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