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The Lowdown
Not streaming or recording it was a gutsy call in an era when every reunion becomes a special, and it made the night feel like a real event. Ending on Werewolf Bar Mitzvah with Lin-Manuel Miranda is the most 30 Rock possible way to close the book.
Key Takeaways
- The 30 Rock 20th Anniversary Reunion took place at Radio City Music Hall on October 11, the exact anniversary of the show’s debut (The Hollywood Reporter).
- The event was not streamed or recorded, and proceeds benefited the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (The Hollywood Reporter).
- Guests included Conan O’Brien, Tom Hanks, Jon Hamm, John McEnroe and Brian Williams, and Lin-Manuel Miranda closed the night with Tracy Morgan on “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” (The Hollywood Reporter).
The Story
Fey said she wasn’t planning to mark the anniversary until Jack McBrayer suggested some kind of reunion at a lunch in Los Angeles. “I think he meant, like, a cast dinner,” she told the crowd of about 6,000 (The Hollywood Reporter).
The 100-minute show mixed sketches, including Jenna singing a medley of her fictional songs and a McBrayer-hosted game show in which Fey and Morgan had to finish their own lines. Alec Baldwin returned as Jack Donaghy for a sketch about every year’s biggest news event (The Hollywood Reporter). Variety rounded up the night’s best moments (Variety).
The night also included a tribute to late crew members and to Grizz Chapman, who died earlier this year of kidney disease (The Hollywood Reporter).
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- The Hollywood Reporter — Here’s What Happened Inside the Weirdly Stealth ’30 Rock’ Reunion ↗
- Variety — 30 Rock anniversary: best moments ↗