Kay Cannon was a woman I’d known from the Chicago improv world. A beautiful, strong midwestern gal who had played lots of sports and run track in college, Kay had submitted a good writing sample, but I was more impressed by her athlete’s approach to the world. She has a can-do attitude, a willingness to learn through practice, and she was comfortable being coached. Her success at the show is a testament to why all parents should make their daughters pursue team sports instead of pageants. Not that Kay couldn’t win a beauty pageant - she could, as long as for the talent competition she could sing a karaoke version of ‘Redneck Woman’ while shooting a Nerf rifle.

She has appeared on Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in 2008 2009 and 2010 at No. On August 13 2007 Fey made a guest appearance on the children's television series Sesame Street in the episode "The Bookaneers". and US$148 million domestically.

: /ˈfeɪ/; born May 18 1970) is an American actress comedienne writer and producer known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) (1997–2006) the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2006–2013) and such films as Mean Girls (2004) Baby Mama (2008) and Date Night (2010). In 2010 Fey was the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor the youngest-ever winner of the award. Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (pron.