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  • Jane Krakowski: From ’30 Rock’ to ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’

    Jane Krakowski worked alongside Tina Fey in 30 Rock and now stars in Fey’s new Netflix comedy, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Jane spoke recently on her role as Jacqueline Vorhees–the woman for whom Kimmy Schmidt (played by The Office’s Ellie Kemper) nannies after being held captive for years by a cult leader. How does Vorhees differ from Jane Krakowski’s 30 Rock role as Jenna Maroney? Are the roles the same or completely different?

    “I’ve always approached them very differently, and it was certainly conscious on Tina and Robert Carlock’s agenda to make them as different as possible,” Jane Krakowski says of the two roles. “At first I was taken aback when people were saying that, because I find the characters so different at their core and in their heart, and I think also because I shot all 13 episodes and I know where this character grows. But in the first few episodes, I see why people would feel that way, especially in the beginning, before you learn more about her. But as I say, I’ve never approached them the same. There’s a vulnerability to Jacqueline that Jenna never had an ounce of on 30 Rock, so I find that they come from very different places.”

    “Tina said to me—which was good to learn after 30 Rock had finished filming—was that at her core, Jenna was a horrible person and Jacqueline is not,” Krakowski adds. “It was good for me to learn that in hindsight after all of the seasons of 30 Rock! But I do think the characters are very different. The sense of humor is written by the same creators and the comedy has the same tone and pace as 30 Rock, and since I’m associated with both, I think people will naturally put that together.”

    Tina Fey obviously saw something very valuable in Jane Krakowski in order to give her the part of Jacqueline Vorhees on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt–even though the role was created and Krakowski dropped into it at the very last minute. In a like manner, Jane Krakowski no doubt saw something spectacular in Tina Fey’s new creation, and realized that even if she was an afterthought, it was no doubt a good one.

    Are these two ladies a guaranteed comedy mix–even if Krakowski’s two roles differ so greatly? The only thing they really have in common is that each plays (or played) off the lead role–Jenna Maroney off Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon and Jacqueline Vorhees off Ellie Kemper’s Kimmy Schmidt. Will what worked so well once work well again?

    Jane Krakowski earned four Emmy nods for her role as Jenna Maroney. Might she find herself reaping similar nominations in her role as Jacqueline Vorhees, too?

    The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is available on Netflix now. Will you be checking out Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski in their latest roles?

  • Ellie Kemper Is “Delightful” Says Tina Fey

    Ellie Kemper Is “Delightful” Says Tina Fey

    Ellie Kemper is in full-swing filming now for her new series, created by Tina Fey, called The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

    As Kimmy Schmidt, Ellie Kemper is a young woman who lives for 15 years in a bunker with three other women who were part of a cult.

    They all think that they survived the apocalypse alone.

    When the four women are rescued, of course they go on to do a circuit of talk shows. After the round of talk shows, Ellie Kemper’s character, Kimmy Schmidt, decides to stay in New York City and make it on her own, using only the limited amount of life experience she had in the bunker.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNKEKlXY3Z4

    Ellie Kemper looks awesome in this role, and Tina Fey couldn’t be happier to work with Kemper as her leading lady.

    “She’s just delightful,” Fey told People of Ellie Kemper. “She is so intelligent and energetic and adorable.”

    Tina Fey added, “I think she is so likable and warm and skilled that I hope people really enjoy watching her”

    What sweet words about Ellie Kemper!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2pFXw6_J7M

    Ellie Kemper was excited to work with Tina Fey, as well. After making a name for herself on The Office, The Mindy Project, and Bridesmaids, Ellie Kemper was ready to have her own show.

    And Ellie Kemper was more than ready to work with a woman that she admires very much.

    “I was very excited,” Ellie Kemper admitted about their first meeting about The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. “She’s Tina Fey!”

    The cute Ellie Kemper on the #GoldenGlobes #redcarpet

    A photo posted by Golden Globes (@goldenglobes) on

    Yes, she is. And she is amazing! I am excited to watch this show!

    The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, starring Ellie Kemper, began streaming on Netflix on Friday. The entire first season, all 13 episodes, are now available and Netflix has already guaranteed the show a second season.

    Have you watched it yet? What did you think about it?

  • Jane Krakowski Says Deep Down, Jenna Maroney And “Kimmy Schmidt” Character, Jacqueline Voorhes, Are Nothing Alike

    Jane Krakowski teamed up with Tina Fey once again to do Fey’s new show, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

    On the show, Jane Krakowski plays a wealthy, neurotic blonde socialite who employs Kimmy as her nanny. The similarities between Krakowski’s new character and Jenna Maroney seem abundant.

    At first.

    Kimmy Schmidt, of course, has been in a bunker with three other women for 15 years living out what they thought was the apocalypse.

    Trying to make it on her own on the mean streets of New York, one of the obstacles Kimmy Schmidt has to deal with is Jane Krakowski’s character, Jacqueline Voorhes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgohgWMxtKY

    But, the successful pattern of Jacqueline Voorhes as a foil to Kimmy, just like Jenna Maroney was to Liz Lemon on 30 Rock, is as far as the similarities go, according to Jane Krakowski.

    In an interview for Time, Jane Krakowski explains, “I’ve always approached them very differently, and it was certainly conscious on Tina and Robert Carlock’s agenda to make them as different as possible. At first I was taken aback when people were saying that, because I find the characters so different at their core and in their heart, and I think also because I shot all 13 episodes and I know where this character grows. But in the first few episodes, I see why people would feel that way, especially in the beginning, before you learn more about her.”

    She added, “But as I say, I’ve never approached them the same. There’s a vulnerability to Jacqueline that Jenna never had an ounce of on 30 Rock, so I find that they come from very different places.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNKEKlXY3Z4

    Jane Krakowski says she got some initial advice from Tina Fey that helped her see the differences between the two seemingly similar characters.

    She said, “Tina said to me—which was good to learn after 30 Rock had finished filming—was that at her core, Jenna was a horrible person and Jacqueline is not. It was good for me to learn that in hindsight after all of the seasons of 30 Rock! But I do think the characters are very different. The sense of humor is written by the same creators and the comedy has the same tone and pace as 30 Rock, and since I’m associated with both, I think people will naturally put that together.”

    The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, starring Jane Krakowski, started streaming on Netflix Friday. Have you watched it? What do you think about it?

  • Tina Fey On “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” And Netflix

    Tina Fey On “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” And Netflix

    Tina Fey wants everyone to know that her new show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, was not pre-canceled before it could even air on NBC.

    She just decided to move it to Netflix, instead. No big deal.

    Now that that’s out of the way, Tina Fey’s show will be on Netflix starting Friday.

    The first season, all 13 episodes, of Tina Fey’s new show will be available, and the deal with Netflix guarantees her a second season. That is a guarantee that she wouldn’t have had with NBC.

    Tina Fey and co-creator Robert Carlock sat down for an interview about the new Netflix deal and the show itself.

    The two of them are a little too excited to not have to deal with ratings, and deal more with a growing class of binge-watchers.

    “The whole world [could be watching the show] as far as we know,” said Carlock.

    “We’d know if it was the whole world,” said Tina Fey.

    But, binge-watchers are a familiar brand of people, as Tina Fey feels like the popularity of her hit show, 30 Rock, was mostly due to them.

    She added, “But it will be nice not to have to what we call ‘repilot’ every week. . . . With Netflix, if someone’s watching episode five, you can be pretty confident that it’s because they’ve watched episodes one through four.”

    The beginning relationship with NBC is responsible for the show itself.

    Tina Fey disclosed how the whole process for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt began with its star, Ellie Kemper from The Office.

    “They knew that she was special, and she was the first actor that we said, ‘Yeah, maybe we would like to. Give us a couple of weeks to think about it,’” Tina Fey said.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxfAjp9gSJo

    She continued, “And we thought about Ellie . . . She has this kind of inherent sunniness and optimism, but also strength. She’s physically fit and strong and we’ve seen her do, like, physical-comedy bits where she’s really agile. And so this mix led us on this path of like, ‘OK, what kind of woman could she be?’ We pitched: Is she a woman who has been in a coma for 15 years? We kept wanting versions of, like, a clean slate.”

    Tina Fey insisted that “these things, you know, keep happening. They happen all over the world, this thing of women being tricked, or lured, or sister-wived.”

    So, they came up with the show as it is today. Kimmy Schmidt has been in an underground bunker with a cult for 15 years. When she gets out, she wants to start her life over in New York using the small bit of knowledge that she can squeeze from her very limited life experience.

    Tina Fey’s new show looks so funny! I see a Netflix binge in my future.