

8.122 minSeason 7 • Episode 13
LatestJenna prepares an emotional farewell song as the cast and crew reunite for one final "TGS".
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.
Writing
Joke density that demands multiple viewings
Acting
Alec Baldwin's Reagan-voiced corporate chaos agent
Production
SNL insider satire with actual teeth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show-within-a-show TGS was originally called 'The Girlie Show' until NBC made them change it—meta-commentary on network interference that became a running gag.
Tina Fey based Liz Lemon on her own SNL head writer experience, and Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy was loosely inspired by Lorne Michaels—making the whole thing a glorified revenge fantasy.