Tina Fey Agrees with “SNL” Fan TikToks Claiming Her Era Was the Show's Best: ‘You Know What? Actually, Yes.'

Tina Fey reflected on her Saturday Night Live cast, which included Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and more

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• Fey said even at the time, she knew the cast was doing something magical

• Fey was with the series from 1997 to 2006

Tina Feyis pretty sure herSaturday Night Livecast was the best.

Fey, 55, spoke about her long career at HISTORYTalks, held at Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 18, in a conversation with Damian Holbrook, senior writer for TV Guide.

Holbrook mentioned how many incredible people worked onSaturday Night Liveduring Fey's tenure, from 1997 to 2006. “You were working withAmy Poehler, Will Forte, Rachel Draft, Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Horatio Sanz, Keenan Thompson, who's still there,” he said. He also noted that Fey becameSNL's first female head writer. “Were you aware at the time that you were working with greatness?” he asked.

“I knew that people like Amy and Maya and Keenan, there are people that I had worshiped them even though we're all the same age, for sure,” Fey said. “I feel like I knew that they were some of the greatest to ever do it.”

She continued, “But it is nice now, enough time has passed that I see a lot of nostalgic TikToks and stuff like, ‘Ah,SNLin the 90s.' And I'm like, ‘You know what? Actually, yes.' ” Holbrook called it a “golden era.”

Fey began writing forSNLin 1997. At first, she didn't appear on camera, but in 1998, she was an extra in a sketch. In 1999, she was made head writer and in 2000, she and Jimmy Fallon began hostingWeekend Updatetogether. When Fallon left in 2004, Poehler took his spot behind theUpdatedesk. Two years after Fey left the series, she returned to portray Republican vice-presidential candidateSarah Palin.

Other cast members Fey overlapped with during her time included Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader. Fey cast Meadows and Poehler in her 2004 movieMean Girls, and reunited with Morgan, Parnell, Dratch and Sudeikis on her series30 Rock, which aired from 2006 to 2013.

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Though Fey had high praise for her own cast, she also complimented another cast. Holbrook asked when Fey knew she wanted to do comedy, and she said it was because she watchedSNL.

“Your cast is whoever was on the show when you were about 13 or 14,” she said. “And so for me, that was Jan Hooks and Dana Carvey and those guys.” She said it soon became her “dream.”

Back in 2024, Fey toldSunday TODAYabouthow she and Poehler, 54, still watchSNLtogether.

“If it's a Saturday, we go to our room, and we watchSNLfrom the hotel room,” she said; she and Poehler were on the road for their "Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour" at the time.

“We love watching it together. If we're not together, we'll live text during it,” she said. “It's like someone who played sports, like, ‘Oh, I see. You know what? I bet this moved up from dress [rehearsal].'”

“The head writer in me is always like, ‘Huh. Interesting. Maybe the game could've been clearer,' ” she said, but added that they “root for everybody” to have a good show.

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Lee Pace on that “Invincible” season 4 ending: 'There's a measure of respect in it'

Warning: This article contains spoilers from theInvincibleseason 4 finale, "Don't Leave Me Hanging Here."

Thragg is here to stay.

While the ending ofInvincibleseason 4 wasn't as bloody as the penultimate deep-space brawl, it was no less tense. The truly invincible leader of the Viltrumites (Lee Pace) confronts Mark (Steven Yeun) back on Earth. And while the young superhero hallucinated Thragg's return all throughout the episode via PTSD-powered panic attacks, his worst fears — the villain destroying his home and everyone he loves — didn't come to pass.

Thragg is indeed on Mark's home planet now, but he's not there to destroy it. He wants to quietly live among humans in order to slowly procreate and rebuild the Viltrum race, just as Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons) was able to do with Debbie (Sandra Oh) in conceiving Mark. The alternate? Reject Thragg's proposed truce and face his forces again in battle, knowing how poorly everyone fared the last time.

Pace addresses this moment and what it means moving forward on the show, which has already beenrenewed for season 5.

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"There's a measure of respect in it," the actor tellsEntertainment Weekly, "and I think there's a measure of, 'You're here, I'm here. You're gonna have to deal with that, and I'm gonna have to deal with you, but I can't kill you yet, and you can't kill me, period.' So I think that's what it is, because he could just do it without even telling Mark that he was gonna do it. It's what Mark's been doing. So he could just surprise Mark with suddenly people are popping up with powers, but he's not doing that. He's doing this, and it's direct. He's saying, 'I rate you as a powerful, significant person. You could be the hero of this story.' So I'm gonna look at you dead in the eye and see what you're made of and see what you do with this.'"

Invincibleseason 5 doesn't currently have a confirmed premiere date, but it was announced back in July 2025. A video teaser showed the returns of Yeun, Simmons, Oh, Walton Goggins (Cecil Stedman),Gillian Jacobs(Atom Eve), and more back in the voiceover booth recording new material.

The question remains whether Mark will tell anyone that he made peace with the Viltrumites in exchange for allowing them to live quietly on Earth. Thragg promises Invincible will never hear from them again, but that feels unlikely.

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"Maybe Mark will be an ally at some point," Pace posits. "He doesn't know that. All he knows is that he's gonna do this, and he's gonna do what he needs to do to get where he wants the Viltrumite people to be."

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Madonna ‘Praying’ for Safe Return of Stolen Vintage Coachella Clothes

Madonnais currently “praying” for the safe return of the vintage outfits she wore at Coachella. The pop singer posted a long Instagram story, revealing that her costume, including a jacket, corset, and other garments, was missing. She further added that these items weren’t just clothes, but a crucial part of her history, which makes her feel that their return is much more important.

Madonna reveals her vintage outfits from Coachella performance have gone missing

Madonna’s outfits from Coachella have been missing, and the singer is “praying” for their safe return. The “Like a Prayer” singer gave a splendid performance at Coachella alongside Sabrina Carpenter. She wore a striking purple corset top and paired it with micro shorts. Madonna layered it with a matching jacket and further elevated the look with matching gloves and lacy tights. She further completed the ensemble with plum boots and stylish eyewear.

However, soon after, in a shocking announcement, she mentioned that her vintage outfits were missing. She reflected on the moment in an Instagram story, saying she was “still flying high” after the mind-blowing performance. In the post, she also mentioned that it was a thrilling experience to bring “Confessions on a Dance Floor II” to a stage where it all began.

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While theCoachellaperformance was deeply exciting for her, the experience was quickly overshadowed by what happened next. She wrote, “This full circle moment hit different until I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing—my costume that was pulled from my personal archives—jacket, corset, dress and all other garments.”

Reflecting on the importance of these archival outfits, she added, “These aren’t just clothes, these are part of my history.”

The post ended with the “Vogue” singer expressing that she is “praying” that someone will find these items. She also shared a contact number where they can reach out if they do, adding that there would be a reward for the safe return of her outfits.

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US transportation secretary seeks $10 billion for air traffic control overhaul

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he was seeking $10 billion from Congress for the next phase of a massive effort to modernize ‌America's aging air traffic control system and reduce systemic flight disruptions.

Last year, Congress awarded $12.5 ‌billion for the project to replace outdated technology and boost understaffed air traffic control towers. Much of the new proposed ​spending is to develop new software that could help make air travel much more efficient, Duffy told Reuters in an interview.

"The real magic truly is the software to manage the airspace," he said.

The FAA's air traffic telecom system has been hit by a series of failures, including serious outages covering Newark airport ‌traffic last year. The initial $12.5 billion ⁠followed decades of complaints over airport congestion and flight delays due in large part to creaky technology and understaffed towers.

The FAA in March was twice ⁠forced to halt all traffic to the Washington area's three airports for more than an hour because of issues with aging technology.

Duffy has requested more money for tower improvements and surface awareness technology. He has previously ​said ​he wants $19 billion more, but is asking Congress for $10 ​billion of that total.

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Airlines often schedule traffic ‌in excess of FAA capacity. Duffy noted he can look out 45 days and see schedules 50% above capacity.

New software would allow the FAA to move flights to avoid delays. "This tool lets us see and then spread flights in a way that allows for way less disruption," Duffy said. "We could fix this."

A 2023 report said the FAA's communications system has been outdated for years and it can ‌no longer get spare parts for many systems. Of ​the FAA's 138 air traffic control telecoms systems, 51 were ​unsustainable, a separate report said.

At an event ​on Tuesday, Duffy said the FAA has already replaced nearly 50% of all ‌copper wires, converted 270 radio sites nationwide, ​installed new surface awareness ​systems at 54 airports and transitioned 17 towers to electronic flight strips.

"Rebuilding the infrastructure of our aviation system is not too big for America. We can actually get this done," ​Duffy told an aviation audience.

The FAA ‌said by the end of 2028, airports will have 5,000 new high-speed network connections ​on fiber, satellite and wireless, 27,000 new radios and 612 state-of-the-art radars.

(Reporting by David ​Shepardson; Editing by Franklin Paul and Jamie Freed)

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Producer George Schlatter, 96, Admits He Pushed the Envelope 'Pretty Far and Frequently' on “Laugh-In ”(Exclusive)

George Schlatter's Laugh-In became the highest-rated U.S. show during its first two full seasons

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• Schlatter helped launch stars like Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin, calling their talent "magic"

• A new documentary celebrates Schlatter's groundbreaking comedy and his influence on modern television

George Schlatter knows he pushed the bounds of comedy onRowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

At the April 13 premiere of his documentary,Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter,at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the comedian, 96, admits to PEOPLE thatLaugh-In“pushed the envelope pretty far and frequently.”

“We blurred the line," he says.

While the show took risks, audiences loved it, and it became the highest-rated show in the United States during its first two full seasons, which Schlatter admits only encouraged them to keep going.

"But the problem was, when you had that bigger share, I mean, half of the world was watching and laughing, so at that point... I'm arrogant now, but you can imagine me 50 years ago with a 50 share? It was impossible," he tells PEOPLE.

Schlatter was the producer and director behind the landmark comedic seriesRowan & Martin's Laugh-In, which ran from 1968 to 1973 and is frequently cited as the father of the modern sketch-comedy variety series.

Part of Schlatter’s charm and power was finding and creating comedic stars. Schlatter, who Tom Hanks named "The Pope of Comedy," became known for finding young talent, such as Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin.

When asked what he saw in those two actresses, specifically, Schlatter replies, "magic."

“When they walked in the office, you knew this was going to be magic. And you'd capture that in a bottle and then have fun," he says. "And it was a big playpen. They were people made to break the rules, and we broke a lot.”

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His documentary,Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter, named after the famousLaugh-Incatchphrase, was directed by Chris Coronado for George Schlatter Productions and narrated by Oscar-winning Hawn, 80, who calls her former boss "a dreamer... a rebel... the guru of joy."

"You know, back when television was black and white, when everything felt just a little too tidy, too polite, there was one man who looked at all of it and thought, 'Why not shake things up?' That man was George Schlatter," Hawn says in the documentary trailer.

"George shaped how we see television, how we see each other. He didn't just influence TV. He was the original influencer," she continued.

She explained that he "didn't just make television; he reimagined it with color and chaos and a whole lot of laughter."

"WithRowan & Martin's Laugh-In, George took a simple idea, a comedy show, and turned it into a movement. Fast cuts, wild sketches, punchlines flying like confetti. It was unpredictable, outrageous, and somehow it all made perfect sense," she said. "He took chances when others played it safe. He gave voices to the unheard, faces to the unseen, and built a revolution one catchphrase at a time."

Being the subject of the documentary and celebrating it was “a little scary,” Schlatter tells PEOPLE, noting that he and Coronado went through "literally hundreds of hours of shows."

"And so he went back through a lot of shows and pulled up stuff I'd forgotten we did. So the documentary includes a lot of things that I'd even forgotten about," Schlatter admits. "But it was fun. It was a gigantic adult playpen.”

Helping launch the careers of so many stars is, according to Schlatter,“the most fulfilling of all accomplishments.”

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