Tina Fey.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Tina Feyis looking back at big moments in pop culture that she can’t quite wrap her head around today.
Speaking Friday about her new seriesGirls5evaat the 2021Tribeca Film Festival, the actress and comedian reflected on how “we’re culturally looking back at stuff that we all took as totally normal, fun and just cool” from years ago now, according toVariety.
“Whether it’s the wayDavid LettermandismantledLindsay Lohanor an underageBritney Spearssinging ‘[I’m a] Slave 4 U,’ " Fey said. “We’re all looking back at those things now and being like, ‘Oh, we all cosigned that? Oh, that’s terrible.’ "
Spears, 39, recorded “I’m a Slave 4 U” at age 19, while Fey’sMean Girlscostar Lohan, 34, famously bristled at Letterman’s repeated questions and jokes about going to rehab during a2013 interview on his late-night show.
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Notably, Fey publicly denounced some creative decisions on her own series30 Rocklast year, penning a letter to streaming platforms that carry the comedy show, which she starred in and created. Along with asking that theyremove four episodes that feature characters in blackface, the formerSaturday Night Livestar apologized “for the pain” the episodes “have caused.”
Tina Fey.Courtesy of Tribeca Festival
“Steer clear of the internet and you’ll live forever,” Fey toldNet-a-Porterat the time, according toEntertainment Weekly. “We did anUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtepisode and the internet was in a whirlwind, calling it ‘racist,’ but my new goal is not to explain jokes. I feel like we put so much effort into writing and crafting everything, they need to speak for themselves.”
She added at the time, “There’s a realculture of demanding apologies, and I’m opting out of that.”
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On Friday, Fey also touched specifically onGirls5eva,which is about a ’90s girl group that reunites decades after superstardom. The series, which is streaming on Peacock, was recentlyrenewed for a second season.
“I definitely think that streaming has turned out to be better for comedy,” she said at the film festival. “Not that we go that hard, but because people are choosing to come to you, you don’t have to make plain rice. You can make something that isn’t maybe for everybody, but it’s delicious.”
The actress and writer also joked about playingDolly Partonon the show, comparing it to a “deeply embarrassing moment” she had onSNL.
“We had to wear short trench coats and heels and dance behindBernie Macin the monologue. It didn’t make air,” Fey recalled. “This felt like a Bernie Mac trench coat moment.”
source: people.com
