Tina Fey on SNL's Tightrope Walk

0:00It's April 20th. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News, today powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Tina Fey just opened up about some Saturday Night Live jokes from her era that hit too close to heavy news. Speaking at history talks on April 11th, she admitted there were bits where she ended up on the wrong side of the punchline, especially when, tackling big current events. She started at SNL back in 1997, right around tough times, like the first show after September 11th, President Bush dropping by too. C. Will Farrow, and even Amphrak scares in the building, over time she saw how the shows take on real-world drama, got less bailed and more direct. That back and forth with power players felt thrilling, but kind of scary, knowing your words might reach the top. Fey owned up to being pretty clueless back then, and still spawning jokes now, where she wishes she thought twice. People sometimes grill SNL alums on whether the show sways politics or steers the story,

1:02but Fey shut that down quick. She said it doesn't work that way, and if it's not rooted in truth, it just ain't funny. All this went down at Philly's Kimmel Center, celebrating the nation's 250th birthday, with heavy hitters like Nicole Kidman, Ted, Danson, Kate McKinnon, and Colin Jost in the mix. Fey's reflections remind us comedy walks the tightrope on real pain.