Saturday, February 25, 2012

30 Rock's witty episode about a fake holiday: Leap Day

30 Rock's fake holiday: Leap Day
I tip my hat to Tina Fey and her team on this one. It's a brilliantly written piece of comedy and schmaltz which skewered Jim Carrey (mocking himself), The Santa Clause, A Christmas Carol, Valentine's Day, The Sound of Music, and even (out of left field) Indecent Proposal. Replete with crazy non-sequiturs and surreal flashbacks, it plays out more like an episode of Family Guy, but the technique works fine with the 30 Rock characters.

The linked article presents an excellent summary, but you can watch it here:


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