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30 Rock 20th anniversary reunion: cast riffs and forgets lines

Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan struggled to recall their lines during the NBC sitcom's twentieth-anniversary special, while Alec Baldwin improvised his scenes as the show's lead character.

On air: Gloria Vance on Late Night BBN
Published 10:36 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Interviews“Fine. I have never memorized a line. I read my own wedding vows off a koozie.”Thaddeus Wrenfield▶ Full · 2:00Actor Swears He Never Forgets Lines, Then Reveals Pizza-Box ScriptInterviews · Oct 12

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First reported by Variety: “’30 Rock’ 20th Anniversary Reunion: Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan Try to Remember Their Lines, Alec Baldwin Riffs as Jack Donaghy and More Best Moments”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 10:36 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Gloria Vance.

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Variety’30 Rock’ 20th Anniversary Reunion: Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan Try to Remember Their Lines, Alec Baldwin Riffs as Jack Donaghy and More Best Moments

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeveral embassies. Let's turn to the news. Variety reports that thirty Rock cast members reunited for the twentieth anniversary.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTina Fey and Tracy Morgan tried to remember their lines, and Alec Baldwin riffed as Jack Donaghy. Your reaction?
Thaddeus WrenfieldForgetting lines is amateur. I have never forgotten one. As I was just reminded, I have a mind like a vault.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYou looked down just now.
Thaddeus WrenfieldHumility. I was bowing to the craft.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTell us about your new project.
Thaddeus WrenfieldIt's called Lasagna Lives Twice, a limited series. As I was just reminded, I play the lasagna, and also his lawyer.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe lasagna has a lawyer.
Thaddeus WrenfieldEveryone does, Gloria. Even the llama at the resort in Peru.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorInteresting choice. Now, the hard question: is that card on your lap a script?
Thaddeus WrenfieldThis? It's a prop. As I was just reminded, props build trust. It also has my lunch order.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's the size of a pizza box, Thaddeus.
Thaddeus WrenfieldFine. I have never memorized a line. I read my own wedding vows off a koozie.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA koozie.
Thaddeus WrenfieldMy wife thought it was romantic. It was a beer holder from a Chili's.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLightning round. Favorite sitcom of all time?
Thaddeus WrenfieldAs I was just reminded, the one I'm on. Next.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLast thing you actually memorized?
Thaddeus WrenfieldThe Wi-Fi password at this mansion. It's a hundred and twelve characters. I'm kidding, it's taped to the lamp.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFinal plug, then. And please say your own name without looking down.
Thaddeus WrenfieldLasagna Lives Twice, streaming soon. And I am... one second, it's on the bottom of the card. Thaddeus Wrenfield.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBrock Thunderson has the forecast, and I assume he reads that off a card too.