Liz Lemon favors her right side. That’s because a faint scar runs across Tina Fey’s left cheek, the result of a violent cutting attack by a stranger when Fey was five. Her husband says, “It was in, like, the front yard of her house, and somebody who just came up, and she just thought somebody marked her with a pen.”

You can hardly see the scar in person. But I agree with Richmond that it makes Fey more lovely, like a hint of Marlene Dietrich noir glamour in a Preston Sturges heroine.

“That scar was fascinating to me,” Richmond recalls. “This is somebody who, no matter what it was, has gone through something. And I think it really informs the way she thinks about her life. When you have that kind of thing happen to you, that makes you scared of certain things, that makes you frightened of different things, your comedy comes out in a different kind of way, and it also makes you feel for people.”

I wonder how the scar affected Fey in high school. “She wasn’t Rocky Dennis developing a sense of humor because of her looks, like in Mask,” says Damian Holbrook, laughing. Liz Lemon’s blustery Republican boss, Jack Donaghy, played with comic genius by Alec Baldwin, tells Lemon, “I don’t know what happened in your life that caused you to develop a sense of humor as a coping mechanism. Maybe it was some sort of brace or corrective boot you wore during childhood, but in any case I’m glad you’re on my team.”

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TV’s best comedy and drama are about to collide in the most spectacular of ways.

Sources confirm that Mad Men star Jon Hamm is in advanced talks to do a multi-episode arc on 30 Rock.

Hamm, who presumably got bit by the 30 Rock bug last week while hosting Saturday Night Live, would be playing a potential love interest for Tina Fey. Word is he’s Liz’s neighbor.

Although Hamm’s deal isn’t done, it sure sounds from sources that it’s happening.

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30 Rock creator Tina Fey looks set to cash in on her recent Emmy triumph – she’s reportedly been offered a whopping $6 million to publish her first book.

The comedienne/writer picked up top honours for the hit TV show at the Primetime Emmy Awards last month, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress.

Her big win ignited a bidding war among publishers, and now they are all vying for Fey to sign on the dotted line to seal a deal to release a tome, according to the New York Post.

However, the book will not be a memoir – the publication claims it’s been pitched as “non-fiction humour, more in the style of author, screenwriter and film director Nora Ephron”.

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Pictured: Teri Hatcher, Sandra Oh, Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon and partner Tim Robbins, Tina Fey & Vanessa Williams.

Veteran ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum and Sarah Palin look-alike Tina Fey may be in talks to play the GOP vice presidential nominee on the show’s season premiere this Saturday.

The New York Post reports that Fey, who left the sketch-comedy series two years ago, has not agreed to play the role, but the idea has been talked about.

“There are discussions,” ‘SNL’ executive Lorne Michaels tells the paper. “They’re ongoing.”

A Palin sketch has already been written and rehearsed by another ‘SNL’ cast member, but may be changed because of the VP nominee’s Thursday night ABC interview, says the paper.

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will guest-host for the show Saturday night.

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Here is the trailer for “Baby Mama” starring Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler. I’ve watched it about 5 times, and almost pee my pants every time. If you ask me, Tina Fey is a genius! It opens on April 25th in theaters near you!