10 Tina Fey Quotes That Are Too Funny For Words

Few stars are as likable and flat-out hilarious as Tina Fey. Her career in comedy began as a cast member of Saturday Night Live before taking over as host of Weekend Update and becoming the first female writer in the show’s history. From there, she has built an increasingly impressive career as an actress, showrunner, author and much more.

Her projects like Mean Girls and 30 Rock have provided some great quotes, but Fey has also proven to be a comedy genius all on her own. In interviews, award show appearances and written work, she has plenty of hilarious lines that will make you laugh out loud. Here are Tina Fey’s funniest quotes.

10 “What 19-year-old Virginia boy doesn’t want a wide-hipped sarcastic Greek girl with short hair that’s permed on top?”

One of the funniest projects in Tina Fey’s career is her outstanding book Bossypants. The book is an honest and, of course, hilarious autobiography about her life and career. It provides as much insight as it does laughs.

The book is filled with Fey’s typical self-deprecating humor, including a lot of talk about her less-than-fashionable early years. Discussing her lack of a love life, she asks this pointed question about what boys might want in a dream girl. She then answers it with, “What’s that you say? None of them want that? You are correct.”

9 “It is such a jerk parade.”

Fey is one of Hollywood’s biggest and most beloved stars and yet she still feels like she doesn’t quite belong in that sphere. Fey is a more easy-going, “normal” person and has expressed a sense of discomfort with the movie star scene. So you can imagine how she would react to being involved in something as extravagant as the Met Gala.

While on Late Night with David Letterman, Fey talked about her experience attending the glamorous event with some of the world’s most famous people. Her description of it as a “jerk parade” speaks volumes to what makes her so charming.

8 “Roma’s on Netflix? What’s next, my microwave makes a movie?”

Last year, the Oscars underwent a fairly tumultuous lead-up to the ceremony where they eventually decided they would do the show without the standard host. While it was a decision that seemed to work out well, they wisely kicked off the show with Fey, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph.

The three funny women were the perfect openers and sort of made us wish they hosted the whole thing. In the display of the typical corny host jokes, Fey poked fun at the Netflix Best Picture nominee, Roma, with a joke so dumb and yet so funny.

7 “Between the suit, its booze cloud and my thick virgin eyebrows, I was deemed unfit to answer phones in plain view.”

Part of what makes Bossypants such an enjoyable book to read is Fey’s brutal honesty about her life. While this is not a celebrity memoir filled with sex and drugs, Fey doesn’t hesitate to share some of the more embarrassing moments of her life.

One particularly memorable episode involved her going to a job interview in a borrowed suit and sweating up an unfortunate smell during the interview. Her realization of how bad it is makes the whole thing so entertaining.

6 “I hope, like Mark Twain, a hundred years from now people will see my work and think “Wow, that’s actually pretty racist.””

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is a very prestigious prize for people in the comedy scene to receive. In recent years, such distinguished honorees of the annual prize include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bill Murray, and Eddie Murphy.

Fey received the prize in 2010, becoming the youngest recipient. In her acceptance speech, she proved more than worthy of the honor with a killer joke that was bold, edgy and got a huge reaction from the audience.

5 “I was hoping for a leisurely night climb followed by some over the pants action.”

Some of the most hilarious moments from Bossypants come from Fey recollection of her less-than-successful dating life in her younger years. The funniest and most awkward story involves her strange, confusing and dangerous night-hiking date.

After her supposed date brought his friend along, things got worse from there when he went off the mountain hiking trail and nearly fell off. Fey imagined how she would explain the events to the boy’s mother with a hilarious display of her honest and awkward comedy.

4 “Anne Hathaway, you gave a stunning performance in Les Misérables…”

I haven’t seen someone so totally alone and abandoned like that since you were on stage with James Franco at the Oscars.

After Ricky Gervais infamously hosted the show for three consecutive years, Fey and Amy Poehler were brought in as the new hosts. Though Gervais was a tough act to follow, the pair immediately proved to be perfect for the job. They were certainly less insulting than Gervais, but did manage to get a few terrific jabs in.

With Anne Hathaway in the audience, it was a given that her disastrous hosting job alongside James Franco as the Oscars would be referenced. It was a brilliant joke that had the entire room laughing, including Hathaway herself.

3 “I can see Russia from my house.”

One of Fey’s most iconic role was one that she was seemingly born to play. During the run-up to the 2008 election, much of the focus was on John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin. Her big and Fey colorful personality was comedy gold for the late-night crowd, especially Saturday Night Live who found the perfect person to play her.

Fey returned to her old stomping grounds to give a perfect and hilarious take on Palin. Her one-liners were killers and this one was especially brilliant for Fey’s amazing delivery and the fact that it’s not far from what Palin actually says.

2 “My gift to you is I want to give you the dress.”

David Letterman has been one of the most influential people in the world of comedy for the last few decades. He and his late night show were responsible for introducing so many talents to the world, so it wasn’t surprising that many of those people came to pay tribute during his final episodes.

Fey had become a favorite guest of Letterman’s and even took part in his final show. But her last appearance as a guest was the real winner. Declaring it the last time she would wear a fancy dress on a talk show, she stripped off her gown, gave it to Dave, and gave a hilarious reveal.

1 “Sheet-caking is a grassroots movement, Colin.”

Following the Charlottesville protests in 2017, Fey appeared on Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update to speak on the matter. She expressed the same frustration what many people felt about the horrifying situation and the President’s refusal to condemn the white supremacists at its center, saying “I’ve seen Raiders of the Lost Ark and I wasn’t confused by it.”

She then provided a way for people to vent their anger by gorging on a sheet cake on live television. The appearance gained some controversy, but Fey managed to provide some funny and profound thoughts to a terrible situation.

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Colin McCormick is a Senior Writer with Screen Rant and has been a proud member of the team since 2019. In addition to his work as Screen Rant, Colin is also a writer of News, Feature and Review pieces at Game Rant. Colin has had a long passion and obsession with movies going back to the first time he saw The Lion King in theaters. Along with movies, Colin stays up-to-date on the latest must-see TV shows. While he loves to find interesting projects in any kind of genre, he has a special movie of crime stories that are infused with a little dark humor much like the work of his favorite author, Elmore Leonard.

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