Cutbacks (9 Apr. 2009)

Liz is willing to do anything to avoid cutbacks at T.G.S., while Jack is forced to fire his personal assistant and hire Kenneth as his part-time assistant.

Director:

Gail Mancuso

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator), Matt Hubbard,

Stars:

Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tina Fey	...	Liz Lemon
Tracy Morgan	...	Tracy Jordan
Jane Krakowski	...	Jenna Maroney
Jack McBrayer	...	Kenneth Parcell
Scott Adsit	...	Pete Hornberger
Judah Friedlander	...	Frank Rossitano
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie
Keith Powell	...	Toofer
Lonny Ross	...	Josh Girard
Kevin Brown	...	Dot Com (credit only)
Grizz Chapman	...	Grizz (credit only)
Maulik Pancholy	...	Jonathan
Roger Bart	...	Brad Halster
Don Pardo	...	Sid

Storyline

Liz is willing to do anything to avoid cutbacks at T.G.S., while Jack is forced to fire his personal assistant and hire Kenneth as his part-time assistant.

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Plot Keywords:

boss | sitcom | comedy writer | workplace | celebrity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kenneth names two of his birds "Lorne" and "Michael". This is a references to the show's producer Lorne Michaels.

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Quotes

Tracy Jordan: Jenna, I just want you to know that if we find any human remains in there, I'm gonna throw up all over your face.

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Connections

Spoofs Braveheart (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Without You"
(uncredited)
Written by Peter Ham and Tom Evans
Performed by Maulik Pancholy

User Reviews

Cutbacks is another pretty funny episode of "30 Rock"

With several days before the season premiere, I thought I'd catch up on past eps of "30 Rock" I haven't seen before then. It seems Jack has had to cut back on things so the gang at "TGS" have had to do with empty wine bottles when celebrating the 50th show. He also had to fire assistant Jonathan who sings "Without You" as a parting gift. That means Kenneth is now doing double duty. Kenneth tells Tracy to feed his bird and not to go to his bedroom. Meanwhile, Liz is told to also make some cuts and has a meeting with a budget administrator. Not wanting to cut anything, certainly not the elderly announcer who no longer pronounces anything right (by the way, he's played by Don Pardo, still with "SNL" where Tina Fey had worked for years), Liz offers herself to the budget guy. Oh, and Tracy tells Jenna about Kenneth's apartment which had Jenna thinking Kenneth's a killer...This was another funny episode if a tad silly in spots. Still, that silliness is good for the show and the cast usually carries it off with aplomb. And the ending with Kenneth naming a couple of the birds "Lorne" and "Michael" was enough to bring a smile to my face. Okay, on to the next episode...