Will Arnett (known for Arrested Development, Up All Night, 30 Rock, his amazing voice, being one half of the greatest couple ever) on a season 4 (around 2002) episode of Law and Order:SVU. In the episode he plays a travel agent who sets up international sex tours for pedophiles. I can’t tell what’s worse, that character or the blonde hair (not being serious, of course).
Being on an episode of Law and Order is the closest thing we have to knighting someone in America. Here’s Jane Krakowski (Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock), as Emma Spevak, the put-upon sister of a doctor (played by Rent’s Anthony Rapp) in a season 5 episode of Law & Order: SVU. I don’t know the rules, but I think this means we have to call her “dame” now.
Scott Adsit is best known as Pete Hornberger, but 30 Rock wasn’t his first NBC sitcom experience. He appeared in an episode of Friends titled “The One With Ross and Monica’s Cousin” as the director of a movie Joey auditions for. If we remember correctly this is the episode where Joey wrapped his junk in deli meat to make it look more…shall we say…natural? Yeah. That was so edgy.
Lucky Friday Night Lights star Matt Lauria got to show off his hot bod and his football skills while also having his way with (we’re just kidding!) Will Arnett’s character in his television debut in an early episode of 30 Rock.
Editor’s Note: The bottom picture has no real purpose besides getting to see Matt Lauria jump tackle Will Arnett. Who doesn’t want to see that?
WOW. Paula Pell, who is best known for her work as a writer on Saturday Night Live (for SEVENTEEN SEASONS!) and as Pete Hornberger’s wife Paula on 30 Rock (bottom) is the very same actress who plays the dreaded matriarch of the Swanson family, Tammy 0, in Parks and Recreation.
Excellent submission, kath-ryn! This LITerally made our jaws drop.
Earlier we pointed out that Jim O’Heir from Parks and Recreation played Justin Long’s dad in Accepted. But Scott Adsit of 30 Rock fame also made a cameo in the movie as the father of a different college student. What, Hornberger wasn’t cool enough to be Justin Long’s dad?
Currently famous for her role as Jenna Maroney, the endearingly melodramatic (co-)star of TGS with Tracey Jordan, the show-within-a-show on 30 Rock, Jane Krakowski played Cousin Vicki in National Lampoon’s Family Vacation.
Maulik Pancholy, known as Jonathan the secretary on 30 Rock and Sanjay on Weeds, made a very… meta appearance as himself on the short-lived sitcom Running Wilde alongside Will Arnett, who in turn has a recurring role on 30 Rock as business rival, Devon Banks.
All roads lead to 30 Rock don’t they? ;D
Thank you lynettifoofor the beautifully written submission with pictures included!
HORNBERGER! Scott Adsit, who plays TGS producer Pete Hornberger on 30 Rock made an appearance in season 2 of The Office as a disgruntled photographer hired to take the company photo.
Most people know her as Jenna Maroney from 30 Rockbut back in 2000 Jane Krakowski decided that Earl had to die as Wanda in the Dixie Chicks music video for their song Goodbye Earl.
Maulik Pancholy is known by many as the lovable community college student turned drug dealer that is in love with Nancy Botwin on Weeds but since living in Agrestic and becoming a father he has moved to 30 Rockefeller Center where many know him as Jack Donaghy’s oddly obsessive assistant, Jonathan on 30 Rock.
Before crying his way into our hearts as the lovable ex-jock Troy Barnes on Community, Donald Glover appeared briefly in two episodes of 30 Rock - once as a TGS intern, and later as a gay member of a graduating class being treated to a commencement speech from Tracy. Both appearances were probably due to the fact that he used to write for the series before he got involved with Community.
