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Fey Attended Upper Darby High School Where She Was An Honor Student

Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. Fey attended Cardington Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby. Fey attended Upper Darby High School, where she was an honor student, a member of the choir, drama club, and tennis team, and co-editor of the school’s newspaper. While performing shows with the Second City in 1997, Fey submitted several scripts to NBC’s variety show Saturday Night Live (SNL), at the request of its head writer Adam McKay, a former performer at Second City.

Tina Fey Graduated In 1992 With A Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Drama

In the series, Fey portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series. Fey next appeared in the 2010 comedy films Date Night and Megamind. in 2010, Fey was the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the youngest-ever winner of the award. She recalls: She also grew up watching Second City Television (SCTV) and cites Catherine O’Hara as a role model. She graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama. She took night classes at Second City, and had a day job working at the front desk of a YMCA facility in Evanston to pay for her classes. While performing shows with the Second City in 1997, Fey submitted several scripts to NBC’s variety show Saturday Night Live (SNL), at the request of its head writer Adam McKay, a former performer at Second City. Her first sketch to air starred Chris Farley in a Sally Jessy Raphael satire.