Tina Fey And Rachel Dratch Mock NPR [Video]
From the archive: published Dec 27, 2014, 11 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Even those of us who shamelessly adore NPR have had that moment when it seems like the opener for a piece has been over-written to a comically overstated degree. Whether it’s coffee beans or starfish, the dramatic lead-in to these pieces is prime comedy fodder for the likes of Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch. Luckily, before Tina’s career blew up the two did an on-stage spoof of NPR back in 1997.
This isn’t the first old tape of the duo to leak this year. Back in 1999, Fey and Rachel were just unknown comedians — right before going on SNL, Tina and Dratch put together a two-woman show at Chicago’s Second City theatre and New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, reported comedy website Split Sider. That show went live on YouTube just a few days ago, giving a glimpse into what Fey and Rachel had to offer before they even had time to fine-tune their shtick on SNL for nearly a decade. The show’s concept and humor is oh-so-2000s SNL, so much that you’ll feel like you’re watching a low-budget episode of the show during one its golden ages with Tina at the writer’s helm and Dratch as one of her main minions.