Conan O’Brien did little to manage expectations as he kicked off Sunday evening’s “30 Rock” reunion, a one-night-only benefit at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the beloved sitcom’s 20th anniversary.
\n\n“Welcome to the greatest night in the history of entertainment!” he said from the stage to raucous applause. “I’m Conan O’Brien, and I’m known to exaggerate.”
\n\nHis comments didn’t seem hyperbolic to the 5,000 rowdy fans in the audience, who spent a pretty penny and braved a rainstorm for a chance to witness the live, never-to-be-televised event. Cheers from the crowd were near-deafening as O’Brien introduced the cast — Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski — and they kept up the enthusiasm for surprise guests like Jon Hamm, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Forte and Brian Williams.
\n\n“What you will see tonight is, in “30 Rock” fashion, an overly ambitious grab bag of nonsense,” Fey said. Created by Fey, “30 Rock,” which ran for seven seasons on NBC from 2006-2013, takes place behind the scenes of a fictional “Saturday Night Live”-esque sketch comedy show called “TGS With Tracy Jordan.” Fey plays head writer Liz Lemon, Baldwin portrays NBC boss Jack Donaghy and Krakowski and Morgan star…
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