There sure were a lot of stars on 30 Rock last night! Adam Levine, some Beastie Boys, Clay Aiken, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello, Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald, Moby, Norah Jones, Rachael Yamagata, Robert Randolph, Sarah Bareilles, Sheryl Crow, Wyclef Jean... heck, probably more! [INTERNAL NOTE: Okay, HAPPY NOW CHO?] It was a good episode!
Not to mention:
-Talib Kweli
-Mike D and AdRock of the Beastie Boys
-some other older looking white people
How hot did Norah Jones look though? SERIOUSLY!
I have Beastie Boys up there! Please read the post before you comment.
Ah, the impatience of youth. But point to Cho for picking up on the new Beastie lineup.
And -1 point to Balk for putting Adam Levine??? first in his own.
They are listed alphabetically!
"New" Beastie lineup?
@clarencerosario: Just proud that our boy Cho, being that he is apparently 12, knew enough about the Beasties to qualify their inclusion. I personally had heard that the BEASTIE BOYS would be appearing, so I was surprised as anyone to see Talib Kweli up in there.
@Slava: If my vote for Obama means living in a world in which "fair" and "equal" dictate "alphabetical" talent lists in which the Beastie Boys come second to anyone, let alone ADAM LEVINE, please kill me now. Thanks!
oh! Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper! They're my shinny things. I thought ya'AWL wanted to reach out to younger traffic.
Walon, who is still fighting off the bug.
I really came around to 30 Rock this season. Was it way, way better then the previous seasons, or am I just slow?
I think they narrowed the focus this season, which makes for a more coherent show, but I wouldn't necessarily say better. My favorite part from season one was the titles of the rehearsal sketches they'd announce in the background.
Learn to use threaded comments old man.
I think season two was far and away the best. This year started off slow for me with some of the cameo episodes, the nadir being the flu ep that I was pretty so-so on. But an average 30 Rock is better than most every other comedy, so, hard to complain.
That list is alphabetical by first name (and, shh, completely ripped off from the Videogum post linked to above.) So give me back my point.
A piece about a chicken and a baby and you call that a comedy show?
Not enough Rhett Miller. Never enough Rhett Miller.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE RIGHT ABOUT ANYTHING.
I am uncomfortable with the "this show only has two more years" foreshadowing and I may go on some sort of hunger (no popsicles or something) strike.
Is that Declan McManus, international art thief?
Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow are the aging music stars about whom it could be said whatever is the musical equivalent of "they'll go to the opening of an envelope." It's not a tribute album without them. (Not that this wasn't funny, but had I read the scene pre-casting, I would have assumed they would each end up on screen. Maybe Tina Fey was being meta?)
Elvis Costello can go anywhere he wants and do anything he wants. I would go so far as to say that Elvis C. could take over Vince Shlomi's Shamwow/Slap Chop gig while Vince recuperates and it would not diminish his public persona one iota.
Cheryl Crow, not so much.