I remember calling or emailing Lorne and saying, ‘Let me know if he’s funny because we have a part coming up on ’30 Rock’ that would be great for him,’” Fey said.

Tina Fey called in the big guns to vouch for Jon Hamm back in the day. The actors worked together for the first time when Hamm joined 30 Rock for a three-episode arc in 2009 and dated Fey's character ...

John Nacion/Variety/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty Tina Fey called in the big guns ... for a three-episode arc in 2009 and dated Fey's character Liz Lemon, but before he secured that role, Fey ...

To be fair, Fey said, "That’s one where you’re just like, 'I won’t do that anymore.' Life’s too short and the hours are too long." ...

Tina Fey does her research ... Hamm played Dr. Drew Baird, Liz Lemon’s (Fey) charming pediatrician neighbor, for several episodes on “30 Rock” in 2009. Liz infamously utters the line ...

Turns out, Tina Fey had to check with Lorne Michaels before ... When Fey's leading lady Liz Lemon first meets Drew, she quickly learns three things: He's her neighbor, he's a doctor, and he ...

I didn’t meet you before you hosted [Saturday Night Live], and I remember calling or emailing Lorne and saying, ‘Let me know ...

Tina Fey wasn’t about to roll the dice on a bad ... Fey revealed she did her homework before casting Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird, Liz Lemon’s too-handsome-for-his-own-good love interest on 30 ...

Tina Fey covered all her bases before casting Jon ... a blossoming love interest of Fey’s Liz Lemon. However, by the end of Hamm’s time on the show, things did not end well for his character.