Is Tina Fey ready to hang up her hat?
The beloved comedian and writer has been a constant in comedy since her nine-year run on Saturday Night Livebut the end of the road might be closer than her fans want it to be.
“The impulse to hide and retire is very strong,” Fey — who is starring in the upcoming Netflix comedy The Four Seasonswhich is an adaptation of the 1981 film — told The Hollywood Reporteradmitting that she thinks “it’s time to help new voices get in the mix.”
That’s “something I’m already doing,” she said, “but I want to do more.”
“Even on the walk over here I was like, ‘I am so tired of hearing from me,’” she continued. “Surely everyone else is tired of hearing from the same people over and over again.’”
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The 30 Rock alum’s comments on retirement were also buoyed by a brief reference to the headline-making comment that SNL creator Lorne Michaels made last year — that Fey “could easily” be his successor at the helm of the late-night sketch comedy show.
Fey, 54, told THR that it was “nice of him to say that and I love him very much,” but said that Michaels, 80, is “irreplaceable.”
“His set of gifts and skills are entirely unique,” she praised. “His eye for talent! He’s one of the last three people in show business who actually understand everything. I’ll leave it at that.”
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When the time does come for Fey to retire, though, don’t expect to see her popping up in new fields. As the guest on the inaugural episode of her BFF Amy Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang with Amy PoehlerFey made clear her stance on side hustles as she declared, “I have a problem with rich people having a side hustle.”
Admitting she does “kind of hate money,” Fey told Poehler, 53, “I don’t waste money, but I don’t get excited about money.”
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Instead, she said that feeling “safe” and having “enough money to live” was all she needed.
Poehler encouraged her to “learn from Gen Z” when it comes to making money because “they don’t judge it,” but Fey insisted: “I judge it.”
The Four Seasons premieres Thursday, May 1 on Netflix.