Liz Lemon's Chat-Line Ad

You saw excerpts of it during a recent episode of 30 Rock.

Liz Lemon.

In the persona of "Bijou" and wearing an awful wig and bad lipstick.

Shilling for a chat-line for "horny" Chicagoans.

Now, via Hulu, NBC has unleashed the inner Liz Lemon goddess . . . the one that made Jack Donaghy laugh so hard that he threw up.

Amid Economic Scandals and a Downer Dow, Bring on the Funny TV Gals

I don't know about you, but -- Lost and 24 aside -- I've really been in the mood for some comedic TV fare lately. With news outlets overflowing with stories about AIG bonus rage, back-tax-owing-federal-bailout-recipients and pass-the-buck-finger-pointing coming from the Obama administration and lawmakers, I certainly need to laugh at something other than 401K statements.

That's why I devoted this week's Pop Culture and Politics column on Mommy Track'd to TV's female comedians who are really delivering the funny these days. With the April issue of Marie Claire making the bold declaration that "funny women are having a moment," the timing couldn't be better.

Among the women I highlighted was 30 Rock's Tina Fey, whose kooky Liz Lemon's odd behavior consistently makes me smile . . . speaking of Lemon, tonight's new 30 Rock features the last installment of the Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird story arc.

Random fact I learned after watching an excerpt of Fey's appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: That fabulous line, "I want to go to there" that Liz Lemon directed toward Jon Hamm's character was the genius of Fey's 3-year-old daughter Alice, uttered while Alice was looking at the Disney World web site.

Image credit: Jessica Miglio/NBC via TV Guide.

'I Want to Go to There:' Jon Hamm on '30 Rock'

Several web sites, including TV Addict, have gotten hold of a tantalizing 40-second video snippet from Mad Men's Jon Hamm's upcoming three-episode guest appearance on 30 Rock. (You can also see it on YouTube, but they've disabled the embedding process.)

In the scene, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) brings some of Dr. Drew's (Hamm's) mail that she received by mistake. After meeting a scary handyman, Liz sees Drew, who has a kitchen casually draped over his shoulder (a la former Georgetown hoop coach John Thompson) and who apologizes for smelling like frosting because he likes to bake. *melting*

I want to go to there too Liz . . . but we'll have to wait until next Thursday. In the meantime, be sure to check out Entertainment Weekly's Q&A with Fey and Hamm. 'Twas amusing.

Image credit: NBC/New York Post.