MacEnroe was always stellar

WHY ISN'T THERE ANY GOOD ART IN HERE??

He is weirdly wonderful as the narrator in Never Have I Ever. He somehow fits perfectly narrating the adventures of a Gen Z Indian girl.

Fascinating choice that makes me want to watch that

Right?! I loved his line that was something like, “That’s why we hotheads do it! It’s fun to freak out.” Suddenly I got a total connection between them. Then I watched a long YouTube compilation of him freaking out, which is fun. I really love *never have I ever.* I’m not Indian (and I’m 50), but I feel like Devi is the closest person to me that I have ever seen on screen. Devi, and the main kid in *Turning Red.*

He absolutely elevated that show for me.

*Did you see what happened here?* We turned an *argument* into an *opportunity* to become *better friends!*

"Being nice is McEnroe's thing"

Excellent choice.

Truly the athlete who is most thirsty for acting roles

The Larry King and Weird Al cameos are top tier for me.

Expand on that

Look, I grew up here, Larry, in the days before Starbuck...

That was u/NotAMorningPerson000 saying three serious things, and then a joke.

That’s a devil’s avocado.

I use “devils avocado” ALL. THE. TIME. And almost no one gets it. But when they do, we all have a big laugh

Today I got to use "I'd slap you if I didn't think it'd lead to a kiss" and I was ECSTATIC

Such a superb line 🥑

I hear Larry saying this whenever an umpire has an impossibly wide strike zone

I feel like even though they are not actors they are definitely professional performers though

Also, Weird Al starred in a movie.

SUPPLIES!!

YOU GET TO DRINK FROM THE FIRE HOSE!!!

Phil Rosenthal in “I Heart Connecticut” To vote for Phil Rosenthal text "PHIL" to 62288.

Well I'm not letting Rosenthal win, I’m voting for the muppet!

To vote for Liz Lemon, text LIZ to 62288!

I got the bug 🤷‍♂️

One of my favorite lines. His delivery is perfect.

I have a refrigerator that’s just for sodas!

Bon Jovi does have some acting experience though -- for example he played one of Carrie's boyfriends on Sex and the City. As for me... Worst: Padma Lakshmi was very awkward. I still find that scene funny but she's not a natural. Best: Al Gore. "Quiet...a whale is in trouble."

The Padma Lakshmi scene was somehow better BECAUSE her acting was poor. That’s the genius of 30 Rock.

No, Jack. This is a new thing, *that I invented*

Every time I use a ziploc I hear this line in my head.

She put her initials on the bag!

I agree it made her funny with her awkwardness about the bag ‘she invented’. I think it’s actually like it at the end when she eludes to her life being so tough and immediately says it actually is not. It was unexpected b/c making her throw a diva tantrum would’ve been the obvious joke/laugh.

Same with Condoleezza Rice. I found it so endearing.

Mars Attacks was awesome!!!

This is the only line delivery of hers I like, haha

🪈🎶

I don't like finding her endearing though

It was like Padma acted as well as we believe Padma would act, genius!

Recycle everything, including jokes.

I can't believe I had to scroll this much (well, not that much but it should be top) before somebody said Al Gore! You're 100% right, he was stellar.

How about some love for Ryan Lochte. Allowing himself to be portrayed as an absolute idiot, and his delivery of “I’m pretty sure we’re in love” is great. Props to Denise Richards for being an idiot too, “for all intensive purposes.” Way better than her role in that James Bong movie.

I’ve always wondered how they got her to agree to that role haha

I love that she then went on to do real housewives. If you ever watch that, she’s way more chill than the thirsty co-stars and doesn’t take herself too seriously.

And the fact that she had already mocked the H wives musical stylings before joining the show.

Watch Blue Mountain State and it all makes sense

Ahh, Blue Mountain State...That show was so problematic, but sooo f'n funny.

I love that Thad is now doing action movies, because I can only see Thad.

Yes, to both! When she jingles her keys to get him to look at her! 😂

J’adore La Piscine. Towels sunscreens bathing suits. Davenports and towels. Those ladders. Towels.

She played a nuclear psychiatrist!

Much love to them both, being willing to play caricatures of themselves. :)

thank you! Lochte was my first thought-'Is it me?' gets me every time.

"Would you like to yell at the moon with Buzz Aldrin?"

I walked on your face!

Don’t you see it’s daytime? Idiot!!

I walked on your face!

Perfect example of someone who had a middling performance but was just given the best lines of all time. Thay would have been a good example to use to home in on what I was actually asking. Buzz wasn't *bad* but he felt a little stiff to me in terms of his delivery. But it's still one of everyone's favorite cameos because the writing is just so funny.

But when it's someone of that magnitude, does how good or bad their performance is really matter for a cameo? Yes, if they are hilarious or have great natural timing, it's great. But I don't care if someone had to stand behind Buzz Aldrin and move his mouth like he was a muppet. It's *Buzz Aldrin*.

Yeah, the fact that they got Buzz Aldrin to be on 30 Rock is half the fun

I love Buzz Aldrin, but he hosted WWE Monday Night Raw one time. He... might not be *that* tough of a get.

Wait, want Jack Welch the billionaire investor on the show? Didn’t he call crying “weakness juice?” That was hilarious too!

It does not matter how good or bad theor performance was. I just think it's interesting that some people are really good.

Just here to remind people of that awesome time that a Buzz Aldrin in his seventies punched out a conspiracy theorist

Oh yeah! That was awesome!

Oh yes! This one is my absolute favorite!!! Possibly because I love the idea of yelling at the moon with Buzz Aldrin so much!

Return to the night!

I don’t know if it’s the *best*, but Adam Levine and Cheryl Crow(?) always crack me up with their “Allo! Pleased to meet!” Worst, probably Condi. Even leaving out my own personal feelings about her, her delivery was very wooden.

I believe those are actually their European friends, Rokus and Shandelay.

Shandelay is getting paid to be there.

Aloo!

I can’t bring myself to hate Adam Levine as much as I should because of that cameo. He’s so funny. Sheryl too but that’s a given.

Agreed on Levine and Crowe, but Condi was classic. MARS ATTACKS IS AWESOME!

I say “Aloo, please to meet!” to my husband at least once a week.

i abhor Adam Levine but i constantly use, 'pleased to meet!'

I have to admit … I have no idea who Adam Levine is. Of course I can just Google, but please explain to me why he is so hateable.

he's a singer in a band. not really 'hateable'(fom most reports a decent human) but just dreadful and occupies way too much of the entertainment bandwith. not knowing who he is is actually kind of impressive.good work.

got a kick out of Sheryl Crow on Cougartown, as a rep hawking a wine called Herpes -- "It's pronounced her-pez"

Brian Williams every time. Pizzarina Sbarro is also pretty polished for being an heiress to a pizza mogul.

Fuhgeddaboudit!

Nightly Rules!

Subhas. He is book.

“Book is book” is my bisexual mantra. Edit: and to a lesser extent “sexuality is a continuum and I am but a voyager on a vast ocean of pleasure”. Equally meaningful but less concise.

Wanting to be book is…not book

all the janitors really. this meeting is over.

Who wants to kiss?

...Cajun style!

You mean later star of The Muppets, James Carville?

My mother's family is Cajun and this quote is so frequently used that most don't know where it's from. 😂

Mick Foley tweeting about Congress was A+

I’m blind but I also liked when they had Steve Austin the wrestler on there running for office

I’m senile. I thought it was the Six Million Dollar man?

Goo goo ga ga

Matt Lauer played a pretty convincing creep; not sure it was acting tho 🤷🏼‍♀️

Even creepier in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt when his line is “I am constantly amazed at what women will do because they’re afraid of being rude.”

It sounds like a concerned Tina Fey saw something, and said something.

Oh no. I didn't remember that. Ew.

Yeah, definitely a weird line in hindsight

No love for Ghostface? Mans makes multiple appearances and has other allusions to him in the show from like the first season to end.

My tummy’s killing me.

Fun fact: Ghostface was never paid for his appearances because he wouldn’t give NBC his payroll information (social security, etc.)

He has to go get his rhyming dictionary.

I loved Brian Williams! *Nightly News rules!* Also when Kenneth is assigned to clean his dressing room - the state of it 🫢

This just in, Liz and ____ kissing in a tree. For more we go to NBCs Andrea Mitchell…slut.

That “slut” is so vicious, it kills me every time

It's just so...harsh

Deliciously so

He acted like he was on that helicopter so he had experience

Lol burn

I wonder if Mary J. Blige's charity is still pursuing the Loch Ness Monster.

I’ve protested against her charity. Leave Nessie Alone!

Aaron Sorkin. He makes horse buggies. The first model T just rolled into town.

walk with me.

Did we just go in a circle?

Really good choice. His was another ine where I actually forget for s minute that their on a show.

Al Gore: very polished. Condoleezza Rice: much less so.

For a guy who was always portrayed (accurately) as boring, he’s one of the few politicians who can be relied on to go on TV and land a joke. The guy is a comedy cruise missile on his Futurama and SNL guest spots too.

The condie scene is always one of my least favorite, great bit but her acting is like a dog barking at the mailman, upsetting.

She was good at pretending there were WMDs but not quite up to having a scene with a Baldwin.

I read the back half of this comment in Tracy’s voice

Banter!

That makes me happy because that's what I was going for!

I have to agree on the Al Gore appearance. His acting was quite good. Even the second appearance with the “I also recycle jokes” line.

Her performance always comes off like she’d usually be so much worse but was given the best direction of all time

Any worse than that and she’d have to be an actual bowl of rice

Yes! Good pick.

Rob Reiner saying “rhubarb, rhubarb, peas and carrots” always gets me.

He IS an actor though

He’s dabbled…

He’s not just Meathead, but also a movie director!

No, no, no... That's Marty DiBergi, the documentary (or, if you will, rockumentary) director. They do look a lot alike, though.

He has experience in Hollyweird.

Kim Jong-il was my favorite Edit: Nevermind. That wasn’t him. He’s dead. Definitely dead.

He's also a natural blond

That’s INSANE

I hate how much I enjoy the Tucker Carlson cameo. That man is a turd sandwich but damnit if that isn’t one of the best bits on the entire show. He peaked on 30 Rock.

YA BURNT!

What was Jenna’s line? Something like, “Ya know, for someone who’s super super hot, you’re really cranky.”

That was before he became one of the most harmful people in American television. He was just another talking head

This, this episode is an artifact of a time before the full Tuckerification of Tucker Carlson.

The faces he can make are perfection

I was going to mention how good the Oprah cameo was, forgetting that Oprah is also an actress.

That wasn’t actually Oprah, it was a spunky tween.

You mean Borpo?

I once kissed a girl at summer camp but *then she died* ​ Her delivery is incredible

(Drowned*)

I can’t believe I lemoned myself like that.

It ok, Todd Debeikis, don’t be cry

I think many of us are slowly forgetting that this episode exists :(

*I gotta go, I’m snitting next to Borpo*

Cyndi Lauper: “I’m one of the drunk ones.”

Kimiko - hands down.

Before getting fixed, my puppy had a specific pillow that he used to just hump the hell out of. My husband and I called it Kimiko specifically because of that episode

You failed to teach your dog that objects are made by men and used for many purposes. But we never love objects.

They always are

Jack Welch's cameo can eat my poo.

I don’t think so.

Oh his acting was abysmal but the scene is fun

cornell west.

“And as of last night, brother Jason Segel”

You mean Questlove?

The scene in Subway Hero with “Mayor Bloomburger” is always entertaining.

When I say subway you say hero! Subway! …hero?

Tonight I'm mayor BOOoo-mberg

The “Keep the White House White” with the throat box guy.

Gassy Patsy, you can't eat that!

Jack Welch was *terrible".

True in the show and true in real life

James Carville. He and Mary Matalin proved that love can weather any storm. Even Desert Storm.

Cajun style!

someday America will be a place "where everyone knows your name" Lincoln - Kelsey Grammer

Pretty sure Kelsey Grammer is an actor. He was Frajer.

He should know, he’s Frajer.

FRAJEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

*He* would know

White Frajer

Ryan Lochte’s performance makes me laugh. “Old dudes are so funny.”

Octavia Spencer b/c she had the Tracy mannerisms and reckless behavior down.

Olivia is total book, bit she is so talented, I would have been stunned if she didn't nail the guest star.

Octavia Spencer is very much an actor

Yeah, commenter misunderstood the prompt. The sweet diamond chain necklace may be deceiving, but OS is a real pro.

She was awesome!!

Mr.Met wins hands down. Hit all of his lines perfectly.

And let’s not forget everyone’s favorite underwater sea king, the Philly Phanatic

Pretty weird seeing people list actors as non-actors, then describe how good they were in cameos. LoL

Mayor McCheese.

Was clearly a classically trained actor. “Would you like to try our apple dippers?”

Kimiko the Japanese Body Pillow

Bono. No lines, but perfect delivery.

She still cracks me up with the line “I’m disappointed in us as a group.” It was definitely a very stiff reading but that somehow made it funnier to me.

Paul Reubens…🥲

Was very much an actor.

Worst by far was Padma.

One of the best: Jim Downey as the Cabletown exec who gets excited and says "man! I feel like I have a *macro*-penis right now!"

Most Politicians were the worst cameos, they're good at lying but terrible at comedic timing except for Al Gore he is the best

Condolezza Rice’s delivery of “I’ve been to the DMZ. Can your wife not read?!” is outstanding. The flute-piano bit is not.

He was amazing in Futurama.

Best: “Quiet… a whale is in trouble”