Emmy award-winning writer, actor, and producer Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock, The Mindy Project, Great News, Saved By The Bell Revival, The Four Seasons) has picked “President Barack Obama: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” from the Funny or Die Vault. She and our host, Marcos González, cover everything from tortured metaphors to reboots to news bloopers. Follow along as Tracey and Marcos talk through Obama’s acting skills and how shows evolve past their cancellation.

Tracey Wigfield is a writer, actor, and showrunner. Tracey worked her way from writer’s assistant to staff writer on "30 Rock" (NBC). She and Fey co-wrote the series finale, which won them each an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Following the end of "30 Rock," Wigfield joined the writing staff of "The Mindy Project" (Fox/Hulu), and was eventually named executive producer alongside the show's creator and star, Mindy Kaling. She would also occasionally appear on the show, playing Dr. Lauren Neustadter. In 2017, Wigfield created her own series, the workplace comedy "Great News" (NBC). She also developed the Peacock teen sitcom Saved By The Bell, a revival of the original series of the same name created by Sam Bobrick. 

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Key Moments:

(0:00) Intro

(1:48) Why Tracey chose Barack Obama: Between Two Ferns 

(3:35) How Tracey got into TV writing

(7:35) Biggest lessons from 30 Rock

(11:39) Climbing up the creative latter 

(15:32) Writing the mother-daughter relationship

(18:29) TV reboots and nostalgia 

(21:30) Final speed round questions

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