The penguin star Cristin Milioti about her escape "30 Rock" Role

Cristin Milioti has been on the air for nearly two decades since her 2006 debut on the CBS TV series 3 pounds and her three-episode stint on HBO’s The sopranos. The actress steadily built an impressive filmography with roles on ABC The unusual onesCBS The good womanand Showtime’s Nurse Jackie before landing her breakout role as Abby Flynn in the film 30 Rock episode five of season “TGS Hates Women.” With more than 40 titles, Milioti not only earned praise for her voiceover work in the Hulu/Marvel animated series Hit monkey but also as mafia donna Sofia Falcone, who wanted to get to the bottom of what happened to her brother and successor Alberto Falcone (Michael Blessing) in the premiere episode of The penguinthe Craig Zobel Max spin-off series from Matt Reeves The Batman universe. Milioti appeared while promoting the DC Warner Bros show on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show with Julia Cunningham to discuss her momentous turn in the Tina Fey NBC sitcom.

Cristin Milioti in ’30 Rock’. Image courtesy of NBC Universal

The Penguin star Cristin Milioti on playing Abby Flynn as a “sexy baby”

Head writer and showrunner Liz Lemon (Fey) hired Abby to write for the NBC sketch comedy series TGS with Tracy Jordan with Jordan played by Tracy Morganto prove that Liz doesn’t hate women. Abby turns out, much to Liz’s chagrin, to be a boorish sexpot who leans heavily into her “sexy baby” persona, to which she tries to remind her boss, “That whole sexy baby thing is not an act!” sexxxy baby” when both are near a statue of the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Liz is naturally offended by the way Abby plays off the worst stereotypes about women with her not-so-bright double ententes and constantly tries to get the attention of the men in the room.

Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin’. Image: HBO

After some digging, Liz discovers that her new writer is not who she says she is, and that she is a brunette and stand-up comedian, Abby Grossman. After Liz exposes Abby at a writers’ meeting, Abby switches back to her natural voice as she explains why she’s trying to maintain her cover and seek the attention of men so they can protect her from her stalker ex, who has potentially murderous tendencies after watching certain movies. crime thrillers such as ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ (1991) and ‘Seven’ (1995). After murmuring Abby’s next cover, Liz gives notes before Abby blows up in her face and says that Liz “must really hate women”, then calls her a “Judas for all women” before storming off.

When Milioti got the role, the actress was so impressed as a fan of 30 Rock that she “could barely talk” and admitted, “I remember I was on that set, and Tina Fey, who was so nice to me, showed me around the different sets. She said, ‘This is Jack’s office Donaghy (Alec Baldwin).’, and I just tried to be so quiet and cool, saying, ‘Oh, in the writers’ room, okay.’ show was so incredibly nice to me, and I felt like I won a competition or something. For more information, including how a Taylor Swift song referencing ‘sexy baby’ blew up Milioti’s phone, you can watch the full interview. The penguinwhich also stars Colin Farrell, Rhenzy Feliz, Theo Rossi, David H. Holmes, Myles Humphus, Kenzi Gray, And Mark Strongairs Sundays on HBO and streams on Max.