Tina Fey’s impulse to retire is ‘very strong’: ‘Surely everyone is tired of hearing’ from me

Tina Fey’s impulse to retire is ‘very strong’: ‘Surely everyone is tired of hearing’ from me

Tina Fey retiring? So not fetch.

The actress, 54, opened up about wanting to step back from her career in the spotlight, years after becoming a household name on “Saturday Night Live” in 1997.

“The impulse to hide and retire is very strong,” Fey told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “It’s time to help new voices get in the mix.”

Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Senator Hillary Clinton on “SNL.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Although, the “Mean Girls” vet noted that taking a backseat is “something I’m already doing but I want to do more.”

“Even on the walk over here I was like, ‘I am so tired of hearing from me,’” Fey confessed. “Surely everyone else is tired of hearing from the same people over and over again.’”

The nine-time Emmy winner also weighed in on “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels’ comments that she “could easily” take over his role at the late-night sketch comedy show.

Britney Spears, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon during “Weekend Update.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Fey told the outlet that “he’s irreplaceable.”

“His set of gifts and skills are entirely unique,” she expressed. “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.”

Fey’s longtime friend and collaborator, Amy Poehler, echoed Michaels’ sentiments, telling The Hollywood Reporter: “I will say that I feel like there are very few things that Tina wouldn’t do well in this world.”

Tina Fey as Lisa, Alec Baldwin as Jack in “30 Rock.” Episodic

As it turns out, Fey taking over might not be a stretch.

In 2023, a source told the Post that the “Baby Mama” actress was allegedly in talks to take over for the showrunner, 80, once he retires.

Michaels has been at the helm of the series since 1975, and has spoken candidly on who he would want to see as his predecessor.

Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey in “Mean Girls.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Steve Carell and Tina Fey in the 2010 comedy “Date Night.” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merch

“It could easily be Tina Fey, but you know, there are a lot of people who are there now who are also, you know [could be good],” he told Entertainment Tonight in 2024.

Fey got her start taking improv classes at “The Second City” — which she paid for by working as a receptionist at a YMCA — right before Michaels hired her as a writer in New York City.

Two years later, the comedian became the NBC show’s head writer before taking over as a “Weekend Update” co-anchor alongside Jimmy Fallon, and eventually Poehler, 53.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Live Nation

In 2006, Fey stepped away from “SNL” to create and star in the sitcom “30 Rock” opposite Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Jane Krakowski and Alec Baldwin.

The “Date Night” star was also the driving force for the 2004 cult classic movie “Mean Girls” starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert.

In 2024, Fey spearheaded the musical movie “Mean Girls,” which starred Reneé Rapp.

“Megamind” cast from left: Metro Man (voice: Brad Pitt), Minion (voice: David Cross), Megamind (voice: Will Ferrell), Roxanne Ritchi (voice: Tina Fey), Titan (voice: Jonah Hill). ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Coll

During her chat with THR, Fey also credited Michaels for helping her get the remake off the ground.

“[Paramount] kept moving the line of what it would take to get it made; you would’ve thought this wasn’t a piece of IP that they knew about,” she explained. “If I was boots on the ground, Lorne was the general. He was helping me say, ‘Yes, for sure,’ to the studio and then figure out how to still get everything done.”

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