For the past decade and a half, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s shows have been synonymous with Manhattan. After meeting on Saturday Night Live, the longtime writing partners collaborated on 30 Rock, named after the Midtown landmark, then co-created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which contrasted the tony Upper West Side with the rapidly gentrifying (and fictional) neighborhood of East Dogmouth.
Kimmy Schmidt, in particular, felt rooted in New York like few shows do, weaving together Broadway, street harassment, urban anonymity, celebrity dermatologists, aggressive Times Square performers, anger at Bill de Blasio and disappointment about never-built subway lines into a barb-laced tapestry.
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