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For Sale Mar 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM

The songs in Robert Carlock/Tina Fey comedies are the best in the business

Posted by mikejones84

I still find myself singing bits of songs from 30 Rock and Kimmy Schmidt when just going about my daily routine. - Werewolf Barmitzvah spooky scary...boys becoming men...men becoming wolves! - And I find myself thinking "now you're laughing at salad" at inappropriate times. The Daddy's Boys songs, all of Jenna's songs, Titus's songs...it's all just genius.
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PrayForMojo78 Mar 31, 2026 +103
I know its actually a Meredith Scardino show (basically the same) but did you watch Girls5Eva? I sing those songs way too often and too loudly
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automated_alice Mar 31, 2026 +34
Now, some say Omaha Zoo is second best, but that's a lie Because their red panda is always inside It's nеver out on the tree, yeah, yеah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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chrissesky13 Mar 31, 2026 +9
>No wonder Jesus went to TCU >It's was early decision! F****** kills me every single time. I love that song more than I realized I could. And Summer Brings... the Fall.
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automated_alice Mar 31, 2026 +3
The tiny bit at Kev & Summer's where Andrew Rannells sings "powered by truth and batteries" gets stuck in my head waaaay too much.
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chrissesky13 Mar 31, 2026 +3
God's flashLIGHT illuminates *secrets* Same here.
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capnwacky Mar 31, 2026 +25
I return to Dawn's "I'm Afraid" more times than I care to admit. That show was excellent.
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bros402 Mar 31, 2026 +7
yes, that song is on my playlists
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hooplehead69 Mar 31, 2026 +24
Jeff Richmond is a genius! My favorite by far is “New York Lonely Boy.”[https://youtu.be/Ptdjmm5nrH4] It is one of those rare examples of a parody that hits so close to home that it is barely distinguishable from the source material it is parodying.
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ProsperosShadow Mar 31, 2026 +16
All I need is a glance of an only child to bust out singing New York Lonely Boy. Absolute classic
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rsae_majoris Mar 31, 2026 +13
B! P! E!
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PrayForMojo78 Mar 31, 2026 +6
I dont think a week goes by I dont loudly sing that at some point
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Decimonster Mar 31, 2026 +10
"I'm Afraid" was absolutely hilarious. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAY3l-u64J4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAY3l-u64J4)
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chrissesky13 Mar 31, 2026 +13
>And I'm afraid... that after I die, someone will have sex with my dead body and be like... NOT WORTH IT! >I'm afraid I could raise a son who'd get radicalized on Listnook...
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automated_alice Mar 31, 2026 +4
Oh, back to my kid I have more stuff about him I only breastfed for four months Is he gonna be a bond trader?
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bros402 Mar 31, 2026 +3
yesss I have loved it since I first heard it
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KelVarnsen_2023 Mar 31, 2026 +7
I have been rewatching that show with my daughter who is really into musicals and I forgot how good the songs are. We are in season 2 where they are in the studio and recently watched the episode where Dawn writes a song about the word "set". It's a terrible song but Sara Bareilles is such a good singer that it's kind of a weird thing to watch. Plus it must take an insane amount of talent to intentionally write a song that bad.
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PrayForMojo78 Mar 31, 2026 +8
I loved that show so much and will forever be heartbroken we didnt get 5 more seasons of that show. Sara B was the reason I watched the show in the first place but its an amazing cast top to bottom and the songs are so amazing. Thats the reason I loved Crazy Ex Girlfriend too (which if your daughter loves musicals... I dont know how old she is as the show deals with some pretty adult and serious issues though usually comically...but if shes old enough, she may love that show too) bc the song writing is incredible. They arent all homeruns on CEG but considering theres like 2-3 full on musical songs every episode, I give some leeway
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mikejones84 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Carlock is still executive producer lol...
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AquaStarRedHeart Mar 31, 2026 +1
Yes! Great show! Also The other two which has my personal ear worm, Jesus F****** Slays
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MuptonBossman Mar 31, 2026 +65
I maintain that the Rural Juror song in 30 Rock is the funniest bit in any sitcom ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9G9o4yNjwo
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bubbles_loves_omar Mar 31, 2026 +42
Werewolf Bar mitzvah for me. "Boys becoming men Men becoming wolves."
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ChubbyChevyChase Mar 31, 2026 +38
"Synonym's just another word for the word you wanna use"
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riegspsych325 Mar 31, 2026 +11
we just heard from legal we that we can’t use that song either
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ChubbyChevyChase Mar 31, 2026 +14
Break another little chunk of my lung now, mister
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baba_booey420_ Mar 31, 2026 +5
*You know you bought it, if you buy it with things*
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tophmcmasterson Mar 31, 2026 +12
Absolutely lost my shit watching that the first time it aired. Just knowing like how much effort they put into a five second joke was part of it, but just the delivery of that line and how perfectly it captured that novelty song genre was incredible.
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Hopefulkitty Mar 31, 2026 +8
There's a full version done by Donald Glover as Tracy, if you didn't know. I'm pretty sure he wrote most of it, and pitched it.
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tophmcmasterson Mar 31, 2026 +4
Yeah I’m aware of it, it’s absolutely ridiculous lol.
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mikejones84 Mar 31, 2026 +6
The throwaway jokes are so f****** hilarious too. I rewatch these all the time just to catch new jokes I missed the first time. There was one joke about a show on the BBC that had 13 episodes over 16 seasons. After watching BBC shows that only have three episodes per season I laughed my ass off.
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tophmcmasterson Mar 31, 2026 +9
The other one that stuck to me was Tracy berating a pigeon lol “stop eating people’s old French fries pigeon have some self-respect, don’t you know you can fly?”
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withbellson Mar 31, 2026 +3
We throw this into our Halloween party soundtrack every year and see who notices. (Another important song in that playlist is Halloween Surfboard, from Superstore. No one has ever recognized that one…well, not yet.)
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Chataboutgames Mar 31, 2026 +14
"These were the best days of my phlergm" being the last line of 30 Rock simultaneously makes me emotional and laugh my ass off.
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Hari_Azole Mar 31, 2026 +10
Muffin Top and Kidnapped/Knapsack!!
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perhapsimmyself Apr 1, 2026 +1
Jane is such an amazing performer. I can't see many other people singing straight up nonsense with such passion and conviction.
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oatmilkandagave Mar 31, 2026 +52
Jeff Richmond, absolute genius. Muffin top is a classic.
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SGTBrutus Mar 31, 2026 +26
My muffin top is all that! Low fat!
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Hari_Azole Mar 31, 2026 +17
I know you wanna piece of that *but i just wanna dance!*
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Kikifantastico Mar 31, 2026 +3
Wholegrain, low fat!
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Hopefulkitty Mar 31, 2026 +16
And that's why Tina married him. See guys, you don't have to be in the 1% to get a woman, you just need to be funny and talented. Find something to put your energy into.
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Alexispinpgh Mar 31, 2026 +6
It’s so weird to me because I think the Mean Girls musical is absolute trash and he did the music for that, too.
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RJWolfe Mar 31, 2026 +3
That damn credits song was the worst/best alarm last time I put 30 Rock on to sleep.
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automated_alice Mar 31, 2026 +2
The best part about Muffin Top is how many times they use variations of that song as score throughout the series.
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Archamasse Apr 1, 2026 +2
The sad funeral tribute version with background strippers doing the robot is superior.
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reddfawks Mar 31, 2026 +45
Sometimes when I slice up some cheese as a night-time snack, I'll sing "Working on my night cheese\~!"
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214ObstructedReverie Mar 31, 2026 +6
That'll be $50,000, please.
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okay_then_ Mar 31, 2026 +2
"I heard you singing Night Cheese." I'm not sure if this is the intention, but I'm always so tickled by the idea that Jack is already familiar with the song. Night Cheese isn't just a one-off for Liz.
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PatSajaksDick Mar 31, 2026 +41
The girls 5eva theme song and also the short Reggie Dinkins theme song are bangers
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glasslooks Mar 31, 2026 +11
I'm really enjoying Reggie Dinkins! The cast is great, It is dense with jokes and I have to keep going back so I don't miss anything :-)
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RegularGuy815 Mar 31, 2026 +11
Yeah, I am glad to see Reggie Dinkins has those out-of-nowhere random-ass lines that make me laugh, but not so stuffed with them that it becomes too much. Also, "Daniel Radcliffe is thirsty for Megan Thee Stallion who plays a postal worker" is an all-timer subplot pitch.
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TabulaRasa000 Mar 31, 2026 +36
i love b**** in california sand in california b**** in california and my 'stang in california i love dogs in california heights in california but the b**** in california are the greatest booooobs around
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PhantomOfKrankor42 Mar 31, 2026 +14
BENGHAZI! BENGHAZI! BENGHAZI! Hillary was there!
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SpiffShientz Mar 31, 2026 +2
EVERY **JEW** GOT AN EMAIL ON THE MORNING OF NINE-ELEVEN
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CheruthCutestory Mar 31, 2026 +8
🎵Milk has an expiration date We should do that for the elderly🎵
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Jetztinberlin Mar 31, 2026 +31
"I'm a star, I'm on top, SOME-BODY BRING ME SOME HAAAAAMM" Fun fact, I'm pretty sure virtually all the music was written by Tina's husband, Jeff Richmond. 
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chrissesky13 Mar 31, 2026 +11
I know Jeff wrote the songs for Girls5eva, you're likely onto something here!
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Gwinjey Mar 31, 2026 +20
I sing, “workin on my night cheese” at least once a week. 
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Hari_Azole Mar 31, 2026 +18
Salma Hayek: Lemon, isn’t there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
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Bigbysjackingfist Mar 31, 2026 +10
Salma Hayek had not seen the slanket. She just assumed the slanket. And she was right.
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the_mighty__monarch Mar 31, 2026 +15
“Gonna be faaaamous! Gonna be on TV!”
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EdwardSpaghettiHands Mar 31, 2026 +11
Gonna get rich, and burn off my skin taaaags!
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EdwardSpaghettiHands Mar 31, 2026 +4
Gonna get rich, and burn off my skin taaaags!
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chuckDontSurf Apr 1, 2026 +1
“Spidermen we’re at it again, this time with 50% more Spidermen!”
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JayMoots Mar 31, 2026 +14
Thank Tina’s husband: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Richmond
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Landlord-Allmighty Mar 31, 2026 +11
If I'm not mistaken, Donald Glover wrote Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.
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ThisEnormousWoman Mar 31, 2026 +12
[Never forget your teeth are outside bones!](https://youtu.be/wYj01O7foKw)
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althawk8357 Mar 31, 2026 +12
You can't forget the bangers from "The Woggles." > Mommy Kangaroo, Mommy Kangaroo. >Separate the races, Mommy Kangaroo!
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mikejones84 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Honestly I am surprised the quasi-famous garage band The Woggles didn't sue them.
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SpiffShientz Mar 31, 2026 +2
> Woggle Power! > "Woggle" is Australian slang for "White"
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MostlyBored11 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Tina's little blurb about working on her night cheese is constantly on a loop in my head
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BroughtBagLunchSmart Mar 31, 2026 +9
in 2019 we were at a festival in our mid 30s and made friends with some kids next to us in their early 20s. We were hanging out late and passing an aux around and I put on ["B**** in California"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akoi-aIHN1g) and it did not go well.
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nobot4321 Mar 31, 2026 +4
The kids are not alright.
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hiccup333 Mar 31, 2026 +7
The song parodies too, “take another little chunk of my lung now baby”
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BuffyTheMoronSlayer Apr 1, 2026 +2
Working on my Night Cheese
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KelVarnsen_2023 Mar 31, 2026 +7
I can't remember the exactl Kimmy Schmidt episode but there is one where she and Titus are in a church (I think in his hometown). And at the end there is a gospel choir singing, and the lyrics are actually the show's theme song rewritten to be a song about Jesus.
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Sensitive_Can26 Mar 31, 2026 +12
"peeno noir" has literally been living rent free in my head for years ngl. i still randomly sing "midsize car" to myself while doing chores around the house. tituss burgess absolutely delivered the vocal performance of a lifetime dude.
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Jetztinberlin Mar 31, 2026 +4
"I'm lemonading!"  Seconded, Burgess is an absolute vocal powerhouse 🙏 
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Bigbysjackingfist Mar 31, 2026 +2
"It was a total bang-fest!"
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Archamasse Apr 1, 2026 +1
Tom Ber en Jar!
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thefablemuncher Mar 31, 2026 +6
[ALL HAIL GRETCHEN](https://youtu.be/OBuH_799meU?si=ENTSUKBQmVZeW8xZ), [Little Girl, Big City](https://youtu.be/YRsy_j2fn6Q?si=jWrDao9S9IiENBG0) and [MAGIC BOY](https://youtu.be/TKARti6pZKs?si=i4A7t10H_JOGWQIb) regularly pop up in my mind at least every two weeks.
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poktanju Mar 31, 2026 +1
Of natural causes!
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comedygold24 Mar 31, 2026 +5
It's tennis night in America!
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ekim_101 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Pizza party for one, pizza party for one. Young, dumb, having some fun, pizza party for one! There's no pizza here!
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CheruthCutestory Mar 31, 2026 +4
It’s not the best song of the shows. But rhyming courage with surge is such a stroke of genius https://youtu.be/hPqRy5LX3d0?si=vwZUvmVHPY9bEVGZ
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Archamasse Apr 1, 2026 +1
This goddamn curge line has been bouncing around inside my head for the last month for some reason. And don't get me STARTED on the head wobbles.
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Imperator_Helvetica Mar 31, 2026 +4
You owe it to yourself to watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend if you haven't already.
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BranWafr Mar 31, 2026 +3
Was going to mention this if nobody else did. I still sing several of the songs on a regular basis.
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GazeElectric Mar 31, 2026 +3
Ohhhh...outside bones, outside bones. Never forget your teeth are outside bones!
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nonsensestuff Mar 31, 2026 +2
Titus deserved his own show haha
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baba_booey420_ Mar 31, 2026 +3
Somethin' don't taste right Because it ain't right Like when you take a sip of wateranditturnsouttobeSprite
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nonsensestuff Mar 31, 2026 +3
I love the [bunny and kitty song](https://youtu.be/saIlYHLcdHs?si=3CSptW0Y1NIpEzmX) from Kimmy Schmidt so much 😝 I’ll replace “bunny and kitty” with the names of my cats and sing it at them from time to time. It’s especially funny to do when they’ve been fighting.
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Mrs_Evryshot Mar 31, 2026 +3
Just Go On is my personal theme song.
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sarah_awake Mar 31, 2026 +2
[I'm convinced I can swim by Art Smelly](https://youtu.be/ecpJ5Rra-08?si=jMKrwA1hRgXVUgEn)
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AquaStarRedHeart Mar 31, 2026 +2
Jesus f****** slays He f****** slays all goddamn day
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orvillesbathtub Apr 1, 2026 +1
“Welcome to the singing laundromaaaat, we are not responsible for theeeeeft”
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