President Obama on “Between Two Ferns” with Tracey Wigfield (Inside The FOD Vault Episode 9)
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
Series Credits
Hosted by Marcos Gonzalez
Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen
Director of Photography: Ali Arminio
Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou
Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns
Sound Mixer: Will Harrell
Gaffer: Kishan Patel
Production Designer: Christina Phensy
Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin
Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl
Editors: Brandon Fryman & Dallas Baker
Assistant Editor: Rina Klanfer
For Funny Or Die
VP of Digital: Darren Miller
Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen
SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack
Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques
Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen
Social Media Manager: Julia Krys
SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert
Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus
SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
