Tina Fey is a member of one of the funniest group chats around.
The actor has developed close friendships with several female “Saturday Night Live” alums over the years, and the ladies stay in touch regularly via text message.
While stopping by Studio 1A June 1, Fey said summer 2026 is shaping up to be “epic” for the “‘SNL’ lady group chat,” especially for Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch and Maya Rudolph.
“All three (are) on Broadway. Two of them are Tony-nominated. The only reason Maya’s not Tony-nominated is because she can’t be because her show’s already open. Otherwise, I mean, they’re all crushing it,” she told TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie.
Members of the group chat have all been lending their support to their friends as they take the stage on Broadway. Gasteyer stars in “Schmigadoon!,” Dratch in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Rudolph as the title character in “Oh, Mary!”
“We all went in various groups to go see (their shows),” Fey said.
Alongside her pal Amy Poehler, Fey spearheaded efforts to make T-shirts to celebrate their three friends heading to Broadway.
“We were like, ‘We have to honor this. We have to have shirts made.’ And we were like, ‘We need to find the worst ’80s theater kid font,’” she recalled.
Fey went on to reveal the name of the group chat: “The ‘SNL’ TANG.”
“Don’t try to figure out why. It’s terrible but we’re stuck with it,” she said.
Fey then held up the T-shirt, which featured the text, “TANG on Broadway! 2026,” along with a top hat on the front and the logos of each of the Broadway shows on the back.
Savannah holds up her very own “TANG on Broadway!” shirt.TODAY
“And so we would like to make you an honorary member of our group chat and give you this ‘cause it’s the summer of ‘SNL’ ladies on Broadway,” Fey said as she handed the shirt to Savannah.
“Oh my gosh, thank you. I will wear it with pride. Thank you so much,” Savannah replied.
“I want to see a paparazzi picture of you wearing it,” Fey joked.