Turns out Jon Hamm isn’t the only famous person living in Liz Lemon’s NYC apartment building.
Sources confirm to me exclusively that 30 Rock has tapped former Daily Show correspondent Nate Corddry to play Liz’s upstairs neighbor, Brian.
The actor-comedian — most recently seen as restaurateur-slash-stalker Gene Stuart on Showtime’s United States of Tara — will guest star in this season’s sixth episode.
The plot finds duplex-obsessed Liz scheming to get Brian to ditch his apartment so she can buy it and combine it with hers. Natch, her plan hits a snag when she discovers… um… something unexpected and extremely spoilery.
Guesses?!
PHOTO CREDIT: Nate Corddry: Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos; 30 Rock
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He kinda looks like that guy from Studio 60.
Uh…
He kinda IS that guy from Studio 60.
He is that guy from Studio 60…
Liz discovers Rachel Dratch’s career under a pile of old Entertainment Weeklys in the guy’s bathroom.
ROFL!
That he has been stalking and video taping Liz inside her apartment?
Jon Hamm has to show up again. Her Exs find a way back into her life and he lives in her building.
No, Jon Hamm doesn’t live there anymore, remember? He moved away so he could go into “the bubble” again
I loved Mr. Corddry on S60. I didn’t even know he was a Daily Show correspondent! I hope his role is recurring. He and Lucy Davis really made the last half of Studio for me.
He looks like Tim Canterbury [Martin Freeman] from the UK Office.
I don’t think Nate Cordry was on the Daily Show. his brother Rob Cordry was.
they both were
I don’t think he was ever on the Daily Show. I only remember Rob Cordry.
Alright, he WAS on the Daily Show, but only for 12 episodes. His brother Rob however was on the Daily how 542 times. Nate Corddry is not the Daily Show alum I was expecting.
It’s probably something good about him, otherwise it wouldn’t be much of a surprise. Plus he looks like good casting for a romantic match for her.
Nate wasn’t on the Daily Show for very long, but he did join his brother for I think about 4-6 months or so — only appearing on the show for 2 or 3 segments.
…to save this overrated show from dismal ratings isn’t going to help.
He’s not that big of a star (if he is one at all), so I wouldn’t consider it stunt casting.
I wouldn’t be surprised if an endangered type of bird lives in the walls between her and him, therefore she couldn’t tear it down…but how would they make that funny…
overrated? maybe you haven’t seen the latest eps of Big Bang Theory…crank the laugh track to 11 because YIKES…you can see them canned geek jokes coming a mile away.
Omg finally someone else on this site that doesn’t care for The Big Bang Theory. Everyone on EW.com raves about that show so much, I figured I should check it out. Talk about overrated! It’s one of the highest-rated sitcoms, everyone talks about how gut-busting hilarious it is, and it barely got a chuckle out of me. And my goodness, the laugh track is so loud, it’s ridiculously distracting. I don’t mind shows with an audience or laugh-track, but I mean on BBT, they laugh at every single sentence that comes out of the characters’ mouths, even if it’s not a joke.
I like Big Bang Theory AND I agree with you.
The canned laughter is annoying, a good chunk of the jokes ARE predictable, but any time Jim Parson speaks, I can’t help but laugh.
YAY! I love Nate Corddry (one of my under-the-radar crushes). I don’t even watch 30 Rock, but maybe I’ll try to catch him on it.
Playing a little loose with the term famous aren’t we?
Yeah, seems like Jon Hamm and Nate Cordry are on opposite ends of the word “famous.” Still, it’ll be interesting to see him on the show. Hamm’s appearance aside, I usually prefer “30 Rock” when the guest stars aren’t of Jennifer-Aniston-esque fame.
I’d say Hamm and Cordry are on the same side of famous. If someone doesn’t watch Mad Men, they probably have no idea who Jon Hamm is. He’s not all that famous.
I hope he’s a hoarder of either animals or just stuff. The Hoarders show has changed my life in many real and unexpected ways.
definitely going to dvr this episode!! now the question is, when will it air?
I thought he was fantastic on US of Tara, so I’m definitely looking forward to his turn on my favorite show. Can’t wait!
wasn’t he cast in that sarah michelle gellar pilot for hbo a while back? whats going on with that?
A gimp. It’s gotta be a gimp.
Umm, anyone remember Fred Armisen’s guest stint on 30 Rock? He lived in her building and if you count Nate Cordry as famous, you’d have to count Armisen as well.
That said, looking forward to it, simply because I always like seeing Daily Show alums on other shows.
I thought Liz Lemon rented her apartment. They had an episode where she wanted to buy a co-op. Jenna specifically suggested that Liz should own her own place. The co-op Liz looked at belonged to Jenna’s manager who needed to quickly raise some cash. Anyway, Liz was rejected by the co-op board.
I think that 30 rock has so much hype that its hard to live up too, but that doesn’t mean the show is not funny.
Does it have anything to do with Liz’s baby obsession?
maybe she discovers he’s funny and he becomes the new TGS cast member.