Bill Clinton: '30 Rock' Guest Star Invitation Turned Down By Staff

Sorry, "30 Rock" fans. What would have been the greatest political debate of all time isn't happening quite yet.

The NY Post reports that Tina Fey reached out to Doug Band, an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, in hopes of securing a guest spot from the former Commander in Chief on the special 100th episode of the award-winning comedy.

What would that have meant? One would imagine the show's writers would have loved to write an amazing ideological tussle between Democrat Clinton and the show's hilariously conservative, Reagan-loving Republican Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin (who is, of course, famously liberal).

Unfortunately, Clinton's staff was having none of it.

"The request was made and immediately denied without asking him," a Clinton rep said.

Who knows whether the President himself would have been interested had he known. But we're sure he would agree with Liz Lemon when she said, “Can I share with you my worldview? All of humankind has one thing in common: the sandwich. I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.”

If you're itching for Clinton in comedy, good news: he'll make a guest appearance in "The Hangover 2".

Click over to the NY Post.

Comments

[canadian75]

04:41 PM on 03/17/2011

i hope it happens, that episode would be hilarious! i can already imagine jack in such a situation.

[canadian75]

04:40 PM on 03/17/2011

see that's political dignity - not like mama grizzly who would have jumped, crawl begging for the guest appearance.

[Majorbob53]

09:52 AM on 03/06/2011

Don't believe a word of it. Clinton would LOVE to do it. The denial is simply a tactic. And the plot line of Clinto meeting Jack would be priceless. I predict it will happen and it will be hilarious.

[jenna2929]

03:43 AM on 03/06/2011

hangover, ill take that. clinton is the sh*t. love that guy

[EvasDaddy]

09:41 PM on 03/05/2011

Hangover 2 over 30 Rock? Some handlers.

[BabaLou7]

09:28 PM on 03/05/2011

GAD! He can do "The Hangover" and not 30 Rock?

[dvsinla]

05:59 AM on 03/16/2011

he's not doing hangover... director denied it. it's a rumor that's not true. shocker.

not sure why his handlers wouldn't even pass it along...

[riverhouse]

06:52 PM on 03/05/2011

Their bad. His staff should have opened the opportunity for him. It would have been great theater and a nice political lesson for the viewers. Clinton seldom misses an opportunity to teach a little something and this would have been a great opportunity.

[BlackJAC]

06:18 PM on 03/05/2011

Given they already had Al Gore twice, with Al saying that Jack had interned for Ted Kennedy in the first one, was it really necessary?

[Mark Kearns]

03:22 PM on 03/05/2011

30 rock was beat out for best television comedy last night at the NAACP awards. the winner? tyler perry's house of payne. congradulations tyler, on your...baffling acomplishment.

[BlackJAC]

06:17 PM on 03/05/2011

Given that Tyler's done pretty much all his own stuff his entire career, the only exceptions being the new Star Trek movie and the next Alex Cross one, it's not that baffling.

[Conjoe]

05:42 PM on 03/04/2011

It's a funny irony that Bill Clinton is actually more conservative in real life than Alec Baldwin. That fact would have made the inverse on screen dynamic even more hilarious.

[Gnarly]

04:54 PM on 03/04/2011

Good. He's basically a Republican anyway so I don't know what the conflict would be.

"Hi Jack, because of the legislation i approved in the 90s, you now work for Kabletown. Aren't you glad all the GE stuff was shipped to Mexico? Me too."

Tina Fey, you can find someone better.

[GeneParmesanPI]

05:26 AM on 03/05/2011

why don't you tell the republicans that he's basically one of them. see how they take that

[Leviathan21]

04:14 PM on 03/04/2011

This is BS. I can understand if they were refusing every cameo request. But, he has accepted The Hangover 2, so why not 30 Rock!? Come on!

[coreyspangler]

02:47 PM on 03/04/2011

I've been reading about Mike Huckabee's slow spiral into madness and being ashamed of being an Arkansan, but them I remeber how much of a BAMF Bill Clinton is; his staff is evil for not asking him, he would have done it...

[Michal Appleton]

01:02 PM on 03/04/2011

Yeahhhhhhhh! that's a great idea, and surely will be a highly rated episode too.

[Halsey]

12:18 PM on 03/04/2011

Handlers make me kookoo. I cut this: ""The request was made and immediately denied without asking him," a Clinton rep said.." JEEZUZ..the man IS a grown up (sort of). They (handlers) say okay to Hangover 2 and NO to 30 Rock. WTF? Look, I voted for the man 2 times (and disclosure am very disappointed in his legacy), am sick of seeing him EXCEPT he'd be wonderful on 30 Rock and my gut says he'd have had a HOOT! I don't get it. Either NO shows or use your heads you silly handlers. Hangover 2? (yes I repeated as it's stupid frat boy fun..and frankly he does NOT need that PR).

Off topic, but I truly truly think/know Tina should host next years Academy awards. IF she could get Alec to join her that would be great but I think he's done with that sort of thing. Tracy, too in your face (but great in the show). So, Tina and Alex OR Tina and Jane Kazmarek (sp way off I know). TWO WOMEN!..make that two FUNNY women who play off each other..and TINA a writer MUST also be given freedom to write parts of the awards.

Does anyone agree or am I out to lunch (with my sammy).

[JenniferEccles]

12:31 PM on 03/04/2011

Dear President Clinton:

You need to fire a member of your staff PRONTO!! This person believes that he/she can read your mind....and that's not good.

sincerely,

Jennifer

[june53]

01:46 AM on 03/05/2011

Amen, sister! President Clinton is supremely comfortable in using all forms of social
interaction. He wouuld have blown them away & been the ongoing talk of greatness & casual cool. Shame the staffer couldn't see past the offer to the potential to reach a whole new demographic. Hillary would approve & so would Chelsea.

[GeneParmesanPI]

05:30 AM on 03/05/2011

yeah, screw you mr president for not entertaining me with your every waking breath