It's Valentine's Day, and the TGS crew is celebrating by pulling an all nighter to put together a new episode. While Pete completely forgets the holiday, Kenneth and Cerie may be starting an office romance. Meanwhile, Liz wonders if Dennis is back in her life after she receives flowers from a secret admirer and newly divorced Jack wants to party with Tracy, who for once wants to spend a night alone with his wife instead.
Season finale escalates absurdist chaos to 85.5, sustaining 2.59 jokes per minute.
Directed by Don Scardino, Michael Engler · Written by Tina Fey
WAR
63.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Up All Night” ranks #63 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.5 — Elite. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.6 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Jack landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Jenna · Unknown: Every February 14th, we improvise monologues about our lady parts for the homeless. Oh, to benefit the homeless? No, just for them.
Jenna: Vagina Day is a charity event founded by a group of celebrities who have, for whatever reason, never been asked to participate in 'The Vagina Monologues.'
Jenna Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kenneth: In fact, she's pretty sure I'm the reincarnated soul of Adrian Twyfer. He was our town minister who died in an organ fire.
Kenneth Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Bianca: Oh, damn it, Johnny! You know I love my Big Beef and Cheddar!
Bianca Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Tracy · Unknown: We have reports of a nitrogen leak on this floor. Oh, no, our room is fine. I mean, we don't smell it. Oh, it's odorless, sir.
All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jack: They're very expensive freshwater clams from the... Cuyahoga River.
Jack Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Liz: My whole staff has been blorching for three days
Tracy: You make me want to vomit!
Tracy Callback Irony/Sarcasm Callback Jack: one minute, you're newlyweds making love on the floor of the Concorde. Then the next, your lawyers are fighting over who gets to keep the box your dog defecates in.
Jack Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Liz · Jack: You taught your dog to poop in a box? Bianca did. But I want that box.
Liz: Are you angry or excited right now? I can't tell.
Liz Observational Character Comedy Unknown: This would work on 'Ugly Betty.'
Tracy: Me and Angie rented the penthouse at the Soho Grand, where we will drink wine and pleasure each other.
Tracy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Unknown writer: When you've been married 17 years, you have to keep it spicy. That's why me and my wife role-play. She put on a girl scout outfit with a box of cookies, and I answer the door in my boxers.
Unknown writer: Or I rent out a wheelchair, and she pretends to be my caseworker. And, in a way, she is.
Unknown writer: I just took a whole bunch of Cialis, because I have big Valentine's plans tonight. With who? Uh, nobody.
Cerie: he's still insisting on having a Greek Orthodox wedding. But I really disagree with the church's stance on Cyprus.
Cerie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Bianca: I want all of your parents' love letters.
Bianca: Oh, damn it, Johnny! You know I love my Big Beef and Cheddar!
Bianca Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Liz · Frank: Because it's Valentine's Day, and you know I don't... Oh, no. It's what? It's Valentine's Day. Again?
Liz · Frank: Well, who cares, you know? It's just Valentine's Day. It's also her birthday.
Frank: Did you just come from a Suzanne Somers look-alike contest?
Frank Setup/Punchline Observational Jenna · Unknown: Actually, I just came from performing at Vagina Day. Is that an offshoot of 'The Vagina Monologues'? No. We are in no way affiliated with 'The Vagina Monologues.'
Jenna: Vagina Day is a charity event founded by a group of celebrities who have, for whatever reason, never been asked to participate in 'The Vagina Monologues.'
Jenna Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jenna · Unknown: Every February 14th, we improvise monologues about our lady parts for the homeless. Oh, to benefit the homeless? No, just for them.
Jenna: My vagina is a flower. A weird, ugly flower.
Jenna Character Comedy Escalation Frank · Unknown: Marry, boff, kill? Beyoncé, Paula Abdul, and Oprah. Dude, that's beyond easy. Boff Beyoncé, kill Paula, marry Oprah.
Unknown: Marry, boff, kill... Cerie, Liz, and Jenna. Once again, no-brainer. Marry Liz, get with Cerie, kill Jenna.
Unknown Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jenna Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Liz: But thank you for saying that you would marry me.
Liz Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Liz: No, I'm not with so many men that it's impossible for me to guess. Well, that is just... Oh. Oh, well, you know what? I found the card, actually. They're from your mom. Yeah. So tell your gay mom I said thanks.
Liz Escalation Character Comedy Liz: No, I'm not with so many men that it's impossible for me to guess.
Liz Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jack: Marriage is a competition. And after 18 years of overtime, I am finally going to claim victory.
Jack Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Unknown: Bone Osama bin Laden. To shame him. And then his own people would murder him.
Cerie · Lutz: I'd marry Toofer 'cause he's classy. I'd kill Lutz. Sorry, Lutz. The thought that you would do anything to me is awesome.
Cerie · Kenneth: And I'd boff Kenneth. What?! Really?
Frank · Jenna: 'Cause you're a big phony. What? Everything about you is fake. Your tan's fake. Your hair is fake. Not the front.
Jenna: My vagina is a convenience store... clean and reliable and closed on Christmas.
Jenna Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jack: I mean, if you met her, you might think she's wonderful. But, believe me, she is the succubus from the bowels of hell.
Jack Character Comedy Escalation Jack: I wish I could touch her boobs again. She really had a fabulous pair of boobs.
Jack Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jack: I admit sometimes I would fantasize about her getting various terminal illnesses, and I would nurse her... to her death.
Jack Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: what are you doing tonight?
Jack Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Tracy · Unknown: We have reports of a nitrogen leak on this floor. Oh, no, our room is fine. I mean, we don't smell it. Oh, it's odorless, sir.
Tracy · Unknown: I think it's coming... from my butt. Oh, no! I'm married!
Pete: Role-play, baby! Give it to me, baby!
Pete Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Callback Dot Com: Happy Valentimes!
Dot Com Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Angie · Jack: No. It gives me a headache. This is a Krug Clos du Mesnil, and I was saving it for a special occasion.
Vlem: I clean this, too, or, uh, just the sex?
Vlem Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Vlem: You tell G. E. light-bulb man, I want 'Sophie's Choice' out of my suite!
Vlem Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kenneth: In fact, she's pretty sure I'm the reincarnated soul of Adrian Twyfer. He was our town minister who died in an organ fire.
Kenneth Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kenneth: No, I think she's kind of like Dr Pepper.
Kenneth Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Angie: This is the second-worst Valentine's Day we ever had.
Angie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Liz · Jack: Marry, boff, kill... Bianca. Which do you want to do? All of them.
Liz Jack Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jenna: You wear your thrift-store T-shirts and your big, weird glasses and everybody says, 'Oh, look at Frank. He's so cool. He has a hat that says Extra Cheese.'
Jenna Character Comedy Observational Jenna: Okay, fine. I pooted. It's 3:00 in the morning. Are you happy?
Jenna Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Kenneth: If I blew it, then how did I get her underpants?
Kenneth Character Comedy Misdirection Jack: I wouldn't be surprised if that 5-inch scar across my abdomen was suddenly gone.
Jack Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: I'm gonna shut it down, leave it vacant, open the windows, and let nature have at it.
Jack Character Comedy Escalation Callback Unknown lawyer: You know, I've heard that, in Greece, they have to change Charlton Heston's name on movie posters to Charlton Easton because in Greek the word 'heston' means 'to poop yourself.'
Unknown lawyer: I prefer 'law stylist.'
Unknown: Happy Valentimes!
Unknown Callback Wordplay/Pun Callback 