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Character Analysis

Julianne Moore

Nancy Donovan

Played by Julianne Moore

42 jokes across 7 episodes of 30 Rock

WAR

14.6

Total Jokes

42

Avg Craft

7.1

Avg Impact

6.7

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Nancy delivers 42 scored jokes across 7 episodes of 30 Rock, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.7 on impact for a career WAR of 14.6. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Nancy Lines

All Jokes — 42 total

S4E08

Nancy:That's my maiden name. I keep tellin' ya. Things have changed. But not your hair. It's like a shag carpet. I wanna sit on it and play a board game.

7.36.8
S4E08

Liz · Nancy:Yeah, I did plays in high school too. I was John Proctor in The Crucible. Oh, you went to an all-girls' school? No.

7.06.8
S4E08

Nancy:We were all jealous of Lisa Alberson 'cause she got to play his horse.

6.96.8
S4E08

Nancy:I thought you'd have some hotshot young wife with black hair who says queer stuff like, 'dressing on the side.'

7.16.7
S4E08

Nancy · Jack:Was she a bitch or did you cheat? The former. The former? What are you, a newscaster?

7.17.0
S4E08

Nancy:I'll have you know that my husband happens to be a very prominent Pakistani anesthesiologist. No, I'm kiddin' ya. He's an Irish moron. Runs a roofing company.

7.67.8
S4E08

Nancy:So if you need your roof done, call someone else, Because my guy's... Not reliable.

7.16.8
S4E08

Jack · Nancy:I'm glad we, uh, never made out in high school. Otherwise this whole thing would be so awkward. Excuse me, we kissed every night on stage in Hey, Beantown.

7.37.3
S4E08

Nancy · Jack:But only because my mother told me that French kissing was for the Italians. They do love it.

7.57.3
S4E11

Jack · Nancy:Jonathan, why do I have an Indian assistant if my computer is always... Jack. I'm messing with you.

6.45.7
S4E11

Nancy:I'm tired of waking up to a porch full of dead squirrels.

7.06.8
S4E11

Nancy · Jack:I'm messing with you... Oh, very funny, Donna

7.26.3
S4E11

Nancy:Tonight's top story, A Worcester man accused of trading his foster son for gasoline. And later in the hour, Ten tips on how to make your cat's birthday go purr-fectly.

7.16.8
S4E11

Nancy:Apparently Brad Pitt and Sharon Stone did a crap job rebuilding those Katrina homes, and Mark thinks he can make a fortune down there.

7.16.5
S4E11

Nancy:neither one of us know what to do about the dog, 'cause we both hate it.

7.47.3
S4E11

Nancy:Yeah, we talked to Dr. Phil, and then we made a collage in our dream journals.

7.26.7
S4E11

Nancy:They just run off to New Orleans And jump on that B.S. Saints bandwagon. Go pats.

6.86.3
S4E11

Nancy:Can you wire the doorbell to the dog?

7.47.3
S4E17

Nancy:Ruh-ro!

5.75.5
S4E17

Nancy:I didn't have the heart to tell Mrs. Schwitzer that you've moved to New York, so I told her you were in jail for manslaughter.

7.47.2
S4E17

Nancy:You're a wackadoo, Donaghy.

6.56.0
S4E17

Nancy:And you look like you won second prize in a beauty contest... Collect $10.

7.36.7
S4E17

Nancy:Left over from my amtrak ride.

7.06.5
S4E17

Nancy:I got the night bloats.

7.57.3
S4E17

Nancy:I thought you said this wasn't going to be sexual.

7.57.2
S4E17

Nancy:The last time I used a birth control device, it was the '70s, and it looked like soap on a rope.

7.47.2
S4E21

Nancy:We'll just do it together on that tour boat that's painted like a shark.

6.56.0
S4E21

Nancy:Way better than the Indian joint I go to in Boston. O'Doyle's.

7.27.0
S4E21

Nancy:How can something that animals do be a big deal? Worms can do it with any other worm.

7.27.0
S4E21

Nancy:Also, it was after midnight on a Saturday. So technically, it was a Sunday. A man had his hands on my hips on a day that was set aside for the Lord.

7.97.8
S4E21

Nancy · Jack:Man, Catholic guilt. Am I right? [Jack's awkward silence response]

7.37.3
S4E22

Nancy:I'm a mom. Give me a break.

6.96.3
S4E22

Nancy:Tickle each other like teletubbies.

7.16.8
S4E22

Nancy:Two spider-mans fighting, And sometimes they make weird noises, But they're not hurting each other.

7.06.5
S4E22

Jack · Nancy:How often did they walk in on you? A lot.

6.66.3
S4E22

Nancy:The usual ladies' room nonsense. Girl with boyfriend troubles. Someone forgot tampons. Everybody's bad at science and math.

6.86.3
S4E22

Nancy:Smug 40-year-old bridesmaid. What a treat for everyone.

7.36.8
S4E22

Nancy:And by the way, when I blew your mind last night, I was giving it about 50%.

7.57.3
S7E12

Nancy:"What you're proposing is a sin, Jack, but she is wicked hot."

6.86.3
S7E12

Nancy:"Jack, porking in that prison basement was wicked awesome."

6.56.0
S7E13

Jack · Nancy:Nancy, I know this is unconventional, but I really think a group relationship could work. - What you're proposing is a sin, Jack, but she is wicked hot.

7.06.8
S7E13

Nancy:Oh, thank you, you two, for blowing my brains.

6.66.3