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The Breakout Comedians of the 2000s

The 2000s were a big decade for comedy, and these are the comedians who had the best decade of all -- the ones who really broke out in the 2000s.
Tina Fey
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Tina Fey may have been a household name for comedy fans in the early 2000s, thanks to her work as the anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live. But Fey took over the world in later in the decade with a critically beloved sitcom, 30 Rock, for which she's won multiple Emmys, as well as a starring role in the popular film Baby Mama and a string of guest spots on SNL lampooning former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Fey became an official superstar in the 2000s, and it couldn't have happened to a more talented comedian.

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