and Jack's boss and mentor. (2 episodes) Guest stars Will Arnett as Devon Banks, NBC's Vice President of West Coast News, Web Content and Theme Park Talent Relations and Jack's nemesis. (Episode: "Fireworks") Joy Behar as herself (Episode: "Up All Night") Wayne Brady as Steven Black, Tracy's manager who Liz briefly dates. (Episode: "The Source Awards") Tucker Carlson as himself (Episode: "Hard Ball") Anna Chlumsky as Liz Lemler, an accountant for TGS and Floyd's girlfriend. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish") Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Patricia Donaghy, Jack's sister. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish") Will Forte as Tomas, a servant of Prince Gerhardt. (Episode: "Black Tie") Whoopi Goldberg as herself (Episode: "The Rural Juror") Donald Glover as young P.A. (Episode: "Jack-Tor") Sean Hayes as Jesse Parcell, Kenneth's hillbilly cousin. (Episode: "Hiatus") LL Cool J as Ridikolus, a famous hip-hop producer. (Episode: "The Source Awards") Nathan Lane as Eddie Donaghy, Jack's con-man brother. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish") Chris Matthews as himself (Episode: "Hard Ball") Stephanie March as Gretchen Thomas, a lesbian and friend of Jack's who he sets up on a date with Liz. (Episode: "Blind Date") John McEnroe as himself (Episode: "The Head and the Hair") Conan O'Brien as himself (Episode: "Tracy Does Conan") Maury Povich as himself (Episode: "Fireworks") Aubrey Plaza as an NBC page. (Episode: "Tracy Does Conan") Al Roker as himself (Episode: "Fireworks") Paul Reubens as Prince Gerhardt, the last surviving member of the Habsburg dynasty. (Episode: "Black Tie") Molly Shannon as Katherine Catherine Donaghy, Jack's sister. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish") Sherri Shepherd as Angie Jordan, Tracy's no-nonsense wife. (Episode: "Up All Night") Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, Jack's cold and overbearing mother. (Episode: "Hiatus") Episodes Reception Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 84% with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 43 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't as consistently as funny as it could be, considering its pedigree, but 30 Rock is a clever, wacky comedy that benefits from a strong ensemble cast." Metacritic gave the season a Metascore—a weighted average based on the impression of 31 critical reviews—of 67%, signifying generally favorable reviews. The pilot episode was generally well received; however, Marc D. Allan of The Washington Post said that "viewers who tuned in for the first month or more saw shows that weren't consistently funny", but after a few episodes "the writers discovered the core