 Meanwhile , NBC page Kenneth Parcell ( Jack McBrayer ) becomes Jack 's office assistant , replacing his former assistant Jonathan ( Maulik Pancholy ) . Kenneth asks Tracy Jordan ( Tracy Morgan ) to feed his bird , as he is busy with two jobs now . Kenneth asks Tracy not to enter his bedroom , a request that makes Tracy curious . Believing Kenneth might be a serial killer , he tells Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) and they decide to investigate Kenneth 's bedroom . At Kenneth 's apartment , they discover a bug bomb in his room , and reaching the conclusion that Kenneth is trying to poison them and they run out of his apartment . They forget to close the door and the bug bomb ends up killing the bird . When they tell Kenneth about his bird , he is more upset by the fact that Tracy and Jenna did not trust him , than the death of his bird . Tracy and Jenna , feeling horrible about what they have done , arrange a surprise for Kenneth at his apartment . When Kenneth goes home , he finds an entire collection of birds . 
