 " Cutbacks " is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock , and the 53rd episode of the series overall . It was written by supervising producer Matt Hubbard and directed by Gail Mancuso . The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) network in the United States on April 9 , 2009 . Guest stars in this episode include Roger Bart , Todd Buonopane , and Don Pardo . 
