Few writer-producers have a house style as distinct as Tina Fey’s — so much so that the “30 Rock” creator’s signature extends to an entire universe of shows under her umbrella. Fey did not have a showrunner’s direct control over “Mr. Mayor,” “Great News,” “Girls5Eva” or the Peacock revival of “Saved by the Bell,” but all of these series have a distinct family resemblance. They’re absurd, efficiently structured, joke-dense comedies, often soundtracked by a clarinet-heavy score from composer Jeff Richmond, who is also Fey’s husband. Richmond is just one of many names that recur across Fey projects, a consistent roster that both guarantees a shared DNA and cultivates experienced
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