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NBC's 'Reggie Dinkins' adds 30 Rock alums Jane Krakowski and Scott Adsit for season 2

NBC's comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins has added Jane Krakowski, Scott Adsit, Jason Mantzoukas, Edi Patterson and Andre De Shields as season 2 guest stars. The season starts on Nov. 2.

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Mixed · 2NBC's comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins has added several guest stars to its second season, including Tracy Morgan's former 30 Rock co-stars Jane Krakowski and Scott Adsit. Mixed · 2Jason Mantzoukas, Edi Patterson and Andre De Shields will also guest star. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news as an exclusive, and TVLine's report credits it. Left · 1Krakowski will play Angela Broyer, described as northern New Jersey's interior decorator to the stars. The Hollywood Reporter says she went to high school with Reggie and knew him when he was dating Monica (Erika Alexander).

Mixed · 2Adsit plays Ed Sommers, who always plays Santa in the neighborhood Christmas tree lighting ceremony, a role that Rusty (Bobby Moynihan) covets. Patterson plays Lisa, the head of the HOA, who decides who plays Santa. Mixed · 2Mantzoukas plays Peter Za, a zen-like music producer working on a video with Brina (Precious Way). De Shields plays Vernon Bellow, a respected documentary filmmaker and mentor to Arthur. Mixed · 2Morgan stars as a disgraced football star and Daniel Radcliffe as the documentary filmmaker chronicling his comeback. Season 2 premieres Monday, Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m., according to TVLine.

Left · 1The show already has a strong 30 Rock presence behind the camera: creators Sam Means and Robert Carlock and executive producer Tina Fey are all alumni of the series. Carlock and Means are co-showrunners. Left · 1Craig Robinson, Heidi Gardner, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Chloe Troast, Mike Carlsen and Arica Himmel return from season one. Boris Kodjoe, Jeremy Culhane and NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico also guest star, and Jalyn Hall stars. Centre · 1On 30 Rock, Krakowski and Adsit played Jenna and Pete alongside Morgan's Tracy Jordan, TVLine notes.

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Exclusive casting scoop with full character descriptions and the show's wider 30 Rock ties.
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Character details, returning cast, behind-the-camera 30 Rock alumni, talent representation.
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“NBC is staging a small-scale 30 Rock reunion on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” — The Hollywood Reporter

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Short casting-roundup item framed as a 30 Rock reunion, crediting The Hollywood Reporter.
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The reunion with Morgan, character names, premiere date and time.
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Leaves out the returning cast, other guest stars and the behind-the-camera 30 Rock alumni.
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“30 Rock pals”
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“Tracy Morgan will be joined by a pair of "30 Rock" pals this season” — TVLine

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