‘Reggie Dinkins’’ Robert Carlock On Daniel Radcliffe, Tina Fey, And Hope

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Reggie Dinkins’’ Robert Carlock On Daniel Radcliffe, Tina Fey, And HopeByHannah Abraham,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow AuthorApr 21, 2026, 07:00am EDTTHE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS — "You May Hug Your Hero" Episode 105 — Pictured: (l-r) Tracy Morgan as Reggie Dinkins; Robert Carlock, EP/Showrunner — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)Scott Gries/NBCThere is a puppet in 30 Rock alum Robert Carlock's office.He doesn’t advertise this. But at the end through our conversation about The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, his new NBC comedy, a felt-faced figure appears in the corner of the frame. "Mr. Frumpus," Carlock says, with the air of a man introducing a disgraced former colleague, which he basically is. The puppet appeared as (spoiler) a recurring sexual predator in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Carlock’s Netflix comedy with longtime collaborator Tina Fey. It was, by some consensus, taking a couple of steps extra — even for a show in which a woman escapes a doomsday cult and rebuilds her life in New York City. "He’s realised the error of his ways, Mr. Frumpus has," Carlock says. This is perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the Robert Carlock creative process: push further than most writers would dare, occasionally get told to pull back, and then crucially, keep the evidence on your desk.This interview contains mild spoilers for The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.What Is The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins?Carlock is the co-creator and showrunner of Reggie Dinkins, which premiered on NBC in January 2026 and is currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It reunited Carlock and executive producer Tina Fey with their 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan. Morgan plays a disgraced former NFL player who hires Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Arthur Tobin (an increasingly unhinged Daniel Radcliffe) to restore...