Ludachristmas

"Ludachristmas" is the ninth episode of the second season of the television series 30 Rock and was first broadcast on December 13, 2007, on the NBC network in the United States.

Guest stars in this episode include Kevin Brown, Kay Cannon, Grizz Chapman, Anita Gillette, Buck Henry, John Lutz, Maulik Pancholy, Andy Richter, and Elaine Stritch.

The cast and writers of TGS with Tracy Jordan, a fictional sketch comedy series, prepare to attend their annual Ludachristmas party.

Jack is delighted when he thinks his mother, Colleen, is unable to visit him for the holidays due to her flight from Florida being grounded by Hurricane Zapato.

Also arriving at 30 Rockefeller Plaza is Liz's family, including her brother Mitch who as the result of a skiing accident has "Trauma Induced Nivea Aphasia" which means that his memory is stuck on December 7, 1985, and he believes that he is still 17 years old, when he is actually 40.

Tracy is annoyed because he is unable to attend due to a recent order from a courtroom judge which requires him to wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet.

He cancels Ludachristmas and makes the staff sit through a talk, led by himself and Reverend Gary (John F Mooney), about the meaning of Christmas.

[14][15] The episode brought in an average 5.6 million American viewers upon its original broadcast in the United States, achieving a 2.8/7 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic.

[18] Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly thought that Buck Henry and Andy Richter were both "destined to play" their roles.