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Article: 'Baby Mama' more painful than childbirth

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Once in a great while, a movie comes along that smashes viewers' expectations of the romantic comedy.

"Baby Mama" is not one of these movies.

I'm a fan of Tiny Fey, who has risen to fame after her work in television with "Saturday Night Live" and now her show "30 Rock." I think Fey has a dry and charming sense of humor, and she's never afraid of the occasional doodie joke.

Amy Poehler, Fey's partner in crime and former SNL castmate, is also a favorite. She's been in most of my favorite works of comedy in the last few years, and I went to see "Baby Mama" mostly because she was in it.

I figured that with Fey and Poehler teaming up in a comedy about pregnancy, there had to be hilarity ...

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