Liz and Jenna have known each other since 1993, when they met at an audition for a car dealership commercial in Chicago, although there are many other versions of how they met (At a bachelor party, at a play Jenna was in). Liz stated in the pilot that she and Jenna worked for years to get "The Girlie Show", having formerly been roommates in a Chicago neighborhood called "Little Armenia" around 1996. Given Jenna's insecure nature, Liz is generally forced to act as her rock. This has caused Liz some annoyance, especially after Jack increased Jenna's stress level and paranoia by hiring Tracy Jordan and changing the show's name from "The Girlie Show" to "TGS With Tracy Jordan".