I have a nice Kristen Johnston story. She's a good-egg!
Back in the '90s, I was the special events coordinator at an entertainment venue which hosted a number of t.v. show wrap parties. 3rd Rock had two wrap parties there, in 1997 & 2000.
Typically, these parties were booked for 5-6 hours (five-hour minimum), but shows could extend them for another hour (at an additional cost, obviously), if the party was really hopping/going strong during that last hour. Some Production Coordinators had the authority to make that call, but usually, it had to be cleared with a producer.
Which was the case with 3rd Rock's season-two wrap party, in 1997.
The party was scheduled 8:00 pm -1:00 am. It was still JAMMING at 12:30, when an announcement was made on the P.A. for "last call". Kristen came flying out of the bar (where she was watching karaoke), to ask the show's production coordinator if the party could be extended til 2:00 am. Everyone was having such a great time, etc. French appeared and agreed -- keep the party going!
But the production coordinator's hands were tied. ALL of the producers had left by that point, and she couldn't approve the expenditure (it was before everyone had cell phones). John & Jane, whose opinion might have carried more weight, were also long-gone.
Kristen turned to me and said/asked: "I'll pay for it. How much?"
First time I'd ever seen that! She had a little sticker-shock, but I explained her options. Carsey-Werner had paid for an open bar, with top shelf stuff. She could keep the facility open, but go to a cash-bar for the last hour? She flatly refused that -- she'd pay for their drinks. "These people have worked way too hard! I don't want them to pay for anything!"
Yeah...she was drunk. But not obnoxiously, or sloppily drunk.....happily drunk! (if she was on something else, I wasn't aware of it). Her credit card was declined when we first ran it. She sheepishly admitted that she'd bought a bunch of new furniture the day prior, and gave us another card number which went through.
Carsey-Werner probably re-imbursed her afterwards, but still.....she didn't have to do that!