Alison Sweeney guest stars as "Jessica Ashley," an actress on the fictional version of the NBC soap opera "Days Of Our Lives." In real life, Sweeney plays "Sami Brady" on the real Days of Our Lives (1965). Also, Sweeney's costar on the soap is John Aniston, Jennifer Aniston's father.
When Phoebe is pretending to "accept" the award, she claims it's a Nobel Prize for massage. This is a reference to The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break (1997), in which Phoebe dated a diplomat she met at the UN. She was giving free massages outside the UN claiming "bodies at peace make peace" Monica said, "You might just get the first Nobel Prize in rubbing."
Phoebe briefly holds up Rachel and shouts the famous phrase, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" from Saturday Night Live (1975). Both Jennifer Aniston (Rachel) and Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe) auditioned to be regular cast members on the sketch comedy show prior to their success on this show.
Phoebe imitates Saturday Night Live (1975)'s iconic opening. Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer have all hosted that show.