I've always known [Tina Fey's] kids, and to get to share my family with her was a really special thing," Forte tells PEOPLE ... gifted pink socks covered with pictures of his daughter's smiling ...

Zach Cherry, Kate Berlant and Martin Herlihy also board the production, juicing up the comedy quotient for the TriStar ...

Forte said he and Modling surprised everyone with the ceremony, which happened during a planned family visit. "We realized, 'Oh, all the people that we would want to be here are going to be here ...

"There are a lot of things that I had to do in the movie and in this series that do not bring honor to the Forte family name." MacGruber still rips out the throats of his enemies with his bare hands.

Will Forte is a married man — and has been for ... While quarantining together, Will and Olivia added a special someone to their family. But more on that later… ...