A set of Schwetty Balls is coming to Saturday Night Live this fall. Alec Baldwin has been tapped to host the show’s 37th season premiere, though no date has been set yet for the episode. He’ll be followed by Emmy nominee and Bridesmaids scene-stealer Melissa McCarthy the following week. This appearance will mark Baldwin’s record-setting 16th time as host. He last appeared on the May 2010 finale. The guy is ridiculously hilarious. Alec Baldwin “Schwetty Balls” Skit SNL producer Lorne Michaels also confirmed to Bill Carter of The New York Times that the entire cast will return for the new season.
For whatever reason — boredom on the Bop Decameron set, boredom with Italy in general — Alec Baldwin has chosen to answer dozens of rapid-fire questions posed by his fans on Twitter in the past 24 hours, ranging from “Who was your favorite onscreen kisser?” to “What is your favorite sexual position?” Oh, and in between, he lists his favorite movies of all time. Check out the information below and see just how well you know the Emmy-decorated actor. This information could come in handy if Trivial Pursuit ever releases a Celebrity Twitter Feed edition.
There’s no defending Tracy Morgan’s recent homophobic rant , in which he referred to gays who commit suicide as “pussies” and said he’d stab his son if he were to come out of the closet. Tina Fey, who works with Morgan on 30 Rock and has known him for years, isn’t trying to. She said the “violent imagery” of the diatribe was “disturbing” to her and Morgan clearly “went too far.” But the actress also stood up for her co-star in general, telling TMZ yesterday that Morgan isn’t a bad person. Morgan’s hate-filled speech “doesn’t line up with the Tracy Morgan I know, who is not a hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever hurt another person,” said Fey . She added, referring to Morgan’s follow-up statement : “I hope for his sake that Tracy’s apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian coworkers at 30 Rock , without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with, or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket.” Do you accept the actor’s words of contrition?
There is no LeAnn Rimes sex tape. End of discussion. “I hear there are rumors of a ‘sex tape,'” the newly-married country singer Tweeted after reports surfaced of a tape featuring her getting her freak on. “I have never filmed myself having sex on tape, period. Haven’t joined that club LOL!” she said, putting that rumor to rest once and for all (probably). The reports added fuel to what has been quite a month for the singer, who has also fended off attacks from weight critics over her thinner, leaner frame. It’s not cclear if the rumored LeAnn Rimes sex tape co-starred Dean Sheremet, Rimes’ first husband, or Eddie Cibrian, with whom she cheated on Dean. Not that it matters. The tape does not exist, people.
30 Rock star Alec Baldwin has long mused about running for political office, but some of his recent Tweets have stoked more speculation than ever. Earlier this week, Baldwin wrote that it’s still “a long way till November of 2013” and then posted a link to the iconic song “New York, New York.” Interestingly, Baldwin just wrote an essay for The Huffington Post that was sympathetic to the plight of embattled U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner. Weiner represents Brooklyn and Queens in the U.S. House, but has openly coveted the NYC mayoral post and was all but certain to run in 2013. His rampant crotch-shot texting likely slammed the door on that lifelong political aspiration – but did it open one for Alec Baldwin in the process? It certainly could happen. The actor owns an apartment on Central Park West, though his primary residence is in the Hamptons on Long Island. He has flirted with running for Congress from his Suffolk County district, but this is the first time his name has been tied to the mayor’s office. Baldwin is a registered Democrat whose political views are the polar opposite of his 30 Rock character Jack Donaghy, a Reagan-loving elitist. What do you think? Should Alec run for mayor? [Photo: WENN.com]
Alec Baldwin has an interesting, even somewhat sympathetic, take on the Anthony Weiner scandal, which reached new, disgusting heights this week upon the release of the Congressman’s bare penis pic . In a piece for The Huffington Post , Baldwin delved into the way technology has shaped human behavior and wrote : “For high functioning men like Weiner and other officials who have lived through such scandals, who are constantly on the go, that leaves one tried and true source of a reliable high. The affirmation that comes when someone lets you know they want to sleep with you. Or even cyber-sleep with you.” Smart phones and social networks have opened the door for busy individuals to receive the kind of gratification they aren’t receiving at home, Baldwin argues: “Appointment sex with your spouse doesn’t always arrive when you need it most. A modern cell phone, loaded with contacts of willing fellow players, has a table with a red checkered table cloth ready for you at virtually any time.” Baldwin doesn’t go so far as to absolve Weiner of his wrongdoing, but he does paint the politician as a “modern human being” who gave in to the temptation right at his fingertips. Literally. “We tell ourselves that these devices help us communicate more effectively,” the actor wrote. “What they actually do is allow us to bypass the person lying right next to us, across the room from us or at an airport heading home to us, in order to meet our immediate, even inconvenient, needs. To bypass their moods, their current view of us and their own desires, or lack thereof.” In this case, that would be Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin. She’s pregnant with the couple’s first child . “I’m sad for him, his family, his district and his colleagues,” Baldwin concluded. What do you think of the 30 Rock star’s take? It’s a nuanced point of view, one that appears to let Weiner off the hook, but is actually meant to touch upon larger societal issues and how technology can play a negative role in our lives. Friends say Baldwin is considering a run for New York City Mayor in 2013. [Photos: WENN.com]
He’s barely been a member of Twitter for a week, yet Alec Baldwin is already a must-follow celebrity on the social networking platform. When he isn’t tweeting political rhetoric (” Can Weiner still be Mayor in 2013 ?” or ” Looking to me to be Romney-Pawlenty ” as examples), the 30 Rock star is giving updates from the set of Rock of Ages . What kind of scintillating details does Baldwin have to offer the masses?
Fox hasn’t forgotten about the idle Daredevil franchise parked in its garage, today reportedly enlisting The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade to revive the comics-hero series.
While speaking with Vulture on Monday night, Alec Baldwin revealed that he will be hiring a vocal coach to prepare for his role in Rock of Ages , Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the Broadway musical which will require the actor to sing alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. This revelation was surprising, both because the 30 Rock star seems capable of excelling at everything — and because he has already appeared multiple times on Broadway. But that was before Movieline stumbled upon the following video of Baldwin singing at Carnegie Hall.
While speaking with Vulture on Monday night, Alec Baldwin revealed that he will be hiring a vocal coach to prepare for his role in Rock of Ages , Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the Broadway musical which will require the actor to sing alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. This revelation was surprising, both because the 30 Rock star seems capable of excelling at everything — and because he has already appeared multiple times on Broadway. But that was before Movieline stumbled upon the following video of Baldwin singing at Carnegie Hall.
