The role of Donald Trump on SNL has once again made Alec Baldwin a household name, and the 59-year-old has been riding high since landing the gig of a lifetime.
Friends and family gathered to poke fun at Alec in the Spike TV special One Night Only: Alec Baldwin, and whilst it wasn’t as harsh as the Comedy Central roasts there were a few jibes worth mentioning.
Rolling Stone have picked 20 of the best, but we’ll trim that down to size:
“Alec and I are really like brothers. He and I have so much in common: I used to drink, he used to drink. I used to smoke weed, he used to do drugs. I had a horrible car accident that almost ended my career, he had his MSNBC talk show.” – Tracy Morgan
“A lot of people think Alex has a short temper, but I would never say that because he would immediately beat the shit out of me. I’m so sorry to cuss. I must sound like an Alec Baldwin voicemail.” – Jack McBrayer
“Many of you are surprised to see me here honoring [sic] Alec Baldwin. Many of you are surprised to see anyone here honoring Alec Baldwin.” – Robert De Niro
“Remember The Hunt for Red October? What a different time the Nineties were. Russia was our enemy, Alec Baldwin was a movie star.” – Robert De Niro
“He ended up going to George Washington for two years, ran for student body president, then came back home to New York where he followed the then-classic path, from politics into soap operas. Now that we know it works the other way around, you need to think about running again. You’ll probably win the next time.” – Bill Clinton
“Lorne Michaels couldn’t be here. He was trapped under a pile of money he made off of all our backs.” – Alec Baldwin
I suppose we should hear from his brothers:
Alec hitting back:
And wife Hilaria poked fun at his age:
Final word to Julianne Moore on the joys (and successes) of working alongside Alec:
Somewhere out there Trump, in his pyjamas watching cable news, writes a few Twitter drafts for future attacks on Baldwin.
[source:rollingstone]
