Alec Baldwin Imitates Sarah Palin, Calls Her “Beautiful” And “Bible Spice”

“30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin talked to David Letterman about guesting on “Saturday Night Live” alongside Sarah Palin.

“She was lovely” and “very nice” he told Letterman. He also said he didn’t want her hand on the nuclear button.

Then, imitating her voice (which he’s done before), Baldwin said of Palin, “She said to me, ‘I’ve been talking to your brother Stephen and we’ve been chatting, trying to figure out how to knock some sense into you.’”

After a few more Stephen jokes on Alec’s part, he told Dave, “She’s a beautiful, beautiful woman.” and referred to her as “Bible Spice.” – from Huffpost

Tracy Morgan Kicked Booze Habit thanks to Alec Baldwin

Tracy Morgan credits his 30 Rock co-star Alec Baldwin with helping him kick booze and turn his life around. The comedian violated his probation on a driving under the influence (DUI) charge last year when he was accused of drunkenly groping a female DJ. As punishment, he was forced to wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet.

Morgan has been in recovery since, and describes himself as a “functioning alcoholic” – and he insists Baldwin has played a large part in his rehabilitation.

He says, “Alec was the main one counseling me. He’s a passionate dude. I don’t give a f— what nobody say about him, dude been there. ‘You got an opportunity on 30 Rock,’ he told me. I felt the love when he do that.”

- from Starpulse

Alec Baldwin talks Sarah Palin on SNL: What Did You Expect?

Saturday Night Live is a comedy show. It’s not Meet the Press. It doesn’t “ask the tough questions” or “set the agenda.” It attempts, with varying degrees of success, to make people laugh. That’s it. Whether they skewer and savage people in order to do so, they don’t care. When you come on a show like that, you are prepared in advance to get worked over. Palin knew that. Palin came on to be a good sport. And she was. She was polite, gracious. (More so than some of the famous actors who come through there, believe me.)

However, I assume that, like Meet the Press, SNL feels an obligation to offer their special forum to any and all public figures and officials who are current. Headline making. And in SNL’s case, would make for a hit show. Several people decried SNL for giving her a spot on the show. You’re kidding, right? The woman is the Vice Presidential nominee of one of the two major parties in this country. Don’t put her on SNL? With all of her exposure and the Tina Fey performance? What reality are you in?

- from Huffpost

Steve Martin joins Nancy Meyers film

Universal is setting Steve Martin to join Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in the untitled romantic comedy that Nancy Meyers wrote and will direct in February.
Meyers is producing with Scott Rudin.

Martin and Baldwin will play rivals for the affection of a woman (Streep). Meyers set up the project at U after making her two previous films at Columbia in “Something’s Gotta Give” and “The Holiday.” Universal acquired foreign on the latter, and the film performed more strongly overseas than it did domestically.

- from Variety

iPhone Stalking at the Emmys! Alec Baldwin! JJ. Abrams! Jon Hamm! Lorne Michaels! Ricky Gervais! OMG!

So, for some reason, Hollywood Newsroom was invited to the Emmys. Get ready for a night of a billion stars via our blurry iPhone. The best action was waiting to be picked up after the Governor’s Ball. There, Ricky Gervais chatted things up with JJ. Abrams. Lorne Michaels was just IMing on his Blackberry. Nathan Fillion hung with Hugo from Lost (that’d be a great geek team-up!). Tommy Smothers was talking with anyone who would listen. Kyle McLaughlin just hung out, with a look of “got nothing else going on…”

Of course, in the bathroom we ran into Creed from Office. Steven Colbert rushed into the bathroom, propped his Emmy on the sink, as he groomed his hair, then dashed out. The saddest moment was at the Emmys telecast — we had better seats than the non-Keanu guy from Bill and Ted — he was behind us two rows and to our right on the side. Poor Alex!

During the entire weekend, we ran into basically the entire cast of Mad Men — who are not yet assholes (wait two years). Joan is indeed all real woman. Jon Hamm is cool and relaxed. Oh yes, at the Four Seasons we saw Shia LaDouche, Nina Garcia, Kathy Lee Gifford — and Don Johnson (looking terrible, too tan) chatting with Larry Flint over lunch.

Below is our blurry iPhone photo gallery of all the excitement. Cameras were not allowed, but we’re sneaky! Click to make bigger. On those pages, you can even click again to get a larger view.

My Name is Earl Creator: Alec Baldwin Is an Idiot

We’ve been following this Alec Baldwin versus My Name Is Earl feud with some interest, but now the mud is being flung so quickly we can barely keep up—so bear with us as we recap Hollywood’s most fascinating catfight:
The 30 Rock star started it all in a New Yorker profile by saying NBC head honchos pay more attention to Earl than to his series.
My Name Is Earl’s creator, Greg Garcia, responded via Defamer by calling Alec a psychotic narcissist.
Alec shot back on the Huffington Post site: “For Earl’s creator, Greg Garcia, who referred to me as a ‘psychotic,’ I have only one question. Why are you Scientologists always rendering these medical opinions you aren’t qualified to give?”
Now Garcia’s taking no prisoners—firing back at Baldwin, bald people and Yes, Dear. We are not making this up:
“Alec, I can’t tell you how happy I am to once again point out that you are an idiot. I’m unable to answer your question about Scientologists because, although I respect anyone’s right to their own beliefs, I am not currently nor have I ever been a Scientologist. Maybe you should have done some research that extended past the comments section of Defamer before you crafted your insult.
“If you choose to attack me again may I suggest something witty about me creating the show Yes, Dear or just simply a joke about the fact that I’m bald. Both true.”

- from Yahoo

When Life Gives You Lyme, Make, Um, Lymelife? Nevermind

“Alec Baldwin and Emma Roberts have boarded Derick and Steven Martini’s indie dramedy “Lymelife.” Cynthia Nixon, Rory Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Jill Hennessy and Timothy Hutton are also joining the cast. Martin Scorsese and Leonard Loventhal exec produce the project, which starts shooting next week in New Jersey. Set in late ’70s Long Island, the coming-of-age story follows two families who fall apart when precarious relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia. The Martini brothers also penned the screenplay.”

Via Variety