What's The Background Story On Alec Baldwin's Cameo On SNL Last Night?.....

[global1]

Is this his re-launch back into the limelight?

Who's idea was this? He's a friend of SNL. Are they helping him relaunch his career?

[captain queeg]

1. Did he do trump?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. That was not Alec Baldwin in the cold open

SNL has been using James Austin Johnson to do TFG for the last two or three seasons

[hlthe2b]

3. That is correct; but Baldwin appeared in a cameo late in the show (not as Trump)

It was essentially a "blink and you'd miss it" cameo, though he appeared onstage with the cast as the credits rolled.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Lately, I have only been watching the Cold Open, the host intro and Weekend Update

[hlthe2b]

4. Baldwin looked good in the cameo (not as Trump). You may not agree, but I think Baldwin

fully deserved to be held civilly liable (as he was) but in no way criminally responsible. It was one of the saddest deadly episodes to ever occur on a set, for sure and the loss of that young director is beyond tragic.

That said, if Lorne Michaels is giving a subtle nod to give Baldwin a chance with that little cameo, I find no scandal in that, (if that is being suggested). RWers will be outraged and probably also a few non-political viewers, though. But the former only underscores how political the initial prosecutor's decision to try him criminally (the case later dropped for contradictory evidence)-- and now to refile charges. YMMV

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. Almost scanned past him. That was the absolute lamest episode of SNL I've seen in years.

The cold open and Weekend Update weren't too bad but I hovered my index finger over the FF button for pretty much all the rest.