Alec Baldwin And Steve Martin To Host This Year's Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (which is such an important sounding name for such an incredibly unimportant group of people) has finally announced the host for this year's Academy Awards: Steve Martin. And also Alec Baldwin! TWO... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN AND STEVE MARTIN TO HOST THIS YEAR'S OSCARS»

Posted on November 4, 2009 (33 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Alec Baldwin | Oscars | Steve Martin

In England, They Call "Sitcoms" "Lorries"

RT @alexbalk: "Um, is the London Review of Books doing 30 Rock recaps?" Apparently?!... CONTINUE READING IN ENGLAND, THEY CALL "SITCOMS" "LORRIES"»

Being White Is Hard: It's Complicated

It's Complicated trailer, you guys: Wait a second, you're telling me that this is from the same person who did Something's Gotta Give? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?! (I'm a jerk. But also come on, guys, let's paint, exercise, and... CONTINUE READING BEING WHITE IS HARD: IT'S COMPLICATED»

Alec Baldwin Wants To Play With Your Look

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon brings back "Let Us Play with Your Look," this time with Alec Baldwin. This is a good bit, they should keep doing this. Professor Advice over here.... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOUR LOOK»

Posted on July 22, 2009 in Late Night (10 comments)
Tags: Alec Baldwin | Jimmy Fallon | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Have A Great Summer And Stay Sweet, You Guys!

Dear You Guys, So for the past 15 months I've gotten to help plan and launch a totally unique new website, working with a team made up entirely of people who were already my friends on an idea so crazy... CONTINUE READING HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND STAY SWEET, YOU GUYS!»

Alec Baldwin Has Some Bad News For 30 Rock Fans

Alec Baldwin has an interview in the new Playboy that will be fully online (and on newsstands) on Friday, but they posted a bunch of highlights today. Highlights of the highlights: Alec was suicidal after the voicemail incident (:(), he... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN HAS SOME BAD NEWS FOR 30 ROCK FANS»

Posted on June 16, 2009 in Interviews (30 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Matt Lauer | Playboy | The Today Show

ABC's Charlie Gibson Reports On The Room!

If you had told me a year ago that Charles Gibson would be reporting on the Amazing Cult Phenomenon That Is The Room, I would have said "Nahhh." But in yesterday's World News Webcast, he did just that! The Room... CONTINUE READING ABC'S CHARLIE GIBSON REPORTS ON THE ROOM!»

Posted on May 29, 2009 in Cult Hits, Really Bad Movies (17 comments)
Tags: Alec Baldwin | Charles Gibson | The Room | Tommy Wiseau

Alec Baldwin Turns Philippines Fiasco Into Hilariously Underminery Sex Trafficking Issue

Alec Baldwin got in fake-trouble this week after misguidedly choosing the nationality "Filipino" for an innocent mail-order-bride joke during a Letterman appearance, leading inevitably to a Filipino Senator (and former actor) vowing to personally beat Alec up ("He will see... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN TURNS PHILIPPINES FIASCO INTO HILARIOUSLY UNDERMINERY SEX TRAFFICKING ISSUE»

Posted on May 20, 2009 in Feuds, Late Night (8 comments)
Tags: Alec Baldwin | Pixies

The Philippines Threatens Alec Baldwin With Violence And Special "Mayhem"

Last week on Letterman, Alec Baldwin made a joke about considering ordering a "Filipino mail-order bride, or maybe a Russian one." So now they're mad over in the Philippines. (No word yet from Russia.) This is what one senator said:... CONTINUE READING THE PHILIPPINES THREATENS ALEC BALDWIN WITH VIOLENCE AND SPECIAL "MAYHEM"»

Posted on May 18, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip! (7 comments)
Tags: Alec Baldwin | Claire Danes | David Letterman

Explaining The M.A.S.H. Joke On Last Night's 30 Rock

Tipster Kevan wrote in about the classic TV origins of one of Alan Alda's lines on 30 Rock last night: When Alda comes to the TGS stage looking for Jack and finds Tracy crying to Kenneth about not being chicken... CONTINUE READING EXPLAINING THE M.A.S.H. JOKE ON LAST NIGHT'S 30 ROCK»

Last Night's Star-Studded 30 Rock Kidney Benefit Song

Even if you don't watch 30 Rock (?!), you can almost definitely find a recording artist to be excited about in this clip from the end of last night's season finale. It's more fun if I don't name names (and... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S STAR-STUDDED 30 ROCK KIDNEY BENEFIT SONG»

Alec Baldwin Bought Sex Toys For David Letterman.

Alec Baldwin Promise time! Alec was on Letterman last night to promote tomorrow's finale of 30 Rock, and in addition to playfully making fun of his daughter (we're finally there now!), he described in detail the items he bought David... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN BOUGHT SEX TOYS FOR DAVID LETTERMAN.»

Posted on May 13, 2009 in Interviews, Late Night (9 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | David Letterman

A Two-Minute Preview Of Thursday's Season Finale Of 30 Rock

Today NBC put up several scenes from Thursday's star-studded (Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Clay Aiken, and Alan Alda again) season finale of 30 Rock. I supposed it contains "spoilers" if jokes count as spoilers ("The colon pushes out the--"):... CONTINUE READING A TWO-MINUTE PREVIEW OF THURSDAY'S SEASON FINALE OF 30 ROCK»

30 Rock Breaks The Nutsack Barrier

This is the funniest line/clip from last night's 30 Rock: Videogum is already the #1 Google result for "can you say nutsack on TV" because of that "extraordinary nuts(n)ack" nut commercial last summer, so we may as well go ahead... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK BREAKS THE NUTSACK BARRIER»

30 Rock: "The Black Widow Is Very Tuna"

On last night's excellent 30 Rock, Jack learned that Elisa, Salma Hayek's character and "The One," had a dark secret: she killed her husband and earned the nickname "La Viuda Negra," or The Black Widow. Also, everyone wore a Slanket,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: "THE BLACK WIDOW IS VERY TUNA"»

30 Rock: Rich Lady Fight Club

Last night's episode of 30 Rock wasn't just funny but sort of a philosophical exploration of How We Live Now or whatever! After Liz got temporarily suspended last week for sexual harassment, a chance encounter with a wealthy neighbor introduces... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: RICH LADY FIGHT CLUB»

Is My Sister's Keeper The Chick Flick To End All Chick Flicks?

The trailer for My Sister's Keeper starring Cameron Diaz as an old mom, Jason Patric trying to play someone other than the rapist in Your Friends And Neighbors, Alec Baldwin as a TV lawyer, and Abigail Breslin as, apparently, a... CONTINUE READING IS MY SISTER'S KEEPER THE CHICK FLICK TO END ALL CHICK FLICKS?»

Posted on April 16, 2009 in Chick Flicks, Trailer (29 comments)
Tags: Abigail Breslin | Alec Baldwin | Cameron Diaz | Jason Patric | My Sister's Keeper

30 Rock: The Full 1-900-OK-FACE Commercial

NBC has put up the full version of Liz's embarrassing first commercial for a phone sex line, seen on last week's 30 Rock, so no more pausing/rewinding/replaying (everyone's been doing that, right?) It's funnier than what we saw on TV,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: THE FULL 1-900-OK-FACE COMMERCIAL»

30 Rock: Muppets, Lemon's Secret Past, And YouTube

As Barack Obama might say: "Look, it's hard to write about 30 Rock. It's just the best show. Just watch it." So in the spirit of our new-ish President, just go watch 30 Rock already. There are muppets, and an... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: MUPPETS, LEMON'S SECRET PAST, AND YOUTUBE»

30 Rock: What Does BFF Stand For?

I'm going to try a new thing with 30 Rock. Since we're all watching it either on TV or Hulu (I assume), and since it's impossible to even try to point out all of the average of 187 hilarious moments... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT DOES BFF STAND FOR?»

30 Rock: Scrabulous

Last night's 30 Rock revolved around Liz's efforts to organize her life and get out of jury duty by dressing up as Princess Leia, her staff's (and the arsonist for whom she was a juror's) attempts to drive her to... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: SCRABULOUS»

30 Rock Respects Our Childhoods With An Entire Show Based On Harry And The Hendersons

Last night's 30 Rock came a little too close to having the exact plot of Baby Mama (I understand that Liz needs to want something for the show to work, but does it have to be a baby? So boring.... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK RESPECTS OUR CHILDHOODS WITH AN ENTIRE SHOW BASED ON HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS»

30 Rock: Liz Lemon Has An Adult Boobies Picture

I know a lot of people hate the "heartwarming" episodes of 30 Rock, like last night's and the Christmas episode, but they have to balance out the (for lack of a better word) snark from time to time, and you... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: LIZ LEMON HAS AN ADULT BOOBIES PICTURE»

The Hot Chick From 30 Rock Is In A Music Video

Not that Katrina Bowden is the only "hot chick" on 30 Rock, but that is her character's job. The actress who plays Cerie the bra-eschewing receptionist is in a new music video by singer/songwriter/guy-I've-never-heard-of-but-that-doesn't-mean-anything Joshua Radin called "I'd Rather Be... CONTINUE READING THE HOT CHICK FROM 30 ROCK IS IN A MUSIC VIDEO»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Alec Baldwin Did Not Play The Banjo

The reason Alec Baldwin has hosted SNL so many times is because Alec Baldwin has the magical ability to raise even the dullest, most overlong sketch to a level where there's at least one thing funny about it: Alec Baldwin's... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: ALEC BALDWIN DID NOT PLAY THE BANJO»