![]() ![]() M*A*S*H and All In The Family were at the top of their popularity, current Passions’ star, Juliet Mills had won an Emmy for her performance in an ABC primetime special, Billie Jean King won Wimbledon, ABC, CBS and NBC had agreed to create a prime-time “family hour,” Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest swept the Oscars. When the magazine was founded in 1975, the three networks were broadcasting ten hours of soaps every weekday. These include the Voicemail skit, where Baldwin tries over and over to record his voice onto voicemail, only to get back a fem recording, and Inside the Actor?s Studio, where Baldwin does a deadpan impersonation of Charles Nelson Reilly.The current issue of Soap Opera Digest, celebrates the magazine’s 30 years as America’s #1 source of celebrity news and program information on soaps. They?re never done in an offensive way, but rather, it?s what makes them funny. Of the 17 skits on this special DVD (18 if you include the Monologue), 8 of them have a gay overtone. Let?s just say a certain dog will never be the same. Not all housemates are female (Baldwin makes out with the late Phil Hartman), and not all are human. Baldwin makes out with the housemates of Greenhilly. The Best of Baldwin opens with Greenhilly, the funniest sketch on the DVD (as well as the funniest SNL sketch ever,) where Mr. How this long-time thespian doesn?t break character and burst into laughter on SNL is beyond me. ![]() Possibly more remembered for his dramatic roles, Alec Baldwin proves on SNL his versatility as a comedian, an impersonator, and an ensemble player. Fans of both the show and Baldwin can now enjoy his many amusing vignettes as NBC releases Saturday Night Live: Best of Alec Baldwin on DVD. ![]() Sloane.) He?s also the quintessential Saturday Night Live guest host, honoring his comedic presence on the seminal sketch show a whopping 13 times. Alec Baldwin is a quintessential actor (soon to show his skills in a Broadway revival of gay playwright Joe Orton?s classic black comedy, Entertaining Mr. ![]()
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