Alec Baldwin Makes Surprise Return to SNL—But Not as Donald Trump

Alec Baldwin & Wife Hilaria Make First Red Carpet Appearance Since 'Rust' Case Dismissal

Alec Baldwin is backmost on Saturday Night Live but not astatine his aged job.

Sporting achromatic hair, the actor, who for years played erstwhile President Donald Trump connected the NBC series, appeared connected the Oct. 19 occurrence arsenic Fox News' Bret Baier successful a acold unfastened sketch parodying the journalist's caller interrogation with Vice President Kamala Harris, played by erstwhile formed subordinate Maya Rudolph successful a recurring role.

"Good evening, I'm Brett Baier," Baldwin's quality began the skit, "and to wide the air, yes, I bash look similar idiosyncratic made a businessman in Minecraft."

The actor's quality repeatedly interrupts Rudolph's. "Tell america wherefore the American radical should ballot for you," Baldwin's Baier says, to which the actress' Harris responds, "Because I person a plan."

"What is it?" helium asks, and she replies, "Well, I'm trying to archer you."

Baldwin's quality past says, "I'm trying to listen" and Rudolph's Harris said, "Then halt talking."

"I don't cognize how," helium responds, prompting her to archer him, "Just. Just unopen your mouth."

"That was fun, right?" helium aboriginal declares. "I had fun. We're retired of time. Thanks for joining me."

Baldwin's astir caller quality on SNL comes 3 months aft his involuntary manslaughter proceedings successful transportation to the 2021 shooting decease of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins connected the acceptable of their movie Rust was dismissed with prejudice.

"There are excessively galore radical who person supported maine to convey conscionable now," Baldwin wrote successful effect to the ruling an Instagram station July 13. "To each of you, you volition ne'er cognize however overmuch I admit your kindness toward my family."

The actor, a begetter of eight, is these days keeping engaged with galore acting projects. In July, it was announced that Baldwin is acceptable to prima with woman Hilaria Baldwin and their 7 kids—Carmen, 11, Rafael Thomas, 9, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 8, Romeo Alejandro David, 6, and Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, 4, María Lucía Victoria, 3, and Ilaria Catalina Irena, 2—in a TLC world show. The series, tentatively titled The Baldwins, is owed to aerial successful 2025.

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