Alec Baldwin Says Ha! To Donald Trump, While Judd Apatow Calls ‘SNL’-Watching Prez-Elect “Terrifying Lunatic”
Alec Baldwin gave a big “Ha” to Donald Trump’s Saturday Night Live kvetching, while director Judd Apatow had a slightly more impassioned take on the president-elect’s late-night viewing habits: “You terrifying lunatic.”
As Deadline reported last night, Trump’s dislike for Saturday Night Live and Alec Baldwin isn’t mellowing with victory. Trump tweeted his anti-SNL critique before the episode was over.
Just tried watching Saturday Night Live – unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016
The actor’s response? “Release your tax returns and I’ll stop. Ha.”
Release your tax returns and I'll stop.
Ha— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) December 4, 2016
Apatow clearly was following the comedy’s drama. Here’s his take:
Keep watching Snl while refusing security briefings you terrifying lunatic. https://t.co/bFnGCtreEI
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) December 4, 2016
Though SNL‘s ratings were down a bit this week, the post-show weigh-ins weren’t. Take a look (and check out Roseanne Barr’s ancient score-settling):
#SNL: Alec Baldwin is doing a bad Trump, but a great Tom Arnold.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 4, 2016
SNL makes fun of Trump's incessant Twittering. So Trump responds angrily…on Twitter. I'm not making this up.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 4, 2016
SNL should do a real weekly Presidential security briefing skit. Maybe, then, he'd try to watch that. https://t.co/CCScwGff63
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) December 4, 2016
Please RT if you want SNL to air every night. https://t.co/UXhwa3vw9K
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 4, 2016
.#DonaldTrump has attended 3 out of 20 Intel briefings. But he never misses #SNL https://t.co/GuQ6hx05me
— aasif mandvi (@aasif) December 4, 2016
That @nbcsnl opening was amazing. @AlecBaldwin and #KateMcKinnon are
— Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) December 4, 2016
This will be the first State of the Union where a president outlines plans to destroy SNL.
— Alan Spencer (@MrAlanSpencer) December 5, 2016
Points to conservative pundit David Frum, who snarked at both Baldwin and Trump while working some good movie trivia into the mix.
Alec Baldwin update.
“Always be taking the bait. *ALWAYS* be taking the bait. Coffee? That’s for bait takers.” https://t.co/Wr5Z2Rmy5j
— David Frum (@davidfrum) December 4, 2016
And finally, just in case you thought Trump hated all TV, he’s clearly a fan of TMZ’s “great” Harvey Levin.
He did, he said that.
.@FoxNews will be re-running "Objectified: Donald Trump," the ratings hit produced by the great Harvey Levin of TMZ, at 8:00 P.M. Enjoy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016
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