Now that MSNBC has said goodbye to its top draw, Keith Olbermann, the news network is looking to find a new marquee star for its growing brand, and sources tell me their ultimate wish list is topped by none other than ’30 Rock’ star Alec Baldwin.
“He’s already part of the NBC family, has a huge fan base and is very respected for his long term passions for politics,” a network source tells me, adding that Alec is very high, perhaps even No. 1, on the wish lists of MSNBC bigwigs.
What a terrible idea. Actors aren’t newsmen. And that’s why MSNBC should instead hire Tracy Morgan. We would watch that show every night. [Pop Eater]
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Too bad Emily Latella is dead, I loved her rants almost as much as Obermann's.
She's dead? Oh, never mind…
Hahahahaha!
Like General Francisco….. never mind.
Here's hoping they go for Kenneth The Page instead….
George Carlin would have been a great replacement.
RIP
Can we do a resurrection?
Baldwin can do the show in character:
Monday: Jack Ryan
Tuesday: Adam Maitland
Wednesday: "Cucumber" Frank DeMarco
Thursday: Lamont Cranston
Friday: Jack Donaughy
I'd tune in to watch the Shadow interview Big Dick Cheney.
The weed of crime bears bitter fruit…
New rules: first prize is a Cadillac, second prize is a set of steak knives, and 3rd prize is you're fired.
I think Michael Richards would be a good idea…and we know he likes to scream things…
I'm not following you because I was tired of your fucking window not going away no matter where I clicked and then, damn, saw the Mookie Wilson moniker.
In the words of my used-to-be-pretend-boyfriend-when-he-was-on-the-MSNBC, "You're welcome."
Oh, f'sho. I totally see them dropping in a guy who gives less of a shit what management thinks. These "MSNBC Bigwigs" are clearly "Dimwitted Assholes" if they think their new Intarweb Overlords will approve it. They could prolly get Steven, tho.
"They could prolly get Steven, tho."
And make a boat load on the wii dunk tank. As pathetic as that loser is, he'd probably do it for the coins the network head (who the fuck knows those guys' names) has in the Mason jar he keeps on his bureau to dump his spare change at night.
Sara Benincasa or GTFO.
Did you see her Bachmann impression over on HuffPo? Awesome.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/26/michele-...
Yes, and the posters at hufffpo just didn't get it!
Holy shit she fuckin' nailed the goddamn crazy eyes. AGAIN.
I once served as a cater-waiter a dinner at a private flat in NYC where Baldwin spoke trying to convince people to give money to lobby to stop development/usage of Nuclear Power Plants because "nuclear power plants may go into meltdown because of the Y2K bug and this would cause the value of your investment properties on Long Island to go down".
True story. Christie Brinkley was there too.
Did they tip worth a shit?
Alas, you don't tip a cater waiter. Christie is more beautiful in person than she is in print, even, by the way.
It's getting more difficult to take these news networks seriously anymore. Guess that's why I get all my news from Wonkette. And Jon Stewart. Also.
Don't forget the most informative show on public radio, "Wat Wat Don't Tell Me."
Plus Car Talk and you have covered my entire news media consumption.
What's this I hear about busting schoolchildren? Busting schoolchildren is a terrible, terrible thing. I hear this is going on all over the country. Mean policemen arrest little children and put them in jail in the wrong neighborhood, so they can't even play with their little friends. Imagine, busting schoolchildren! The food in jail isn't good, and even though they get bread, I don't believe they can get toast. Or nice cake. Now, who will tuck them in? Where will they hang their leggings? Where will they set up their little lemonade stands? Well, they don't have toys in jail, except maybe…
What's all this fuss I keep hearing about ill eagle emmigration? I say let the birds fly where ever they want. They're not feeling well, just leave them alone! …
And speaking of animals, what's all this nonsense I hear about conserving our nation's natural racehorses?
And more than a few wide-stance Republicans want to talk about flea erections in China.
Sarah Silverman.
I'm sure that, for the right package of considerations and emoluments, Glenn Beck would switch sides.
Louis Black would be cool.
Lewis – unless you are referring to a bastard hybrid of Black and Louis CK (his stage name is Louie, but I suspect he's really a Louis).
The problem for LB would be keeping up the physical demands of being that overwrought every night. He's not as young or alcoholic as he used to be.
has sharron angle explicitly said she is ruling this job out? if she hasn't done so, some retarded excuse for a journalist in iowa has another story on his hands!
"angle and baldwin competing for msnbc slot?"
Yeah this makes total sense – because I want my news from an actor. Of course he is rich too.
Happy Birthday today, Keith! Don't worry, we all have a Baldwin brother that we hate.
Oh — Stephen!
Frankly, all this talk of human talking heads is just so 1984. I think it's time Max Headroom got the venue he has always deserved.
Christine O'Donnell presents MSNBC's "The Witching Hour"
Coming This Fall
Put her in an Elvira / Vampira costume and you've struck gold.
Uhh, what about Justin Bieber?
I know it's CBS and not Fox, but that Sterling Sharpe guy already has the Easter Island stone head look down.
The Actor versus the Factor!
The Alec versus the Smart-Alec!
The Baldwin versus the Bully.
Is Chevy Chase doing anything? For that matter, how about Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtain.
This whole thing probably came about because Stephen was pushing for a point-counterpoint with his older, smarter brother. And they said, sounds great, except for the part that has you in it.
Dear MSNBC,
I dare you to give Matt Taibbi a show.
I fucking double-dog dare you.
But you won't, cuz you're wussies.
Sincerely,
Assistant/Atlas
Boy that would be something. If only…
That would be a good fit because Taibbi thinks he's just as clever as Olberman thinks Olberman is.
Yeah he'd be ripping just about everyone a new asshole everynight. That might hurt sales of Crest.
It's hard to say, really. I mean, the kids these days…so impressionable. If you could get Taibbi to literally chew a little ass at the end of each show, they might have to spend a lot more on paste to get the shit from between their teeth.
I'm sorry…it was funny to me because I pictured Chris Walken saying it.
If they are just going to throw out random names of people they already have on contract somewhere, why not just go with a "Celbrity Circus" approach and let whoever come on and bitch for a night. Think of the options:
Steve Carrell, Ed Helms and every other DS one time contributor now at NBC getting to fulfill their Jon Stewert dreams
Ice-T finally getting to let the nation what he really thinks about cops now that he's paid to be one
Rob Lowe doing his Sam Seaborn act (sleeping with hot call girls while juggling major policy)
And the aforementioned Tracy Morgan/Tina Fey/Alec Baldwin pu-pu platter.
MSNBC found the one guy on the left more obnoxious than Olbermann (and I sorta like Keith).
Really, Alec Baldwin? Fox would have a field day with that telephone message to his daughter.
What's Tim Minchin up to these days? I think it's time to bring musical comedy to MSNBC.
Will he have a sidekick named Lemon?
Also I'm a semi-fan of Baldwin's, really don't care to see him commit the slow motion career suicide that this show would almost certainly be. Srsly.
Personally I'd go with Alyona Minkovski from RT News, who did those hot girl-on-girl segments with Sara B last year.
Kim Jong ILL owns MSNBC? Who Knew!
"I've got Awwick Bawwin."
Okay Southpark stopped being funny right about the time they invented a conservative to symbolize them: stupid, arrogant, abusive, hates everything about liberals and the environment oh and being Dubya Bush bitches while somehow mocking Pat Robertson and every other religion, so about 2002. The only thing keeping that show on the air are these days are the dumbass teabaggers who flip it on right after Beck.
Liz Lemon!!! Or as a backup, Tina Fey.
I can hear the sign – off now:
"What's my name? My name is fuck you!" http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/dubo...
Hey, if they get Tina Fey in there to do Weekend Update, I may consider. But, one of the insufferable Greater Baldwins? No deal!
Why don't they just give Tina Fey the show and let her do a Sarah Palin segment every week, our own beloved and voluptuous Sara Benincasa can do her Bachmann impression and they can mud wrastle over who gets those sexually dysfunctional teabagger support, sounds like a winning concept to me.
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