I almost wish I hadn’t read this story, because now I’m going to be looking for it in every scene, but Fox News has an item today about Alec Baldwin using a “back double” on 30 Rock that allows him to work only three days a week. Apparently, the show films everyone else in Alec’s scenes first, speaking to the back-double as Alec spends time with his daughter in Los Angeles, then the camera is turned around when he finally shows up. This is basically unheard of, but Alec is the funniest person on the funniest show on television, and when you’re capable of the performance in the following clip, having a show’s camera blocking re-routed around showing your face so you can jet-set cross-coast weekly seems entirely fair:
I ain’t no bleeding-heart, but I don’t care if this man thinks we should import Evo Morales to run a nationalized wealth-and-real-estate redistribution program, which he probably does – regular rules don’t apply to someone this talented.
Wow, Grant….now Alec Baldwn has your cheap lipstick all over his butt.
I noticed this! I assumed it was still Alec, but I noticed there are a lot of shots of just his back! Too funny!