Alec Baldwin 'so done' impersonating Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live
According to Alec Baldwin, his version of Donald Trump is finished for Saturday Night Live.
Baldwin, who has been impersonating Trump since the 2016 campaign, said his impersonation of the president has run its course when the show returns in the fall.
“I feel like I’m done with that now. I’m so done with that,” Baldwin told USA Today. “They [SNL] should find somebody who wants to do it.”
All the times Alec Baldwin has suggested he’s done playing Trump on "Saturday Night Live" https://t.co/ktew2d6i2Q
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 7, 2019
Despite Baldwin’s willingness to retire the character, he has some ideas of who could replace him.
“Darrell Hammond did it and is a far better impressionist than I’ll ever be. If (Anthony Atamanuik) wants the job, it’s his. He can have it. I’ve done that.”
Trump finally tells the truth: Darrell Hammond does do a better impression of him than Alec Baldwin https://t.co/fXTvzgqHJa pic.twitter.com/OMvpjPH2FI
— Mashable (@mashable) March 2, 2018
Atamanuik plays Trump on Comedy Central’s “The President Show.”
Coming to a town near you: Trumpstock. pic.twitter.com/fH00YnZiMd
— The President Show (@PresidentShow) October 24, 2018
Baldwin said he loved the part, but since his son Romeo was born in last year, he’s tried to work less and spend more time with his family.
“SNL just crushes my weekends, and now weekends are going to become much more precious to me because that’s time with my kids,” he said. “But the party’s over this fall and I’ll be traveling.”
Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.
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