It’s no secret that a number of us here at Mediaite have professed our love for NBC’s thursday night comedy block (which is currently suffering from a lack of Community), so naturally, the video below is chock-full of so many awesome people, places, and things, there are lit’rally (read in Rob Lowe‘s voice) no words to describe it.

It’s a fact of life that NBC has the best sitcoms currently airing on network TV (If you disagree with that fact, you might as well stop reading this post now. Here are some wacky Two and a Half Men bloopers to watch instead). Unfortunately, those sitcoms are stuck on the absolute ratings sink hole that is NBC. So, unfortunately, brilliant shows like Community get taken off the air and 30 Rock is stuck hitting an all time rating low. Fortunately, we don’t cover sitcom ratings here at Mediaite so I can pretend to live in a fantasy world where people on the street walk around with Parks and Recreation merchandise instead of the sad world I live in where I literally see people everywhere wearing…sigh…“Bazinga” shirts. So, to continue to fuel my fantasy, I’m going to pretend that there are people out there who are really excited to watch this hilarious 30 Rock webisode!

Hooray, delusion!

Piers Morgan got a shot at talking extensively with Alec Baldwin tonight about a little bit of everything– his acting career, his relationship with flight attendants, and yes, his politics. That latter point resulted in some of the most compelling parts of the interview, in which Morgan asked Baldwin what he thought of a potential mayoral run in New York City, and how much he had considered a serious career in politics.

Controversial Wegmans pitchman and 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin has rejoined Twitter after deactivating it following last month’s incident on an American Airlines flight, where he was ejected from the plane after playing Words With Friends against the wishes of the crew.

30 Rock star and Upstate New York hero Alec Baldwin received an apology from regional supermarket chain Wegmans for taking down his commercials after customer complaints over his airplane incident. “We regret ending the Alec Baldwin holiday commercials one week earlier than planned in response to a couple of dozen complaints. We have decided to run the commercials again, effective immediately.”

30 Rock star Alec Baldwin‘s commercials for Upstate New York regional supermarket powerhouse Wegmans have been pulled after customer complaints.

We here in America were really broken up when Kim Jong-il died. In fact, we were so upset that we spent a bunch of time worrying how it was going to affect the storyline of a silly sitcom with average ratings. Yes, clearly we all had a special place in our hearts for the Dear Leader. Anyway, a producer from 30 Rock was nice enough to speak to Us Weekly to explain how the death will affect all of the actors.

No, not those actors. I’m talking about Tina Fey and such.

Last June, news surfaced that Alec Baldwin, actor, activist, and friend who has words, was considering an eventual run for Mayor of New York City. However, it now seems like that is unlikely as he threw cold water on the idea during an episode of his WNYC podcast, Here’s the Thing, saying that he had “lost the appetite” for the position.

Despite Kim Jon-il being a ruthless dictator who’s made the lives of millions absolutely miserable for decades, it’s still important that we have enough compassion and empathy to recognize that he is still a human being who has passed away. And that’s why my first thought upon hearing this shocking news last night was, “Huh, I wonder if this will mess up 30 Rock this year?” Yes, clearly I was deeply saddened by his loss.

Anyway, for those of you that don’t know, the NBC series ended its last season with the news that Jack’s (Alec Baldwin) wife, Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks), had been kidnapped by the North Korean dictator and it the story was supposed to be a major plotline for this year. With the new season’s premiere only weeks away and much of it already filmed, we can imagine that yesterday’s news is throwing a mighty big wrench in the works.

Alec Baldwin made fun of his American Airlines incident by appearing as pilot Captain Steve Rogers on SNL’s Weekend Update. Seth Meyers asked Rogers’ for his take on Baldwin being kicked off the plane.

In last night’s Last Word, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell acted as a character witness for embattled actor Alec Baldwin, who has found himself in the news after being kicked off an American Airlines flight for allegedly exhibiting “extremely rude” behavior after being asked to stop playing a game on his iPad. O’Donnell made clear to his audience that he didn’t know what really happened with Baldwin, but he did claim that he sat next to Baldwin on a flight to Los Angeles the Friday before, and found him to be a delight.

This just in! High profile liberals are jerky jerk stupid poop faces!

That appeared to be the gist of a segment today on The Five. Any frequent viewer of the show could have guessed that any report they did on Alec Baldwin getting removed from an airplane was going to be little more than insults. However, this thing seemed to get away from them and turn pretty childish pretty quickly.

American Airlines is lashing out against 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin, who was kicked off their flight yesterday and offered more details into the incident. According to the airline, Baldwin “declined to turn off his cell phone when asked to do so at the appropriate time. The passenger ultimately stood up (with the seat belt light still on for departure) and took his phone into the plane’s lavatory. He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked. They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language.”

According to breaking news tweets from The New York Times‘ Brian Stelter, 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin was removed from an American Airlines flight in Los Angeles.

At some point next week, veteran political strategist Ed Rollins will join Fox News as a contributor. Celeste Katz and Alison Gendar of The Daily News broke the story Friday afternoon, and a Fox spokesperson confirms to move to Mediaite.

Alec Baldwin, famous fake Republican on TV and famous Not Republican in real life, recently made a trip down to lower Manhattan to participate in the ongoing Occupy Wall Street Protests. “We Are Change” managed to grab the actor’s attention for a moment (after convincing him that they’re not, technically, “The Media”). There had been [...]

On last night’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live, one of the funnier sketches that aired was a fictitious game show called “Who’s On Top?” where contestants are given two celebrities and who, in a same-sex relationship, would be the one on top.

Saturday Night Live is back, and they commemorated it by covering “the 7th or 8th” GOP debate. Bill Hader’s Shep Smith hosted this debate, which was between Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and “six other people who’ll never be president!” Hader had some tough questons for Alec Baldwin’s Perry, who reiterated that he thinks Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, and that 10-year-old girls should be vaccinated against HPV so they can “begin a meaningful sexual relationship.”

Earlier today, we reported on the Twitter war of words between actor Alec Baldwin and fiery conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, sparked by Malkin’s mockery of Baldwin’s activism for the late Troy Davis, and escalated by the actor’s return volley. Along the way, Malkin retweeted several vile messages that came, not from Baldwin, but from other users angry with her. Readers of The Blaze, however, might come away with the impression that Baldwin tweeted a racist attack on Malkin, if they didn’t look too closely.

Last night was a tender one on twitter for those following the Troy Davis case, not least of all for Alec Baldwin, who holds court over a notoriously prolific account and had spent much of the early evening spewing tweets about the execution. His busy and at times opinionated stream eventually caught the attention of conservative blogger Michelle Malkin, who had been keeping tabs on the case herself. Things devolved quickly from there.

Bad news for Emmy viewers who were hoping to catch Alec Baldwin tonight– an off-color phone hacking joke seems to have prompted the actor of abandon the project, leaving a trail of angry tweets behind him. The drama started last Thursday, when Baldwin was notified that a joke about the Murdoch phone hacking scandal may have been cut from an introductory comedy bit. With that rumor confirmed tonight, the actor is boycotting the Emmys and, apparently, spending the night at his trusty keyboard instead.

The Late Show with David Letterman has been on CBS for 18 whole years! That’s longer than most CW stars have been alive!* And that doesn’t even count the 12 or so years Letterman spent on the other network! So, last night, the host gave a special anniversary Top 10 List. And, in case you’re worried that it got all sentimental and treacly, I’ll just point out that the first on the list of “Ways Dave Celebrated his 18th Anniversary ” was “Got a lovely bouquet from the guy who wants to cut my tongue out.”

Andrew Breitbart is trying to cash in on Weinergate– for charity. The conservative web proprietor has taken to Twitter to promote Troopathon– a fundraising extravaganza that serves to collect money for care packages and other services to American soldiers. Breitbart, one of the event’s hosts, is offering in exchange for donations all sorts of “services,” including a roller-stake performance, a Weiner-style “manscaping,” and getting punched in the face by Alec Baldwin.

Does the idea of 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin possibly running for mayor of New York City sound like a joke to the guy who’s currently got that job? Not at all. The New York Daily News reports Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday “if he wants to run, great” on the mayor’s weekly radio show. Daily News City Hall reporter Jonathan Lemire notes that Bloomberg’s met Baldwin a few times, and is aware of one issue that would have to be addressed before a campaign could begin: “He’s got time to run, but he’s got to move into the city,” said Bloomberg. “He’s not a city resident.”

In an exclusive report in The Daily, Richard Johnson reports 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin–long an activist in Democratic politics and someone who’s toyed with a run for office–is now seriously considering a run for mayor of New York, now that Rep. Anthony Weiner “appears to have sexted himself out of the 2013 race,” writes Johnson.