Alec Baldwin On SNL: Mocks American Airlines Incident, Self During Weekend Update (VIDEO)

After being booted off an American Airlines flight -- supposedly for playing Words With Friends -- Alec Baldwin has been the talk of much "celebrities are so like us and so not like us" debate. The actor has since given his account of the incident, as well as an addendum to that account, but it stands to reason that he would make a tongue-in-cheek appearance on his home away from home, Saturday Night Live, to address it.

The "30 Rock" star popped up as a guest on Weekend Update, pretending to be the pilot of his fated flight, Captain Steve Rogers. With Update host Seth Meyers punctuating the segment by asking, "Alec, are you sure this is the right way to handle this?" Baldwin made a sarcastic apology on behalf of the airline, dubbing himself "an American treasure" in the process.

The appearance was a good reminder of why the actor's occasional social transgression is so easily forgiven.

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Comments

[tc74]

11:52 PM on 12/13/2011

I have been on a Plane with some so called celeberties......everytime the seem to demand attention especially when they don't get what they want........Only Hulk Hogan was cool and kept to himself....Good Guy....

[EatMyLiberalShorts]

10:06 PM on 12/13/2011

i know the guys is an actor, BUT CAN'T HE SHUT THE F*** UP ON AN AIRPLANE, LIKE MOST NORMAL PEOPLE????!@#$%^$#%%^#

[whogivesadodo]

09:04 PM on 12/13/2011

Alec Baldwin is an arrogant,mediocre actor.

[SHIMSHA]

06:41 PM on 12/13/2011

That's funny, I remember he said he was going to leave this country if Bush was in office, Why is he still here!

[Michelle Morales]

10:53 PM on 12/13/2011

because, the POTUS is Obama.

[njo2351]

05:51 PM on 12/13/2011

( he needs to follow the rules,...he needs to follow the rules,...he needs to follow the rules,).....the plane was not on time!!!!!!!! not because of him,the flight was running late. i wish everyone on this post would be stuck on a plane still at the gate, or on a taxi way for, oh , lets say 3 hrs. 5 hrs. 9hrs.!!!!!!!!!.....YOU ALL WOULD BE SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE ABOUT THE AIRLINES AND THEIR RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

[cantstand spoiledrotten]

11:52 PM on 12/29/2011

need to reread story...plane was ready to go and the seatbelt sign was on...he was required to turn his electronic off and he didn't and ran into the bathroom while everyone else was ready to go..,He held everyone else up on the plane because of his spoiled rotten antics...most rules are governed by the FAA in case you weren't aware...

[njo2351]

10:05 AM on 12/30/2011

you need to re-read my post......the plane was not on time.the jetway was still engaged and the plane wasn't moving. on huff posts' global pulse, americans own blurb highlighted in grey, "this passenger declined to turn off his cell phone when asked to do so at the appropriate time". the problem here is ' appropriate '. the flight was delayed which the airlines didn't want to talk about. others on the plane were also on their phones and were twittering the event and were not asked the same of them as was alec. while i'm quite aware of the faa rules,having flown regularly since 1965,all the airlines leave the seat belt sign on even during the flight at altitude for the ' passengers safety '. maybe you weren't aware of the airlines policy of ' on-time ' flight ratings. once the cabin door is closed, that flight is considered ' on-time ' even if the jetway is still connected and the plane NEVER MOVES no matter how long it sits there. which is the reason he and others were still on their toys!!

[burdettdixie7]

05:43 PM on 12/13/2011

i love him i dont care how he acts

[Mytwocentstoo]

10:24 PM on 12/13/2011

I don't care how he acts, but I do care about how he behaves.

[saggar]

10:23 AM on 12/14/2011

That's what many abused wives say.

[carjhns]

05:34 PM on 12/13/2011

arrogant narcissist-I`m an average american and when I fly, I turn off my phone when they ask
but,no he is somehow special and it has to be his way-funny how he has a commercial with him on a plane. He is a great actor that is more well known now for his tirades and self aggrandizement.

[Howard Camner]

05:26 PM on 12/13/2011

I'm an American treasure, not you Alec.

[AKQueenie]

04:55 PM on 12/13/2011

Why is there no video? Or this a problem with my computer?

[onkelpetey]

05:56 PM on 12/13/2011

You may need to update flashplayer/

[alooo]

04:42 PM on 12/13/2011

Love the man, simply brilliant

[Ripzone]

03:52 PM on 12/13/2011

He don't need no plane.... He can soar on his ego.

[spongeworthy06]

03:25 PM on 12/13/2011

Why the southern accent?

[cminca]

03:22 PM on 12/13/2011

Mr. Baldwin--

I've got a question for you. Do you think your working class parents are/would be proud of your actions and attitude?

[Dye]

03:00 PM on 12/13/2011

I don't fly anymore. It used to be fun to fly but not anymore. It's one big overpriced headache !!

[lbrentnj]

01:55 PM on 12/13/2011

I am surprised AB's giagantic EGO was able to fit on the plane...