Up Late with Alec Baldwin
{{Short description|2013 American late-night talk show}}
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| genre = Political discussion / opinion
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| presenter = Alec Baldwin
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| num_episodes = 5
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| location = 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
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| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 60 minutes
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| channel = MSNBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|10|11}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|11|8}}
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Up Late with Alec Baldwin is a late-night talk show that aired briefly on MSNBC hosted by Alec Baldwin. The series lasted five episodes airing Fridays at 10 p.m. from October 11 to November 8, 2013, in a time-slot previously held by Lockup.{{cite web | last = Hayden | first = Eric | title = MSNBC's 'Up Late With Alec Baldwin' Debuts With Policy Discussions in a Diner | work = The Hollywood Reporter | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbcs-up-late-alec-baldwin-647887 | date = 11 October 2013 | access-date = 1 November 2013 | archive-date = 18 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131018091212/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbcs-up-late-alec-baldwin-647887 | url-status = live }}
Description
Baldwin discussed current events and past experiences with various guests from news programs, politics, and the arts. The show used a multi-camera set-up. The set was fashioned after a New York City diner, and Baldwin conversed with his guests over coffee while sitting in a corner booth.{{cite web | last = Lawson | first = Richard | title = Alec Baldwin Is (Almost) a Hit | publisher = The Atlantic | url = http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/10/alec-baldwin-hit-sort/70508/ | date = 14 October 2013 | access-date = 2 November 2013 | archive-date = 3 November 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103074309/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/10/alec-baldwin-hit-sort/70508/ | url-status = live }}
The show began its run while the host was in the midst of a two-year contract with MSNBC's production arm, Universal Television.{{cite web | last = Stanley | first = Alessandra | title = An Actor Is Revealing in a Role That's No Act | newspaper = The New York Times | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/arts/television/a-new-weekly-talk-show-for-alec-baldwin.html | date = 13 October 2013 | access-date = 2 November 2013 | archive-date = 23 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023223317/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/arts/television/a-new-weekly-talk-show-for-alec-baldwin.html | url-status = live }} In an interview with The Daily Beast, Baldwin stated, "I'm going to do it for a year, and then we'll see what happens."{{cite web | last = Stern | first = Marlow | title = Alec Baldwin Uncensored: On His HBO Doc, Bloomberg, Polanski, and The New York Times | publisher = The Daily Beast | url = http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/22/alec-baldwin-uncensored-on-his-hbo-doc-bloomberg-polanski-and-the-new-york-times.html | date = 22 October 2013 | access-date = 2 November 2013 | archive-date = 25 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131025031739/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/22/alec-baldwin-uncensored-on-his-hbo-doc-bloomberg-polanski-and-the-new-york-times.html | url-status = live }}
On November 15, 2013, MSNBC announced that Up Late would be suspended for two weeks starting with that night's show after Baldwin received criticism for allegedly calling a photographer a "cock-sucking fag".{{cite web | last = Gold | first = Hadas and Nick Gass | title = Baldwin show suspended after anti-gay slur | work = Politico | url = https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/11/baldwin-show-suspended-after-anti-gay-slur-177659 | date = 15 November 2013 | access-date = 15 November 2013 | archive-date = 17 November 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131117144937/http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/11/msnbc-suspends-alec-baldwin-show-177659.html | url-status = live }} Baldwin denied the specific wording of the insult, though he still released an apology for the outburst.{{cite web | last = Baldwin | first = Alec | title = A statement from Alec Baldwin | publisher = MSNBC.com | url = https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/message-alec-baldwin | date = 15 November 2013 | access-date = 15 November 2013 | archive-date = 18 November 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131118182816/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/message-alec-baldwin | url-status = live }} On November 26, 2013, MSNBC announced that they had fired Baldwin and cancelled the program.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131201045331/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/26/up-late-with-alec-baldwin-canceled-by-msnbc/218430/ TV by the Numbers]
Episodes
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [http://alecbaldwin.people.msnbc.com/ Baldwin's profile] at MSNBC.com
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Category:2010s American late-night television series
Category:2013 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings