Posted by on September 8, 2019 1:00 am
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BEVERLY HILLS, California—Like Donald Trump, who received the Comedy Central Roast treatment just five years before he was elected president, Alec Baldwin provides plenty of material for comedians to work with. Unlike Trump, Baldwin is capable of laughing at himself.

The actor’s laugh was ever-present Saturday night during the taping of the #BaldwinRoast Saturday night at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, even as comics like Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea and Adam Carolla savaged him with punchlines about his controversial past.

Also on hand were more left-field figures like Caitlyn Jenner, Robert De Niro and comedy superfan Blake Griffin. Debra Messing was originally scheduled to roast the presidential stand-in but backed out at the last minute amidst her Twitter feud with Trump.

Read more at The Daily Beast.