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Alec Baldwin uses his Donald Trump ‘SNL’ character to ridicule brother Stephen for supporting the controversial White House hopeful
The award-winning actor has been widely praised for his portrayal of Trump
ACTOR Alec Baldwin has hit out at his own brother for supporting Donald Trump during a hysterical skit on American variety show Saturday Night Live.
The award-winning actor has been widely praised for his portrayal of Republic presidential nominee Trump opposite Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton.
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But in the show's third and final "presidential debate" on Saturday, Democrat Baldwin mocked his brother Stephen - also an actor - who is a vocal supporter of Donald Trump.
"Chris she can brag about her resume, but I'm the one that's got all the heavy hitters supporting me. I mean, I've got the cream of the crop. I've got Sarah Palin, I've got Chachi," Alec boasted to Tom Hanks as moderator Chris Wallace - referencing Trump supporter Scott Baio's character from 'Happy Days'.
He then added: "And get this - I've even got the best Baldwin brother, Stephen Baldwin."
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Tom Hanks also appeared as moderator Chris Wallace, of Fox News
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Stephen Baldwin slammed his brother's performance last Wednesday, telling CBS News: "I think it's getting a little bit too nasty right now.
"I don't think it's very funny."
But the Saturday Night Live studio audience clearly didn't agree, as the gag was met applause and cheers.
During the skit, Baldwin and McKinnon mocked some of the final debate's key flash points - including questions on reproductive rights and immigration.
Parodying Trump's controversial statement on abortion that "in the ninth month you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb", Baldwin yelled: "They're ripping babies out of vaginas!"
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In response, McKinnon suggested that his face is a form birth control in itself.
Later, Baldwin mentions the "bad hombres" referenced by Trump in the final debate - causing McKinnon to produce a "Trump Bingo" card, which she has apparently being playing all year.
Baldwin also boasted about his relationship with the Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto - who his thinks might be called "Mr Guacamole".
And McKinnon wasted no time in criticising Clinton for avoiding difficult questions about her leaked emails.
When asked about them by Hanks, she blatantly avoided the question, saying: "Thank you for bringing up my emails, Chris. And I'm very happy to clarify what was in some of them. Sorry, what, Carol? What?"
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After turning to "speak" to a "friend", she continues: "I'm sorry, I thought I heard my friend Carol.
"Anyway, back to your question about the way Donald treats women."
Meanwhile, host Tom Hanks was brutally honest in opening the show, comparing the lengthy debate to watching the third Lord of the Rings movie - perfectly capturing the exhaustion felt by many of those following the campaign.
He said: "You don't really want to watch, but hey, you've come this far."
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And it wasn't Hanks' only political appearance of the show - as he also featured as a "typical" Trump supporter in a spoof quiz show.
During the sketch, Hanks took the opportunity to point out the similarities between between Trump supporters and low-income black voters.
The show was aired just days after Trump and Clinton traded insults at a charity dinner - during which an audience of New York elites booed the Republican nominee.
Now, Clinton has vowed to ignore her rival, saying: "I debated him for four and a half hours – I don’t even think about responding to him anymore."
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