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Alec Baldwin has officially been replaced as the executive producer and host of Match Game after ABC canceled the game show in 2022 following the tragic shooting of his Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The network announced Tuesday that Martin Short who - at 75 is eight years older than Alec - will be taking over the Match Game revival, which begins filming in Montreal this June and airs this summer on ABC/Hulu.
The Canadian comedian is the fifth host hired after Baldwin, Michael Burger, Ross Shafer, and Gene Rayburn on the $25K fill-in-the-blank panel game show that originally debuted in 1962 on NBC.
The native New Yorker - who hosted Match Game for five seasons spanning 2016-2021 - rubbed elbows with Martin as recent as the February 16th taping of SNL50: The Anniversary Special where they were both featured.
On December 21, Alec stood right behind Short as he was inducted into the prestigious Five-Timers Club on the long-running NBC sketch show.
And back in 2002, the two-time Emmy winner's fat-suited alter ego Jiminy Glick interviewed Baldwin for an episode of Comedy Central chat show, Primetime Glick.
Alec Baldwin (pictured in 2020) has officially been replaced as the executive producer and host of Match Game after ABC canceled the game show in 2022 following the tragic shooting of his Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
The network announced Tuesday that Martin Short who - at 75 is eight years older than Alec - will be taking over the Match Game revival, which begins filming in Montreal this June and airs this summer on ABC/Hulu
Jiminy ran through the Oscar nominee's alleged list of famous lovers and accused him of having a 'fiery tempestuous reputation' and being a 'Communist' and being so hairy he's 'half ape.'
Martin - who's rumored to be dating Meryl Streep - has been hard at work in Manhattan executive producing and reprising his role as Broadway director Oliver Putnam in the fifth season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.
On Tuesday, Alec did not comment on Short's hiring, but he and second wife Hillary 'Hilaria' Baldwin shared a dancing video on what would've been the late Leslie Jordan's 70th birthday.
The Baldwins' eight-episode reality series featuring their seven children concluded April 13, and TLC has not announced a second season renewal.
The Baldwins was blasted by critics as being a 'snoozy infomercial' and 'a self-pitying attempt at image rehabilitation' as well as an 'outright offensive response' to the real-life tragedy of Hutchins.
The Here's the Thing podcaster's involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed July 12 after he denied ever pulling the trigger on the revolver that fired a single bullet into Rust director Joel Souza's arm and punctured the Ukrainian DP's chest killing her, at age 42, in 2021.
On January 9, Alec filed a civil lawsuit against the Rust case prosecutors, investigators, and commissioners for defamation and malicious prosecution and civil rights violations due to 'intentionally mishandling evidence.'
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has only six months remaining of her 18-month sentence in New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility due to the involuntary manslaughter conviction for her role in the shooting.
Baldwin produced and stars as aging outlaw character Harland Rust in the controversial western Rust, which premieres on digital and select US theaters this Friday.
All of the proceeds of the action-packed flick, set in 1880s Kansas, will go to Halyna's widower Matthew Hutchins (who received an executive producer credit) and their 12-year-old son Andros.
The Canadian comedian is the fifth host hired after Baldwin (R, pictured in 2018), Michael Burger, Ross Shafer, and Gene Rayburn on the $25K fill-in-the-blank panel game show that originally debuted in 1962 on NBC
The native New Yorker - who hosted Match Game for five seasons spanning 2016-2021 - rubbed elbows with Martin as recent as the February 16th taping of SNL50: The Anniversary Special where they were both featured
On December 21, Alec (4-R) stood right behind Short as he was inducted into the prestigious Five-Timers Club on the long-running NBC sketch show
And back in 2002, the two-time Emmy winner's fat-suited alter ego Jiminy Glick interviewed Baldwin for an episode of Comedy Central chat show, Primetime Glick
Jiminy ran through the Oscar nominee's alleged list of famous lovers and accused him of having a 'fiery tempestuous reputation' and being a 'Communist' and being so hairy he's 'half ape'
Martin - who's rumored to be dating Meryl Streep - has been hard at work in Manhattan executive producing and reprising his role as Broadway director Oliver Putnam in the fifth season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building (pictured April 10)
On Tuesday, Alec did not comment on Short's hiring, but he and second wife Hillary 'Hilaria' Baldwin shared a dancing video on what would've been the late Leslie Jordan's 70th birthday
The Baldwins' eight-episode reality series featuring their seven children concluded April 13, and TLC has not announced a second season renewal
The Baldwins was blasted by critics as being a 'snoozy infomercial' and 'a self-pitying attempt at image rehabilitation' as well as an 'outright offensive response' to the real-life tragedy of Hutchins
The Here's the Thing podcaster's involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed July 12 after he denied ever pulling the trigger on the revolver that fired a single bullet into Rust director Joel Souza's arm and punctured the Ukrainian DP's chest killing her, at age 42, in 2021
Alec produced and stars as aging outlaw character Harland Rust in the controversial western Rust, which premieres on digital and select US theaters this Friday
All of the proceeds of the action-packed flick, set in 1880s Kansas, will go to Halyna's widower Matthew Hutchins (who received an executive producer credit) and their 12-year-old son Andros
