Saturday will mark Alec Baldwin’s 12th appearance on SNL. He’s tied with John Goodman for 2nd place at this point; Steve Martin still holds the record at 13.

“There are two types of hosts,” Mr. Baldwin said. “You either send up your own persona or you become part of the company. And if you become part of the company, you just make an ass of yourself. You do whatever they ask you to do.”

“Dear friend or relative or business associate…”