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It’s been roughly 13 years since Alec Baldwin appeared on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer for the infamous NPR Schweddy Balls sketch. The sketch has persisted enough in the public imagination that Ben & Jerry’s just released a Schweddy Balls flavor, a vanilla infused with rum and fudge-covered rum and malt balls.
Wait, did you say rum? That explains why Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb were eager to give it a try on ‘Today’ (weekdays, 7AM on NBC).
Gifford didn’t seem to full appreciate the subtle double entendre, though. ‘Schweddy Balls’ is named for its creator, Pete Schweddy, but Gifford quickly dispatched with the nuance. “I’ve been trying to avoid sweaty balls all my life,” she said. “But apparently, this is not what you want to avoid.”
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