LATEST: Mark Wahlberg made good on his promise to put the fear of God in comedian Andy Samberg by appearing on U.S. satirical show Saturday Night Live at the weekend (18Oct08).
The tough movie star pretended to be upset by Samberg's comedic portrayal of him in a SNL skit some weeks ago when he was asked about the segment earlier in the week, threatening to show up on SNL and "crack" the comic's "big f**king nose".
In the skit, the funnyman pretended to be Wahlberg as he wandered through a farmyard, talking to the animals and offering to find them work or be their friend. Samberg, as the movie star, finished each chat with the catchphrase, "Say hi to your mother for me."
True to his word, Wahlberg showed up on the comedy show and confronted Samberg backstage, telling him, "I'm very upset about this imitation you did with the animals. What is that...? I've been thinking about breaking that big, beautiful nose of yours, and, you know what, I decided not to, the church-going guy that I am... but what was that?"
Wahlberg then chatted with Samberg's pregnant castmate Amy Poehler and a donkey, using his new 'catchphrase' "Say hi to your mother for me."
Wahlberg admits he was targeted because he has turned down the chance to host SNL so many times - but he's still perplexed by his new catchphrase: "I never really said that before but I'll take it and run with it."
He confirmed he's cool with Samberg: "The kid has to do what he's got to do to make a living so it's all good."
Saturday's (18Oct08) SNL was a movie star-studded affair - Josh Brolin hosted the episode and Alec Baldwin showed up in an opening skit, poking fun at U.S. Vice-President candidate Sarah Palin as she stood before him.
While comedienne Tina Fey performed her spot-impersonation of the Republican politician, Palin appeared backstage and met staunch Democrat Baldwin, who mistook her for his 30 Rock co-star Fey and commented, "She (Palin) goes against everything we stand for," calling her "that horrible woman".
And when he couldn't remember Palin's nickname, the Alaska Governor helped him out, by offering "Caribou Barbie".
SNL producer Lorne Michael alerted an 'embarrassed' Baldwin to the fact he was addressing the real Palin, at which point he stated, "I must say, you are way hotter in person," to which she replied, "Your brother Stephen is my favourite Baldwin brother."
Baldwin then dashed off to alert Fey that the real Palin was in the building.