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Brian Williams, '30 Rock'

Friday November 6, 2009 8:00 AM By Verne Gay

Yeah, Brian Williams' incredibly anticipated acting debut (kidding, I think) was on "Rock" last night, and honestly, he's wasn't half-bad, even if his on-screen time was limited to two takes, totaling about 35 seconds.

Here's the first one, and I think, better of the two. (Wasn't his "Leno" debut side-lined because of a trip to Afghanistan? Oh, the complications of a big anchor gig.)

You know, when this anchor thing does ends, there could be a future here (and before you get too concerned about anchors on TV shows, don't forget that Cronkite did his famous walk-on back in 1972 - or maybe '73 - on the "MTM Show," at the height of Watergate.)

Tags: brian williams , nightly news with brian williams , "30 Rock , " nbc , the jay leno show

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