Ben & Jerry's New Flavor: Schweddy Balls!

Brilliant. Image from NPR.

Much more interesting--and trending higher on Twitter--than the GOP debate was #Schweddy Balls. What is that, you might ask? It was a very, very funny sketch on Saturday Night Live years ago, with Alec Baldwin playing Pete Schweddy, a confectioner whose claim to fame is his Schweddy Balls. He appeared on The Delicious Dish, the Anna Gastyer/Molly Shannon faux NPR running gag.

I'm convinced Ben & Jerry have picked this week to release this delicious dish, to derail my latest round of the Atkins Diet.


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Yes, It's True: Ben & Jerry's Introduces 'Schweddy Balls' Ice Cream Flavor

We thought it would never happen. When we reported that comedian Ana Gasteyer had spilled the beans on a new Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor based on a Saturday Night Live skit that pokes fun at NPR, we thought it would never happen. . .

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Christmas Cheer: SNL Delicious Dish Schweddy Balls

Hee, hee, hee! Or ho, ho, ho if you'd rather. This Saturday Night Live skit, featuring Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon and Alec Baldwin never fails to make me laugh. It's from the recurring "Delicious Dish" NPR spoof, and the topic was Mr. Schweddy's famous "Schweddy Balls." Classic.