Jaleesa M. Jones

USA TODAY

Alec Baldwin will reprise his role as host of Saturday Night Live for a record 17th time this weekend and, if the latest promo is any indication, his return is about to be YUGE.

Believe us.

Or, believe Baldwin, who appears in the 49-second, black-and-white clip and dramatically recounts his time at NBC’s Studio 8H in New York. "This was my home," he says in a wistful internal monologue. "This was my heartbeat. It feels like so many lifetimes ago."

"I thought I had said goodbye, but the pull of fate is undeniable," he continues. "So, I must return. I must find the strength to ..."

"Alec, you were just here, like, yesterday," SNL castmate Vanessa Bayer cuts in, referencing Baldwin’s repeated SNL appearances as President Trump. "It’s not that big of a deal."

The room is quiet for a moment as Bayer allows the words to take hold before walking offstage.

Returning to the comfort of his own thoughts, Baldwin maintains: "Oh, it’s a big deal."