# Who should play Tim Walz on SNL? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** talk-variety-show\ **Created:** [August 6, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355 "2024-08-06T23:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/1 "2024-08-06T23:05:20Z")
Name your best choice. I’ve seen Steve Martin suggested. I can’t think of any myself, but I’m sure you all will have some good ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/2 "2024-08-06T23:24:08Z")
I think Jason Sudeikis could pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/3 "2024-08-06T23:25:43Z")
I’m typically adamant that a member of the current cast should do it; but, of the current cast, only James Austin Johnson I think is truly capable, and he’s already busy playing Trump. If they have to bring in a ringer, they should get Darrell Hammond to do it. He technically still works on the show as the announcer. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/4 "2024-08-06T23:26:49Z")
I hope that they get Bowen Yang to play JD Vance. Slap a fake beard and some mascara on him and let him go to town. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/5 "2024-08-06T23:27:05Z")
Is Drew Carey available? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/6 "2024-08-06T23:30:33Z")
His wife Gwen should be played by Kristen Wiig. No other options. Maybe that Phoebe lady from friends, but I hope not. John Mahoney would have been a great option, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/7 "2024-08-06T23:33:34Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > John Mahoney would have been a great option, I think. As would Philip Seymour Hoffman. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/8 "2024-08-06T23:42:35Z")
John Candy or Chris Farley ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/9 "2024-08-06T23:49:49Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > As would Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hmmm…if we’re considering actors from The Big Lebowski who have passed away, I think [David Huddleston](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/04/23/david-huddleston-lebowski.jpg?quality=75&width=1250&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp) is a better match. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/10 "2024-08-06T23:55:46Z")
Steve Martin has been trending on xitter today for this very reason. > ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/11 "2024-08-07T07:41:49Z")
My Unca Pete. Spitting image. But, of course he’s dead. Actor, Jason Alexander. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/12 "2024-08-07T14:10:04Z")
I don’t know, but I’ll just point out that they can do wonders with makeup, so it wouldn’t necessarily be someone who looks like him “in real life.” And it wouldn’t have to be a male; we’ve seen Aidy Bryant as Ted Cruz and Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions and Rudy Giuliani, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/13 "2024-08-07T14:13:57Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > I’m typically adamant that a member of the current cast should do it; I’m wondering about Kamala Harris. Maya Rudolph is the obvious choice to play her, and has done so before, but (since she hasn’t been a regular cast member for a long time now) will she be available as often as they need a Kamala, and if not, is there someone in the regular cast who can do it? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/14 "2024-08-07T14:29:19Z")
They should take a surreal left turn and cast Christoph Waltz as a charming evil mastermind orchestrating every right wing conspiracy theory. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/15 "2024-08-07T14:59:09Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I’m wondering about Kamala Harris. Maya Rudolph is the obvious choice to play her, and has done so before, but (since she hasn’t been a regular cast member for a long time now) will she be available as often as they need a Kamala, and if not, is there someone in the regular cast who can do it? SNL did get Rudoph to play Harris: > **[Maya Rudolph To Play Kamala Harris On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Through 2024...](https://deadline.com/2024/07/maya-rudolph-kamala-harris-saturday-night-live-return-1236027322/)** > > Rudolph's 'Loot' will push back production to January to accommodate her playing the Vice President. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/16 "2024-08-07T15:11:33Z")
Jim O’Heir (Jerry from Parks & Rec) [![](https://www.media.hw-static.com/wp-content/uploads/parks-and-recreation-jim-o-heir_55011414-600x400.jpeg) ](https://www.media.hw-static.com/wp-content/uploads/parks-and-recreation-jim-o-heir_55011414-600x400.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/17 "2024-08-07T15:51:29Z")
Shane Guillis ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/18 "2024-08-07T16:26:57Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > And it wouldn’t have to be a male; we’ve seen Aidy Bryant as Ted Cruz and Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions and Rudy Giuliani, for instance. Yeah, but these, along with Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer, were all to piss off the target more than physical resemblance. The first picture I saw of Tim Walz made me go “[OMG! It’s Olsen Johnson!](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071230/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2)” I was going to put that in the other thread, but they had already moderated against The Big Lebowski and I didn’t want to piss off the moderators. Yes, I know it’s the same actor. I like Mel Brooks better than I like The Coen Brothers. It’s a new season coming up; maybe they’ll find a new cast member. > [@SwissMan](#): > > I’m typically adamant that a member of the current cast should do it; but, of the current cast, only James Austin Johnson I think is truly capable, and he’s already busy playing Trump. Bring back Alec Baldwin to play Trump and let JAJ play Walz. Come to think of it, they could have dueling Trumps. Hilarity ensues! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/19 "2024-08-07T16:33:52Z")
Bill Hader does terrific impersonations. With the right makeup he could easily pull it off. Of course Keenan Thompson could do it, too. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355/20 "2024-08-07T16:37:51Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Bring back Alec Baldwin to play Trump and let JAJ play Walz. Come to think of it, they could have dueling Trumps. Hilarity ensues! Eh, quite frankly I was never a huge fan of Baldwin’s Trump. Baldwin probably would decline the opportunity anyway; by the time 2020 rolled around, I got the sense that he was getting pretty tired of doing it. Baldwin clearly took the gig thinking he wouldn’t be needed after November 2016; he was really mailing it in by the end of the run. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-play-tim-walz-on-snl/1005355.md?page=2)