Celebrity · Posted 14 minutes ago People Are Debating Who Should Play Tim Walz On "Saturday Night Live," And These Are Inspired Picks Jim O'Heir from Parks and Rec is a great idea. by Joseph Longo BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail On Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris , officially announced her running mate . STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images It's Tim Walz.
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images Harris picked the Minnesota governor for various reasons, outlined in an Instagram post . "One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle class families run deep. It’s personal," she said, in part.
Montinique Monroe / Getty Images Naturally, this prompted many online to ask who will play the new VP candidate on Saturday Night Live when the show returns next month. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images Maya Rudolph is reportedly already on board to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Harris on the series. Will Heath / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Tim has become known for his wholesome, father-like approach to leadership, and many of the names tossed out to impersonate him are also jolly-seeming comedians.
Jim Vondruska / Getty Images Steve Martin was an immediate favorite : Steve Granitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images 1. TIM WALZ BONUS: Steve Martin makes a triumphant return to SNL to play him. pic.
twitter.com/LaNfQwQgSQ — Jennifer Freeman (@JenXFreeman) August 6, 2024 Stephen Maturen / Getty Images / Hulu / Via Twitter: @JenXFreeman 2. Steve Martin, duh.
— The Sassiest Minx in MN 🌊 (@SassiestMinx) August 6, 2024 @SassiestMinx/Twitter / Via x.com Jim O'Heir , best known for playing Jerry (and Gerry and Terry) on Parks and Recreation, was also mentioned several times: Jon Kopaloff / WireImage / Getty Images 3. it’s gotta be Jim O’Heir for me https://t.
co/j9T4PF1N1W pic.twitter.com/ciuMv6vdjM — unsolved ms.
tori 🥥 🌴 (@mightieminx) August 6, 2024 @mightieminx/Twitter/NBC / Via Twitter: @mightieminx 4. jim o’heir as tim walz — jourdain searles (@judysquirrels) August 6, 2024 @judysquirrels/Twitter / Via Twitter: @judysquirrels 5. I’m sorry, but there is clearly one and only one choice pic.
twitter.com/4Yg8kc7j45 — FuzzyDruid (@SirGametime) August 6, 2024 @SirGametime/Twitter/Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images / Via Twitter: @SirGametime John Goodman, Danny DeVito, Drew Carey, Jim Gaffigan, and Tom Arnold were also suggested: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images 6. More like John Goodman energy pic.
twitter.com/vD1r9mxU5R — Melissa (She/Her) 🪷 (@NiteniteMelissa) August 6, 2024 @NiteniteMelissa/Twitter/NBC / Via Twitter: @NiteniteMelissa 7. rooting for Tim Walz for many reasons but mainly because id love to see Danny DeVito play him on SNL for the rest of election season — abby govindan (@abbygov) August 5, 2024 @abbygov/Twitter / Via Twitter: @abbygov 8.
Drew Carey as Tim Walz let's make it happen, SNL pic.twitter.com/UueHazQ9hl — Josie Young (@TheJosieYoung) August 6, 2024 @heJosieYoung/Twitter / Via Twitter: @TheJosieYoung 9.
Doubling down on Jim Gaffigan. https://t.co/Uq22oYMVAZ — Caissie (@Caissie) August 6, 2024 @Caissie/Twitter / Via Twitter: @Caissie 10.
Glorious return of Darrell Hammond — Yakub reborn (@YakubReborn) August 5, 2024 @YakubReborn/Twitter / Via Twitter: @YakubReborn 11. Ok but Tom Arnold is right there pic.twitter.
com/hlW0bpkNF6 — Neiman Marcus Garvey 🎩 (@AestheticLifted) August 6, 2024 @AestheticLifted/Twiiter / Via x.com And that's just a slice of the suggested actors. So, you tell us.
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