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Who should portray Comey on SNL? (Original Post) Louis1895 May 2017 OP
Eddie Murphy as Gumby. n/t LisaM May 2017 #1
Taran Killam would be great FakeNoose May 2017 #2
Him DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #3
Detleff Schremph. Nah! his Actor's Union card expired. nt oasis May 2017 #8
Kevin Nealon southerncrone May 2017 #4
Don Knotts. A-Schwarzenegger May 2017 #5
I was going to suggest Bert Parks DFW May 2017 #6
Ed Begley Jr. blogslut May 2017 #7
Dan Aykroyd. And Rosie O. Should play Sarah Huckabee Sanders. displacedtexan May 2017 #9
Will Farrell GeorgeGist May 2017 #10
Steve Carell. bluedigger May 2017 #11
Chris Cooper hatrack May 2017 #12
Ted Cassidy as Lurch as Comey BumRushDaShow May 2017 #13
Hell...just let Comey on the show... Sancho May 2017 #14
Some of the answers you're getting are outstanding! red dog 1 May 2017 #15
George Clooney. Barack_America May 2017 #16
That's what I was thinking NewJeffCT May 2017 #17
Precisely. Barack_America May 2017 #19
+ 1 red dog 1 May 2017 #20
I don't think Comey is worth imitating. milestogo May 2017 #18
Where's your sense of humor? red dog 1 May 2017 #22
My sense of humor is deteriorating due to the current political situation. milestogo May 2017 #24
"due to the current political situation".. red dog 1 May 2017 #31
Only Alec Baldwin approaches physical similarity. WinkyDink May 2017 #21
Google "Leonardo DiCaprio - Recent Photos" red dog 1 May 2017 #23
Alec has the stature; Leo does not. WinkyDink May 2017 #25
I guess you're right. red dog 1 May 2017 #32
Comey is damn near 7 feet tall. phleshdef May 2017 #26
He really is that tall? MFM008 May 2017 #27
I read he's 6'8" herding cats May 2017 #28
Geez MFM008 May 2017 #29
Yes, I noticed how tall he is in a clip showing Comey shaking hands with trump Grammy23 May 2017 #30
Yeah, you're right, he's 6' 8" tall red dog 1 May 2017 #34
He's a little young looking, and thinner than Comey, but I'd go with Jim Parsons. Lucinda May 2017 #33

blogslut

(38,000 posts)
7. Ed Begley Jr.
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:19 PM
May 2017


He's the right age, the right height, and he would be swell.

Or former cast member and husband of Julia Louie-Dreyfus, Brad Hall:

BumRushDaShow

(128,958 posts)
13. Ted Cassidy as Lurch as Comey
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:07 PM
May 2017


(they are almost the same height with Ted 1" taller, but I know he ain't around anymore)

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
15. Some of the answers you're getting are outstanding!
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:47 PM
May 2017

Including your answer, Chris Parnell.

Other great answers already posted:
- Chris Cooper
- Steve Carell
- Will Farrell
- Kevin Nealon
- Dan Aykroid

(BTW, it wouldn't have to be a cast member of SNL - it could be a "guest host&quot

Jim Carrey would be great - he can play anyone, (except I think he has a beard now)

How about Patton Oswalt?..(His face looks a lot like Comey's)

How about Leonardo DiCaprio? (He now looks a lot like Comey)

How about Johnny Depp?

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
18. I don't think Comey is worth imitating.
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:56 PM
May 2017

He doesn't do anything extreme and the public doesn't know his mannerisms.

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
22. Where's your sense of humor?
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:17 PM
May 2017

Who cares about "mannerisms"?

tRump firing Comey is NEWS!

And SNL is a COMEDY show that makes fun of tRump "news"

If Comey isn't worth imitating - then who is?

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
24. My sense of humor is deteriorating due to the current political situation.
Wed May 10, 2017, 09:22 PM
May 2017

I am now in the crying zone.

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
31. "due to the current political situation"..
Thu May 11, 2017, 06:50 PM
May 2017

..having a sense of humor is more important than ever, imo.

In fact, these days, threads like this one help me keep from just wanting to cry.

(I think we've all been more or less "in the crying zone" since November 8th of last year)

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
23. Google "Leonardo DiCaprio - Recent Photos"
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:22 PM
May 2017

Alec Baldwin does resemble Comey, so he would probably be able to pull it off.

(Patton Oswalt has Comey's face..but he's heavier than Comey)

MFM008

(19,808 posts)
27. He really is that tall?
Thu May 11, 2017, 11:49 AM
May 2017

I thought the room was tilted.
No wonder maggot didn't want to go near him.....

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
30. Yes, I noticed how tall he is in a clip showing Comey shaking hands with trump
Thu May 11, 2017, 12:15 PM
May 2017

and someone else. Comey is much taller than either man. Head and shoulders taller.

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
34. Yeah, you're right, he's 6' 8" tall
Thu May 11, 2017, 07:00 PM
May 2017

Perhaps Alec Baldwin could wear platform shoes to increase his height?

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