Jim Gaffigan’s Team Lied To Get Him Cast As Tim Walz On SNL | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

[@pavanatanaya]

SNL should have Conan as a host, then have Jay Leno take over half way through every sketch

[@dbagette]

And then there will be a suspicious amount of hilly and inclined bits. Good luck, Mr. Leno

[@jcamacho5103]

Terrible idea

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

and then everyone can cry about it for 30 years

[@boobnightengale1098]

@@OGRE_HATES_NERDSLeno’s burner account?

[@NotCoolNancy]

😂😂😂

[@dbadagna]

Great interview! Jim Gaffigan's managers did a great job tooting his horn, because he was perfect as Tim Walz.

[@dhandler19]

Those cold opens featuring Maya Rudolph, James Austin Johnson, Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg & Gaffigan were some of the best in a good while. Everyone brought their “A” game, the only exception was the usually stellar Bowen Yang-he had trouble finding the funny in J.D. Vance. The rest were just great though. It’s the only part of the election I’ll miss!

[@AcuraAddicted]

If you close your eyes and just listen, Jim Gaffigan sounds like a younger, more cheerful John Malkovich.

[@DanielReyes-hz1qk]

Oh man I can't unhear that now! 🤣

[@pianoman47]

If only there were an audio only version of this interview somewhere!

[@aquatarkus2022]

@@AcuraAddicted I noticed that.

[@michaelnolan6054]

Being John Malkovich- but with more carbs

[@cspeegle06]

That’s crazy lol I def hear it

[@exercisethemind]

Gaffigan was HYSTERICAL hosting the Al Smith dinner. Watch the full thing.

[@INRamos13]

Kamala should have gone to that. Not going was almost disqualifying.

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

She would've been demolished and shown her true colors, which also would've been disqualifying haha​@@INRamos13

[@exercisethemind]

@@DaneOrschlovsky I'm a Democrat and you're absolutely right. My Party keeps putting up the worst candidates. Hillary Clinton was another weak candidate, but she went to the Al Smith dinner and ACED it. She was funny and despite insulting so many people earlier in her campaign she was at least still willing to ask for people's votes. I think that's why she won the popular vote. I don't know what we're going to do now. The Democratic brand is toxic.

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

@exercisethemind the party keeps regressing to the left with every course correction. It's okay, the waters are nice over here, we won't bite (unless you're into that), c'mon over and join us. You'll find that we're really not that different, especially nowadays,

[@olgabarysheva4386]

Artificial Intelligence Smith?

[@JustSwivel2]

PALE FORCE

[@ZachsMind]

Pale Lives Matter! Translucent Skins Matter!

[@macofish1]

Wow after watching Bill Hader's Malkovich impression over and over again through the years I can hear Malkovich a little in Gaffigan's voice..."No, you talk exactly like this."

[@jacknapyer]

I love his wholesome relationship with his brother

[@JunkerDC]

SNL they way it comes together sound like putting together a live radio show. I did that for years I can just feel the excitement from you all talking about SNL.

[@guycampbell733]

LOVE that these care coming out so soon after the audio only version. As per the State of the Podcast: no makeup necessary just because more people are viewing on KZbin. I personally appreciate the casual intimate atmosphere.

[@kardave2848]

Jim has quietly become the funniest comedian out there! Without doing movies or a lot of media.

[@JMFilms123]

He’s always been! He’s been steadily working for 20+ years, and his comedy also applies to everyone! He may touch some subjects that aren’t so, but his content is mostly family friendly. He’s kindve the modern day Jerry Seinfeld? (IMO he’s funnier but that’s just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

[@isthatatesla]

Or cussing.

[@jackchn23]

He’s been in movies…

[@deeemm979]

He has been in over 30 movies, most are small parts or supporting characters. Did you mean he hasn't starred in any movies?

[@Fixitagain991]

Did you say meow?

[@HorrorFanAndy1]

12:47 That Phil Hartman reference about got me emotional when i was listening to the podcast earlier

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

Glad Jim had time at the Al Smith dinner to mention the coup.

[@WillStephensArt]

Gaffigan peaked that night

[@jlyout]

Yeah he had no problem calling out his party of choice.

[@leonarddobens6070]

Edgy

[@TheIceman14]

Make comics not Beta Bottoms again

[@BenDover-c5t]

The Ukrainian coup?

[@garrykanter5773]

Gaffigan should have showed up at Lorne’s office in a Catwomen suit.

[@byronic-heroine]

Ooh kitty wants some candy

[@lottji]

That’s a deep cut. But a good one 😂

[@neen42]

Or Catwoman...as in singular

[@sidneysometimes2520]

*chef's kiss*

[@katdog9786]

Thank you for legit laugh out loud!!!

[@petebondurant58]

Well, he won’t have to worry about playing that role again. 😁

[@Kuraakka]

I wouldnt count on that just yet. Him bring a VP pick kinda throws him higher in the political ecosphere after governor he could easily get cabinet positions, senator, house, etc and atleast be somewhat relevant

[@michaelkoolidge]

Yeah, no

[@TylerAtkins64]

​@@Kuraakkavery unlikely, Tim Kaine (a much more established politician was the VP pick for Hillary Clinton, he's now back down in state Senate it's not happening

[@Kuraakka]

@@TylerAtkins64 tim kaine is a US senator and in a good position of power, he could make himself relevant but he chooses not to.

[@pirbiphx3017]

@@Kuraakka None of that attention was good for him. He lost his own county.

[@bighoss8793]

The first time I saw Tim walz speak the first thing I thought was this guy reminds me of Jim Gaffigan.

[@litolegna]

Hot pocketttttt

[@lancenutter1067]

Gaffigan is awesome. SNL lost its way many years ago, and that’s sad.

[@ethnhrgn]

Conan is the best! He should get laser treatment for his preorbital vein.

[@m.iramiles9310]

SNL was more particular about getting someone to play goofy Tim Walz than Harris campaign was in picking VP candidate.

[@vernonbandy2597]

It's a sad commentary on American politics when the one decent human being in the race is just seen as "goofy"

[@centac8861]

Yesss! 🙌Jim is so underrated!

[@bobnpcola]

I love that Trump at the Al Smith dinner said he hoped the role would be short lived

[@gilliganmcneuter4550]

The 2 greatest of their craft in my lifetime 💖💖 Thank you both for all the laughs over the decades

[@thoughtfulstargazer]

The first time I saw him was in King Baby and I've been hooked ever since.

[@griffonwing]

They really needed to bring in Kristen Wiig to play his wife, Gwen. "Turn the page" was totally Wiig.

[@bonnirose7479]

Yes. She would have been perfect! 😅

[@jamesmiller5331]

"I opened the window to get a sniff of some burning tires 🤡"

[@bonnirose7479]

Jim Gaffigan's impression of Tim Walz was THE BEST parts of SNL's political sketches, with Dana Carvey as the second best, IMO. 😀

[@laurenslee9134]

Jim Gaffigan is funny. No question. His best stand up routine was that album where talked about Hot Pockets and his other material on that album was all gold. From start to finish it was hilarious. It’s still his best by far.

[@AA-wc3tw]

Thanks for the orange screen so we can fast-forward through the commercial.

[@Adrian_Creates]

Great job Leo! (Great job “letting go”, Ben haha 😆

[@savage751]

Ad ends 5:30

[@guycampbell733]

but it's a funny one if you haven't seen it yet

[@ericpeterson8732]

Thank you!

[@makethisgowhoosh]

If Hollywood makes a Philip Seymour Hoffman bio, Jim must play the lead.

[@Wilco1972]

They better hurry, Jim's already older looking than PSH ever made it to.

[@l-train7876]

Earlier this year Jim was on JRE and it seemed like he had TDS, but he must have come around since then. He did a great job at that Al Smith dinner.

[@McP1mpin]

I'm sure he still does but he's a professional and he did his job amicably.

[@blairbrown4812]

When and if Lorne finally schleps off this Mortal coil, Conan and Tina Fey will be two of the top contenders for his throne.

[@atomicsmith]

Neal Brennan would be the best choice, but it probably won’t happen..

[@jonathancruz5716]

Hope is someone else I selfishly want Conan as a performer.

[@Ottophil]

@@atomicsmithneil wouldnt want to do it. It should be Higgins

[@Ottophil]

@@jonathancruz5716lorne is hardly on the show. You missed your chance when he was a writer he was performing

[@StonyGranite]

Eddie Murphy.

[@billtaylor3382]

Love Jim!

[@batya7]

Jim Gaffigan is one of the best!

[@tomcaron9113]

Seinfeld and Gaffigan ticket prices are insane but worth it.

[@stephen1896]

There was a damn great group of people in that room recording this.

[@myghkl]

If it hasn't been done already, can SNL let a film crew record the process of making one episode?

[@Tonyhouse1168]

There are some really cool behind the scenes clips on KZbin. They go through makeup, cue cards, dress change, the whole enchilada

[@johnbrowne2170]

Haven't watched SNL in nine years. People tell me I haven't missed anything.

[@douglasmcginity3327]

It’s brutally unfunny dork Democrat cheerleader nerds, just so cringe hard to watch.

[@philsowers]

You have to watch Nate Bargatze as George Washington atleast. Also the Do Not Destroy sketches are pretty great 👌

[@vanmoody]

They are not that good anymore. I will catch some skits on KZbin and rarely laugh.

[@44Gulick]

It's pretty much awful, but gaffigan and Dana carvey were funny in the political sketches. Just skip the trump and vance lines, they have no idea how to parody those guys without coming off as mean spirited preachy dipshits

[@chriswalker307]

Nate’s Washington skits - YES. Do Not Destroy skits - meh

[@ifiveoh]

Wild to hear people describe Walz as some sincere, aw-shucks old man. Everyone in Minnesota knows better.

[@deakensomoza3305]

Jim Gaffigan is going to be in James Bond 007, Jim Gaffigan is gonna be in PAW Patrol: The Third Movie and Jim Gaffigan is going to appeared on 28 Years Later (2025)

[@dmk42000]

thank you imdb

[@Turkeythigh420]

​@@dmk42000😂

[@codydavidyates72]

thank you for this information. get yer tickets!

[@soavemusica]

Former comedian, current political commentator Jim Caffigan is surely welcomed by SNL - both are "Orange Man Bad" liberals. As is Conan, obviously. Sad...Hollywood is irrelevant to most. Bye.

[@Pelvacus]

Orange man bad... yeah he is, notoriously he's a POS human being. That isn't a political stance, he actually did a few good things in office. The MAN is a POS. Chronic adulterer and white collar crimal, not a good person. He wasn't anointed by sky daddy. If sky daddy exists he'll be burning, 100%.

[@Clifford-zx1zt]

I love you Coney! and Sonna!

[@user-ci5le3uk5l]

Trump at Al Smith dinner said to Jim, hopefully you as Walz would be short time gig Welp here we are💀😂

[@Taco.Flavoured.Kisses]

he looks like a cross between Phillip Hoffman and Tom Hanks🤨

[@YouTuber-r5c8x]

Thanks for the information.

[@nr14989]

To play Tim Walz, you need to demonstrate you can lie and you will get the lead role 😊

[@nelson-haha89]

Would love to see Jim host snl.

[@antourte1]

"Don't touch your ear." 😅

[@faithf5846]

SNL would not dare remake a Vintage SNL airline with Helen Hunt as the stewardess ….BYE BYE to Mayor Pete, Uncle Joe, Tim Waltz as they leave the plane….😂

[@WilliamBonney-gl2qf]

Classic skit! Arrogant Bastard Airlines Buh-Bye!

[@TJ-ht3jb]

They wouldn't dare. Too based and too funny.

[@tucopacifico]

Learned a lot from this vid. Learned that a tv show that used to be relevant and funny decades ago is still on the air.

[@kylek29]

I kinda want a discussion with Conan as Reagan / Jim as Reagan at the sametime.

[@tommajor6239]

Jim lost weight! Great Jim : )

[@YouTuber-r5c8x]

He took. Ozempic.

[@LuxnoireCollection]

Conan ads are probably the ONLY ads I don’t skip on KZbin. Every second of his KZbin videos are pure comedy!

[@leo.girardi]

I was really annoyed that the Trump speech writers for the Al Smith Dinner didn't know enough about Gaffigan. It would have been great for Trump to get up to the mic, look around, and then just say "Hot Pockets" with a pause.

[@SisK58]

He is looking like late Philip Seymour Hoffman.🤔

[@mediocreman2]

I saw Jim Gaffigan in that '70s show before I saw him as a comedian. He was doing acting already. Maybe not West Wing acting, but he was pretty decent.

[@AgingStudent]

He was a super creepy guy on original recipe Law and Order

[@lachauntiswashington231]

This is great😂👌

[@icarusandtherabbit]

My god, Conan mentioned the election!

[@banesbox]

Jim as an SNL cast member in the 90’s would have been absolutely awesome! Too bad it never happened.

[@Droid6689]

SNL has near zero impact on the zeitgeist. This isn't the 90's. I didn't even know Gaffigan was on it

[@dub9raider]

100%..they’re having a conversation about SNL like it has the same impact it did 20, 30, or 40 years ago. The show has been mostly unfunny, uninteresting and non-impactful for a very long time. Loren’s batting average, as Gaffigan referred to it, is putrid for the last 2 decades. They even figured out a way to reel Shane Gillis in and make his episode boring and unfunny. Saying this as someone who grew up in the Farley/Sandler era and used to watch it every Saturday. That said, Gaffigan and Conan are hilarious still. They should have had Gaffigan host instead of just using him for a bit role that’s now never going to be brought back.

[@Droid6689]

@dub9raider I can count on one hand the number of episodes I've heard about in recent years. And I'd still have half my fingers down on that hand. I've heard the whole environment is incredibly toxic. It wouldn't shock me if that's the main reason it's so irrelevant now, besides the obvious vacuum of talented comedians on their payroll. Yes, Conan and Gaffigan are very funny. They can still have Gaffigan come on to host.

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Trump broke the left’s brain. They’ve lost their sense of humor.

[@_clorp]

Lets force conan to read even more technical jargon for ad purposes lmaooo

[@gussygoro2469]

I think this’ll probably be the final Academy Awards Show presentation.

[@NomeIndeciso]

Because of Academy institutional collapse? Or broader apocalyptic reasons?

[@talktothemicrophone5731]

@@NomeIndeciso ‘broader apocalyptic reasons’ hahaha. So good. 😂

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Going out with a bang, Coco-style!

[@paradoxparade1]

This felt like yogurt talking about how it was made.

[@YouTuber-r5c8x]

I like how you think. But plain yogurt.

[@zed6221]

PALE EMPEROR

[@Peter-g6z7t]

Didn't Sid Caesar and Ernie Kovacs do live, primetime sketch comedy in the 50's? Caesar's Show of Shows was also 90 minutes long.

[@intomnia3313]

Percy Dovetonsils would agree.

[@ronch182]

Why is getting on a show like West Wing such a stretch? The ultimate example of transitioning from comedy to drama is Bryan Cranston

[@jdotoz]

Tom Hanks

[@kathrynbaker8215]

Don’t stress about SNL, most of us never watch that show.

[@pauldzim]

"Low input lag is super annoying." Whoops, flubbed your line there Bley

[@francescaa8331]

Lol. I was thinking - it is?

[@karenwolsey2283]

#JimGaffiganforSNL #JimGaffiganforSNLHost !!😃😆😂👏👏#GovernorTimWalz 💙💙

[@edscott4729]

So the agent campaigns for you to get the job. That makes sense. But he didn't explain it that way.

[@rdholowczak]

I am stressing about the can of soda he keeps waiving at....

[@realspenz]

This should be in blue sky

[@stewpacalypse7104]

Conan should do a version of Hard Knocks for SNL. That would be fascinating.

[@lifesabrick5104]

I missed the part where Jim checked out of his hotel room and into another, changed clothes then changed the lighting and recorded another Tim Walz impression lol.

[@murphykenji]

That's ok, look at how much Walz was lying trying to get his next job.

[@garypedigogaeu5787]

Gaffigan certainly holds Saturday Night Live in much higher esteem than I hold them. I view them as the most unfunny,sell out, commercial group of boot lickers ever. However, in the 70’s they were a group that deserved praise. So in an historical sense I get where he’s coming from.

[@gibsoncorvus1]

Tim Walls loves bureaucracy

[@BrettJohnson-n1v]

He would have been good on the West Wing

[@waylonnicholson371]

Conan, please pull some strings and get Jim to host SNL, and then be sure to host the following week.

[@theQandA]

All that effort goes into SNL and it’s still widely considered awful.

[@timothybewley5344]

He bailed on his Indianapolis Clowes Hall gig when he got picked to host some Government dinner this October. They reset the date for Oct 2025. Sorta pissed about it. I get it...bought tickets for Jim Jefferies. Think I will just cancel my Gaffigan tickets. I really don't think they should get my money for a year and half, without delivering.

[@snowps1]

What's wrong with that? Tim Walz himself is a grandiose liar. The lying was just part of the audition...

[@andarien]

A shame, we could have had Jim as a regular on SNL if Harris/Walz won

[@zhozhoc]

😂

[@vacayooper4728]

We would have had to have Harris Walz, no thanks.

[@rhess10]

Imagine reminiscing FOR THIS LONG about a show that's no longer funny and has been in the brink of cancellation and a character that may never even be a footnote in US history. And if he is a footnote, THAT would be funnier than any sketch.

[@seanknox7321]

Bro… this show is incredible for what it is. They have like 3 days to make this show every week and not all sketches it but some do. Weekend update is amazing and 3 of the women are near perfect. They need better guys this season for sure but it all comes and goes. You can’t get Chris Farley and Adam Sandler in every generation.

[@Pb42090]

You let them scan you Conan??? They're going to make all sorts of Japanese conana robots.

[@ottomattix86]

Kids in the hall.

[@johnlynch78]

During the game character discussion, I was waiting for Conan to drop the bombshell that his character was deleted from the game as it caused glare 🤭

[@LycanLink]

In Jim's defense, Dana's impression of Biden wasn't great either (surprising for the man of a billion voices), but I still enjoyed their skits regardless.

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

He is quite lazy and doesn't put the work in. Mid career failures did him in permanently.

[@Wilco1972]

While I agree with you on the vocal imitation not being so great, Carvey really nailed the mannerisms and especially the walk.

[@LycanLink]

@@Wilco1972 Oh, yeah, absolutely.

[@tl8319]

Amazing that Gaffigan calls Walz sincere. The guy literally lied about every aspect of his life and never thought anyone noticed.

[@robertmatthews2009]

Jim Gaffigan would have been the only good thing about a Harris presidency.

[@penguinista]

Historians argue about whether individuals matter in the course of history. It seems obvious to me that replacing Alexander the Great with Alexander the Mouth Breather would have lead to different outcomes, so I have already made up my mind on the argument. But it seems like Lorne Michaels and SNL are another good example of where things would have gone very differently if another person had been in that position. And SNL has definitely had measurable effects on US culture and politics, and therefor on history.

[@bswi12]

Apart from Jim making Tim look goofy and not a serious person, it was really cool for Jim to yuck it up with trump and rip on Kamala at the Al Smith dinner a week before the election... Really appreciate you normalizing trump's criminality and doing your part to get him elected.

[@CuriousDiscourse]

LOL cry harder

[@AgingStudent]

I didn't realize....tuned that basket of deplorables dinner out. Super disappointed to hear that.

[@jonhenrickson6075]

Jim made him look goofy 😂 I think old Timmy did a great job of that himself 😢

[@R3l3ntl3sss]

Your using their language

[@bswi12]

@R3l3ntl3sss You're*

[@backdoorwolf666]

Bring back Pale Force.

[@staycationsound]

Can you please find better moments to place the ads that don’t totally ruin the flow of the show?

[@corbinh2037]

Hold up! SNL didn't ask if they could meet Mitch?! 😂

[@Tyc9909]

omg i thought matt aged like 30 years in the thumbnail 😭

[@nogotrobot7954]

Is the guy in purple glenn beck's brother?

[@haroldswyers8441]

Am I going crazy, why is his wedding ring on his right hand?

[@nitrozuse]

Please finish final space!

[@ianobrien3248]

When my bank account gets a little low I just pick up a couple weeks guest writing on SNL

[@rmk6693]

Shocking that Gaffigan hasn’t hosted.

[@rhetttillery]

Alright meow, Mr Larry Johnson…