Will John Mulaney Play Pete Buttigieg on Screen?
by EG
Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg thinks John Mulaney would be the perfect person to portray him in a movie. There is, as far as we now, no Mayor Pete movie in the works, but Mulaney says he'd be on board anyway. Read on for details.
After Mayor Pete Buttigieg stated that he would like to have John Mulaney portray him in a biopic, the comedian is ready to accept the offer.
While visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, Mulaney addressed Buttigieg's compliment, quick to poke fun at his career. "I've been offered two movies and I am in both of them. Yeah I think you got him," he quipped to the Democratic candidate.
Mulaney went on to say that the moment was "really cool" for him to see as "I'm from the middle west and he's the mayor of the South Bend."
After tweeting that he would accept the offer to play Buttigieg in a biopic, Mulaney admitted he received criticism from Democrats not voting for Buttigieg.
"He's an openly gay veteran of the military, so it's a real good idea to turn down him violently other democrats," Mulaney sarcastically joked, before adding "your tone is crazy."
Later, Mulaney also discussed how he managed to have Jake Gyllenhaal make a cameo in his Netflix special, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch.
In the special, Gyllenhaal plays Mr. Music, who teaches kids they can learn music anywhere. Mulaney recalled being impressed with actor's performance in Okja and also with his hosting gig on Saturday Night Live in which he performed "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" during his opening monologue.
"It's more good than you want it to be," Mulaney said of the performance. "I'd seen him in Sunday in the Park With George, the musical, and I remember watching him and I was like 'I'm never going to be an actor. That guy thinks he's the person. Like he's out of his mind.'"
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