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Veep stars reveal the OTHER character they’d love to play

Veep stars reveal the OTHER character they’d love to play

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You may not be able to picture Julia Louis-Dreyfus in any other role on Veep than Madame Malevolent President Selina Meyer, or Tony Hale playing a different part than creepily committed bagman Gary, but this story aims to do just that. Before HBO’s critically acclaimed political comedy returns for its seventh and final season on March 31, EW asked the cast members to pick a character from the show (besides their own) that they would have the most fun playing. Spoiler: There was much love for the evil-spewing Furlong, and you’ll never believe who Louis-Dreyfus chose. (Unless you guessed Richard. Then you were spot-on.)

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Veep stars reveal the OTHER character they’d like to play

You may not be able to picture Julia Louis-Dreyfus in any other role on Veep than Madame Malevolent President Selina Meyer, or Tony Hale playing a different part than creepily committed bagman Gary, but this story aims to do just that. Before HBO’s critically acclaimed political comedy returns for its seventh and final season on March 31, EW asked the cast members to pick a character from the show (besides their own) that they would have the most fun playing. Spoiler: There was much love for the evil-spewing Furlong, and you’ll never believe who Louis-Dreyfus chose. (Unless you guessed Richard. Then you were spot-on.)

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“He’s just such a doddering fool,” says Dunn. “I mean, he was just so openly mocked. How Matt played it —it just looked like a lot of fun. His adopted kids, everything was so sad — he was such a sad sack. I loved that character.”

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Kevin Dunn (Ben) chooses Mike (played by Matt Walsh)

“He’s just such a doddering fool,” says Dunn. “I mean, he was just so openly mocked. How Matt played it —it just looked like a lot of fun. His adopted kids, everything was so sad — he was such a sad sack. I loved that character.”

“Just hitting the same war hero story makes me laugh,” says Walsh. “He’s cocky. I like his cockiness. Danny Chung thinks he’s a player. That would be fun.”

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Matt Walsh (Mike) chooses Danny Chung (played by Randall Park)

“Just hitting the same war hero story makes me laugh,” says Walsh. “He’s cocky. I like his cockiness. Danny Chung thinks he’s a player. That would be fun.”

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“My answer is — and always has been — Furlong,” declares Sutherland. “Being given permission in a creative setting to say such unconscionable things sounds very fun. It’s definitely a role that no one will ever cast me in in my career, so I would relish every second of it.”

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Sarah Sutherland (Catherine) chooses Furlong (played by Dan Bakkedahl)

“My answer is — and always has been — Furlong,” declares Sutherland. “Being given permission in a creative setting to say such unconscionable things sounds very fun. It’s definitely a role that no one will ever cast me in in my career, so I would relish every second of it.”

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“I would probably play Ben, because then I could insult myself, because that’s what he was always continually doing. I’ve known Kevin for 30 years, so I could get a crack at trying to do my best Kevin Dunn impression.”

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Gary Cole (Kent) chooses Ben (played by Kevin Dunn)

“I would probably play Ben, because then I could insult myself, because that’s what he was always continually doing. I’ve known Kevin for 30 years, so I could get a crack at trying to do my best Kevin Dunn impression.”

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“Over the years I’ve gotten to read Gary Cole’s part at table reads, if he couldn’t be there, and it was always my favorite,” says Scott. “Trying to mimic his deep baritoned deadpan was an f-in blast. And when the rest of the cast made me do my impression for Gary, he was a really good sport.”

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Reid Scott (Gary) chooses Kent (played by Gary Cole)

“Over the years I’ve gotten to read Gary Cole’s part at table reads, if he couldn’t be there, and it was always my favorite,” says Scott. “Trying to mimic his deep baritoned deadpan was an f-in blast. And when the rest of the cast made me do my impression for Gary, he was a really good sport.”

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“I like doing the accent when we do it in table reads,” shares Chlumsky. “I like her guilelessness, but it’s not a guilelessness in the same fashion of Richard. There is this mythology that [European politicans have] got it figured out more than we do, because they’ve been around longer as a nation. [Laughs] She fulfills that fantasy of the European diplomat — just the way that nothing rattles her, but not from a stern way, just because why should it rattle her? She’s just doing the best thing for the country and for the world.”

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Anna Chlumsky chooses Minna (played by Sally Phillips)

“I like doing the accent when we do it in table reads,” shares Chlumsky. “I like her guilelessness, but it’s not a guilelessness in the same fashion of Richard. There is this mythology that [European politicans have] got it figured out more than we do, because they’ve been around longer as a nation. [Laughs] She fulfills that fantasy of the European diplomat — just the way that nothing rattles her, but not from a stern way, just because why should it rattle her? She’s just doing the best thing for the country and for the world.”

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While Hale does love the horrific shamelessness of Reid Scott’s Dan, he opts for Mike. “He is so dumb, and playing dumb is really, really fun,” says Hale. “You just love him so much. He tries really, really, really hard, and that’s really fun to play.”

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Tony Hale (Gary) chooses Mike (played by Matt Walsh)

While Hale does love the horrific shamelessness of Reid Scott’s Dan, he opts for Mike. “He is so dumb, and playing dumb is really, really fun,” says Hale. “You just love him so much. He tries really, really, really hard, and that’s really fun to play.”

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“Albeit the monologues are lengthy and wordy and they change all the time, it’d probably be pretty fun to do some of Dan Bakkedahl’s stuff for Congressman Furlong,” says Simons. “The depths of the cynicism that the show has ever hit have been in not only what Congressman Furlong says to other people about politics, but what he says to Will about their personal relationships. The full depths of the cynicism of the show are explored in him, and I think that’s really funny.”

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Timothy Simonds (Jonah) chooses Furlong

“Albeit the monologues are lengthy and wordy and they change all the time, it’d probably be pretty fun to do some of Dan Bakkedahl’s stuff for Congressman Furlong,” says Simons. “The depths of the cynicism that the show has ever hit have been in not only what Congressman Furlong says to other people about politics, but what he says to Will about their personal relationships. The full depths of the cynicism of the show are explored in him, and I think that’s really funny.”

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“Karen just killed me,” praises DuVall. “She is so brilliant, and I just loved that character and her relationship with Selina and everybody else, and the way everyone reacted to her really got me. The wishy-washy, the never giving an answer, the creative way that she would never give an answer, and then the way everyone else would do their version of making fun of her not giving an answer — I just loved it.”

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Clea DuVall chooses Karen (played by Lennon Parham)

“Karen just killed me,” praises DuVall. “She is so brilliant, and I just loved that character and her relationship with Selina and everybody else, and the way everyone reacted to her really got me. The wishy-washy, the never giving an answer, the creative way that she would never give an answer, and then the way everyone else would do their version of making fun of her not giving an answer — I just loved it.”

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“I would like to play Richard Splett,” says Louis-Dreyfus, “because he was the antithesis of Selina Meyer. And it might be fun to explore someone who is just intrinsically good and kind. That would have been an interesting challenge — and certainly a big gear shift.”

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus chooses Richard (played by Sam Richardson)

“I would like to play Richard Splett,” says Louis-Dreyfus, “because he was the antithesis of Selina Meyer. And it might be fun to explore someone who is just intrinsically good and kind. That would have been an interesting challenge — and certainly a big gear shift.”

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“I’d play Little Richard,” says Richardson, “because I guess it’s a chance to start over.”

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Sam Richardson (Richard) chooses Little Richard (played by twins Amiyah and Alexis Hicks)

“I’d play Little Richard,” says Richardson, “because I guess it’s a chance to start over.”

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