Instead of Watching NBC’s “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”, I Thought Of 50 Other Actors Better Suited To Play The Grinch

I truly cannot wrap my head around this casting choice.

Who thinks, “Yes. The Grinch. An iconic Christmas character with a distinct personality and hatred of the Yuletide season” and then casts Mr. Schuester from Glee? Anyways, here are literally fifty other actors who are better fits for this part.

1. Billy Porter
2. Patrick Page (who originated the role, and is deeply in love with it)
3. Brendon Urie
4. Neil Patrick Harris
5. Jason Segel
6. Hugh Jackman
7. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
8. My overly friendly History of Dramatic Literature professor
9. Kristen Chenoweth, who would’ve killed it
10. Lin Manuel-Miranda
11. My friend, Ryan
12. James Corden (get him OUT of The Prom and INTO THAT GRINCH SUIT)
13. The four-year-old I nanny
14. Zach Braff
15. MJ Rodriguez
16. Ariana Grande
17. Adam Driver
18. Every actor in my theatre school graduating class
19. Henry Golding
20. Emma Stone
21. Scarlett Johansson
22. My other friend, Marcus
23. Jason Derulo
24. Christine Baranski
25. Literally anyone who was in Cats (2019)
26. Will Ferrell
27. A tall white man in an improv group
28. Lizzo
29. J. Lo
30. The cast of Hustlers (2019)
31. My academic advisor
32. Dick Van Dyke
33. The guy I dated whose job was to be Ringo in a Beatles covers band
34. Mitch McConnell
35. Tina Fey
36. My sister, who is a real-life Grinch
37. My dead grandfather
38. Jimmy Fallon
39. Sterling K. Brown
40. Ewan McGregor
41. Michael Cera
42. Laverne Cox
43. Idris Elba (yes, he was in Cats, but I think we should ponder this casting choice that would’ve been delightful)
44. B. D. Wong
45. The Baby Yoda puppet
46. Anya Taylor-Joy
47. Lance Bass
48. Harry Styles
49. Me
50. Jim Carrey (I think he could do it again, folks)