Steve Martin reportedly turns down Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL'

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Steve Martin reportedly turns down Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL'
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Steve Martin's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray.

LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin 's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray.With Maya Rudolph's wildly popular impression of Kamala Harris on 'Saturday Night Live,' fans clamored to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris' new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

'Although Martin initially leaned into the fun, writing on social platform Threads that he 'just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short,' he also noted the impression comes with a long-term commitment of performing on the show.'It's ongoing,' Martin told the Times. 'It's not like you do it once and get applause and never do it again. Again, they need a real impressionist to do that. They're gonna find somebody really, really good.

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