The comedian told the Los Angeles Times that the legendary ‘Saturday Night Live’ producer called him with an offer on Wednesday morning.
Whenever a new politician gets vaulted onto the national stage, the internet scrambles to face-match them with their celebrity counterpart, its denizens generously taking it upon themselves to do the work of thecasting team. Often these fan-castings go ignored, but something in the air was different on Tuesday when it was announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.
It wasn’t long before someone realized who Walz’s silver hair, glasses, and general folksy vibe reminded them of: Steve Martin. From there, the calls for Martin to return toas Walz grew louder until the banjo-playing comedian himself acknowledged the noise. “I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short,” Martin said on Threads, a reference to his longtime creative partnership with Short.
Nearly two decades the Minnesota governor’s senior, too, and with both a packed touring schedule and obligations as one of the stars of Hulu’s, Martin implied he either couldn’t or wouldn’t commit to more than one appearance as Walz.is set to kick off Sept. 28. Alum Maya Rudolph was previously confirmed to be returning to portray Harris, whom she first played in 2019 alongside Jim Carrey’s toothy Joe Biden and Alec Baldwin’s pouting Donald Trump.
Or even—and here’s a novel suggestion—one of the people Lorne Michaels hired specifically because of their talent for comedic impressions. “Call me crazy,” actor Paul Scheer
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