Steve Martin Responds to Tim Walls’ ‘SNL’ Gossip

Steve Martin has weighed in on the invitations he received to play Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, in Saturday Night Live.

the Only murders in the building The star who has appeared as a frequent guest and hosted SNL He indicated several times that he saw the chatter, Writing on Instagram topics“I just heard that Tim Walls wants to go on a trip with Marty Short.”

Martin and his old friend Omitep Co-star and SNL The two Short alumni regularly perform live together, and the duo even filmed a Netflix special in 2018 called An evening you will never forget.

In fact, Martin and Short already have a number of live shows, titled “The Dukes of Funnytown,” scheduled for next month. Across the United States this fall.

Martin’s name quickly began trending on Twitter on Tuesday after Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Walz to be her running mate in her 2024 presidential campaign.

SNL She’s already recruited alumna Maya Rudolph to reprise her role as Harris until the 2024 election. Even Damon Lindelof got in on the act, posting a Photoshopped image of herself. SNL Promo with Martin and Rudolph as Harris.

However, Martin wasn’t the only person suggested as a choice to play Walz on the long-running Saturday variety show.

Others suggested by X users include Danny DeVito, Tom Arnold, Bradley Whitford, and Jim Gaffigan, Parks and Recreational Resorts Alumni include Jim O’Heir, Bill Murray, Kyle Chandler (perhaps inspired by Walls’ background as a former high school football coach), Drew Carey, SNL Guest and host John Goodman and SNL Al Franken alumnus and former Minnesota Senator Paul Scheer had an innovative idea. Stream SNL Cast Member.

SNL Julia Sweeney Graduate She even suggested herself as a character to play Walz.

Walz, 60, spent 12 years in the House, where he was respected and built strong relationships with fellow lawmakers before being elected governor of Minnesota in 2018. Harris and other Democrats quickly embraced his description of Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, as “weird.”

The former teacher and football coach has passed progressive legislation in Minnesota like universal school lunches and laid the groundwork for the state to move to 100 percent clean energy by 2040. He signed a bill that Taylor Swift fans will appreciate: House Bill 1989, which provides more transparency and protections for people who buy tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota, due to the frustration of a local lawmaker and many other fans who tried to buy tickets to Swift’s concerts.

Harris and Walz appeared together for the first time as Democratic candidates for the 2024 presidential election at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.