Steve Martin addresses calls for him to portray Tim Walz on“ Saturday Night Live”

After Kamala Harris announced she had picked the Minnesota governor as her running mate, the comedian quickly became the favorite to play him on "SNL".

Steve Martin is very aware that the internet wants him to play Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live. 

The comedian’s name was widely circulated online — alongside other picks like Parks and Rec star Jim O’Heir, John Goodman, Jim Gaffigan, and Danny DeVito — as a potential candidate to play the Minnesota governor on the sketch comedy series following Harris’ VP announcement on Tuesday.

Martin also appeared to lean into the suggestion in a Threads post, writing, “I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short.”

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The only problem? The 78-year-old, who has hosted SNL a whopping 16 times over the years, is currently scheduled to embark on his ongoing “The Dukes of Funnytown” tour with Only Murders in the Building costar and best buddy Martin Short this fall, which could complicate casting matters.

The concert series is set to hold several weekend stops across multiple states both before and after the 2024 presidential election. 

Short has his own ties to SNL and its political coverage, too. Not only is he a former cast member, having starred on its 10th season from 1984 to 1985, but he memorably played Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff in a 2021 sketch. Accompanied by Maya Rudolph as Harris, the pair threw a star-studded Passover seder that saw them host politicians from both sides of the aisle, including Ted Cruz (Aidy Bryant) and Joe Biden (Alex Moffat).

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In addition to Martin's potential SNL involvement, expectations are high that Rudolph will reprise her role as the current Vice President next season.

Entertainment Weekly has learned that production on the third season of her hit Apple TV+ series Loot had been paused due to scheduling reasons, seemingly suggesting that Rudolph has plans for the next few months.

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