Since news broke that Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election, the internet has named Steve Martin as the ideal actor to parody Walz on Saturday Night Live . Given that Martin, 78, with his white hair, thick-rimmed glasses and wide, infectious smile bears an undeniable resemblance to Walz, 60, it doesn’t seem like a long shot. “Oh Steve Martin, get your ass to NYC NOW! SNL needs you!” one exclaimed on X (formerly Twitter), with a second questioning: “So Steve Martin is definitely gonna play Walz on SNL right?” “I just went to Steve Martin’s IG and this was one of his most recent pictures,” a third wrote, alongside two pictures of both Martin and Walz eagerly embracing pigs.
“Oh he has to do SNL now.” “Steve Martin is currently sat waiting for a call from Saturday Night Live and wondering how high they’ll go,” another declared, while one added: “Steve Martin is coming back to SNL mark my my words.” Legendary comedian Martin is no stranger to SNL .
Although he was never a formal cast member on the hit NBC sketch comedy series, he has hosted it 16 times. Only Alec Baldwin has hosted it more than Martin (17 times). The Only Murders in the Building actor’s most recent appearance on SNL , in December 2022 alongside his co-star Martin Short, became the most-watched episode of that season with 5.
1 million viewers. Should the internet get its way, Martin would join Maya Rudolph , who is.
