Democracy has spoken. Steve Martin has been deemed the perfect person to portray Kamala Harris’ recently-announced VP pick , Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on “Saturday Night Live” this fall.
On Tuesday, Walz, 60, was revealed as Harris’ running mate, and social media instantly buzzed over Martin and Walz’s physical resemblances. Fans said on X (formerly Twitter) that they want to see Martin, 78, portray the Democratic politician on the upcoming 50th season of “SNL,” which will be in production through the 2024 presidential election . “SNL get Steve Martin on the phone NOW,” read one tweet with over 9,000 retweets.
“So Steve Martin is definitely gonna play Walz on SNL right,” said another fan. Someone else wrote , “He’s the only logical choice for this, can we get him to do it?” A fourth fan joked, “Am I missing something or did Kamala Harris not choose comedian Steve Martin to be her running mate?” Another fan pointed out that the similarities between Walz’s home in Minnesota and the house from Martin’s 1991 movie “Father of the Bride.” “Not only does Tim Walz look like Steve Martin, his house looks like the Father of the Bride House,” the fan tweeted with pictures of the two houses.
The Post has reached out to reps for Martin and “SNL” for comment. Martin has hosted “SNL” 16 times — just one short of Alec Baldwin’s record of 17 hosting appearances. The last time Martin hosted the show was in December 2022 during Season 48.
He co-hosted the episode with his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Martin Short . Brandi Carlile was the musical guest. Martin’s first appearance as host was during Season 2 in 1976.
It’s already been announced that Maya Rudolph will return as Harris, 59, for “SNL” Season 50. Rudolph, 52, first played Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, on the Dec. 21, 2019, episode of “SNL” hosted by Eddie Murphy.
She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the role. Deadline reported that pre-production on Season 3 of Rudolph’s Apple TV+ series “Loot” was paused due to scheduling reasons — likely because of Rudolph’s commitment to “SNL.” The upcoming milestone season of the NBC sketch comedy series premieres on Sept.
28. Harris picked Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, setting the stage for their showdown with Donald Trump and his VP pick JD Vance in November. “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked Tim Walz to be my running mate.
As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his,” the vice president posted on X. Walz called it the “honor of a lifetime” to join the Harris campaign — declaring, “I’m all in.” “Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible.
It reminds me a bit of the first day of school. So, let’s get this done, folks!” Walz said in a statement. Walz spent 24 years in the Army National Guard and then a decade in the US House of Representatives, serving a largely rural district in southern Minnesota, before running for governor in 2018.
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