After Harris introduced Walz as her proper hand Tuesday for her Democratic presidential bid, social media customers on X (previously Twitter) rapidly named Martin as a front-runner to parody the Minnesota governor on the NBC sketch present.
Apparently catching wind of the web chatter, Martin, who bears a resemblance to the politician with white hair and glasses, reacted with a cheeky response on social media.
“I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short,” the actor wrote Tuesday on Instagram’s Threads, nodding to his pal and fellow comic Martin Brief. Martin and Brief, co-stars of “Only Murders in the Building,” are slated to go on a U.S. comedy tour this fall.
Martin instructed the Los Angeles Occasions on Wednesday that “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels reached out to him earlier that day to supply him the gig, however the comic defined why he politely turned Michaels down.
“I wanted to say no and, by the way, he wanted me to say no,” Martin instructed the Occasions of the supplied recurring gig for the present’s fiftieth season. “I said, ‘Lorne, I’m not an impressionist. You need someone who can really nail the guy.’ I was picked because I have gray hair and glasses.”
There was yet another factor that gave the Emmy winner, who will flip 79 on Aug. 14, pause: the time dedication.
“It’s ongoing,” Martin says. “It’s not like you do it once and get applause and never do it again. Again, they need a real impressionist to do that. They’re gonna find somebody really, really good. I’d be struggling.”
Followers of “SNL” will recall that actor Alec Baldwin spent years taking part in Donald Trump after taking up the position earlier than the 2016 election. “SNL” mainstay Maya Rudolph has additionally often portrayed Harris since 2019 and can be reprising her position via the present presidential marketing campaign, Deadline reported.
Martin has hosted the late-night present 16 instances, Rolling Stone reported.
Martin and Brief’s comedy tour kicks off in Nashville on Sept. 19.
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