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Steve Martin Reportedly Turned Down Offer From Lorne Michaels To Play Tim Walz On ‘SNL’


After Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris named Tim Walz her running mate for the 2024 elections, social media called on Steve Martin to play the vice presidential hopeful this fall on Saturday Night Live.

(L-R) Maya Rudolph, Steve Martin, Kamala Harris, and Tim WalzWill Heath / NBC / Sean Gallagher / NBCU Photo Bank / Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Alex Wong / Getty Images The Only Murders In the Building actor is now weighing in on social media after he was collectively cast to parody Walz on the NBC sketch show. O’Heir took to social media to respond to suggestions that he should play Walz on the NBC late-night comedy show but had an issue with the photo they used of him on CNN. Deadline recently reported that Maya Rudolph would return to SNL to play Vice President Harris in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential race.

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