After a conversation with Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels on Wednesday, Steve Martin won’t be starring as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who has been tapped as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris‘ running mate. The SNL producer offered Martin the role, the Los Angeles Times reported, but Martin turned it down.
“I wanted to say no and, by the way, he wanted me to say no,” Martin told the LA Times. “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.”
Maya Rudolph recently answered the comedy gods prayers with her decision to return to Saturday Night Live as Vice President Kamala Harris. And following the announcement Tuesday of Walz as Harris’ running mate, online users had begun to brainstorm who could star as Rudolph’s right-hand man. Martin…
