Behind each joke, there’s some fact; at the very least, that’s what followers hope is the case after Amy Schumer jokingly referenced the Martin Brief and Meryl Streep romance rumors on Sunday night time (February 16).
Chatting with Folks on the SNL50: The Anniversary Special crimson carpet in New York Metropolis on Sunday, the Kinda Pregnant star was requested about her dream desk lineup on the afterparty, which was attended by an entire array of well-known faces, together with the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Sabrina Carpenter, Pedro Pascal, Chris Rock, and lots of, many extra.
Nevertheless, Schumer had one particular particular person in thoughts, telling the outlet, “There’s actually nobody funnier to sit down subsequent to than Marty Brief, who I bought to sit down subsequent to on the homecoming live performance the opposite night time,” referencing the SNL50: The Homecoming Live performance that passed off on Friday (February 14).
It was then she gave the juicy gossip, saying, “I feel that the tea is, I feel Marty could be off the market. That’s what I’m seeing. I don’t know.”
Whereas Schumer didn’t point out Streep by title, she teased that Brief’s coronary heart has been stolen, “Possibly by similar to the best actor of our time, I don’t know.”
Schumer not too long ago starred alongside Brief and Streep in Solely Murders within the Constructing and sat with each at Friday’s live performance. “That was a really enjoyable seat to be seated in,” she added.
Rumors have been swirling for some time concerning a possible romance between Brief and Streep. The hypothesis went into overdrive final 12 months once they had been noticed sitting subsequent to one another on the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Nevertheless, on the time, a consultant for Brief shot down the rumors, telling Folks that the pair are “simply superb pals, nothing extra.”
Brief’s Solely Murders co-star and long-time comedy accomplice Steve Martin then ignited rumors once more when he posted a picture of the three of them along with his personal face blanked out with an emoji, indicating he was a third-wheel between Brief and Streep. Followers within the feedback definitely took it as an indication, with one person asking, “Are u confirming this relationship?!”
Throughout Friday’s SNL50 live performance, the digital camera panned to Streep and Brief whereas former SNL forged members Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer had been on stage reprising their characters Marty and Bobbi Mohan-Culp. Streep jokingly flipped the chook on the comedians whereas Brief laughed alongside.