Categories: Trending now

Watch Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph’s SNL Cold Open

2024-11-04 01:00:03

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance alongside her Saturday Night Live ace impersonator Maya Rudolph at the top of John Mulaney’s November 2, 2024 episode. And it was like looking in a mirror — literally. 

How to Watch

Watch Saturday Night Live Saturdays at 11:30/10:30c on NBC and Peacock, streaming next day on Peacock.

The final cold open before the 2024 presidential election began with CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins (Chloe Fineman) throwing to a Donald Trump rally, in which a harried Trump (James Austin Johnson) groused, made obscene gestures with the microphone, and introduced his Republican running mate J.D. Vance (Bowen Yang). 

“This place reeks. I don’t want to be here with you people,” Johnson’s Trump told his supporters. “Come on, I’m out of gas. I’m running on fumes here, folks.”

Cut to the green room of another rally in Philadelphia: that of Democratic presidential candidate Harris (Rudolph), who stood with her own running mate Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan), Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (Andy Samberg), and President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey). The moments held a double significance, as the politicians acknowledged the final days of their campaign in what also may well be Gaffigan, Rudolph, Samberg, and Carvey’s final sketch together.

RELATED: Watch John Mulaney’s SNL Monologue and Sketches from November 2

And then Rudolph’s Harris sat down at the mirror to have a heart to heart with herself — the real Kamala Harris.

Watch the 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open above.

Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph give each other a pep talk

“This is it: the last campaign stop in Pennsylvania,” Harris’s Rudolph said. “Gosh, I just wish I could talk to someone who’s been in my shoes, you know? A Black South Asian woman running for president — preferably from the Bay Area?”

The SNL audience burst into wild applause as Harris herself was revealed on the other side of the mirror, telling her counterpart, “You and me both, sister.”

RELATED: Kamala Harris Just Reviewed Maya Rudolph’s SNL Impression

“I don’t really laugh like that, do I?” Harris asked Rudolph, who, after hedging, told Harris, “A little bit.”

“Now Kamala: Take my palm-ala,” Rudolph’s Harris instructed the real Vice President. “The American people want to stop the chaos.”

“And end the drama-la,” Harris chimed in.

“With a cool new stepmamala. Kick back in our pajamalas, and watch a rom-com-ala,” Rudolph continued. 

“Like Legally Blonde-ala!” Harris added. 

“And start decorating for Christmas — falalalala,” Rudolph finished.

And Rudolph wasn’t the only politician who made a cameo during the episode: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, the former governor who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016, popped up during the first sketch of the night, a new edition of the recurring “What’s That Name?”

What’s That Name: Election Edition

News Today

Share
Published by
News Today

Recent Posts

The Majority Of States’ Abortion Rights Amendments Won

Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it. Of the 10…

3 seconds ago

Best phones to buy under ₹15,000 in November 2024: CMF Phone 1, Vivo T3x, Poco X6 Neo and more

Best phones to buy under ₹15,000 in November 2024: With tons of options available in…

5 mins ago

Why Bitcoin Price Could Climb Even Higher After Trump Victory, According to Analysts

2024-11-07 00:05:03 After climbing to a new all-time high earlier this morning, the Bitcoin price…

10 mins ago

This is how the Associated Press calls election winners

2024-11-06 23:45:03 One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won?The…

30 mins ago

Control of Congress may come down to a handful of House races in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New Yorkers could play an outsized role Tuesday in determining control of…

35 mins ago

Donald Trump Just Won the Presidency With Project 2025 As His Roadmap

2024-11-06 23:35:04 Donald Trump just took the U.S. presidency, and the blueprint for his second…

40 mins ago