The latest episode of Saturday Night Live spoofed the Vice Presidential debate and how friendly that candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz seemed to each other during last week’s event.
SNL’s hilarious cold open featured opening statements from Senator JD Vance, played by Bowen Yang, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, played by Jim Gaffigan.
As Vance, Yang said that he wanted to “begin with something that will appeal to women voters” and noted that CBS News debate moderators Norah O’Donnell, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, and Margaret Brennan, portrayed by Chloe Fineman “are mothers, and I like that.”
When Gaffigan, as Walz, was seen writing something down before giving his opening statement, he said that he’s “got to grade these papers. Got a stack of midterms,” when asked what he was doing.
Maya Rudolph joined in on the fun as VP Kamala Harris, with Andy Samberg who played Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. She’d kicked off the skit at home, watching the debate unfold. As both candidates tried their best to evade answering questions, Rudolph eventually chimed in with a nervous laugh to say about Walz, “Ok, ok. He’s out there, he’s doing this thing, whatever that may be.”
As the debate went on, Rudolph as Harris became horrified. “Why are they friends? Why are they vibing?!” she asked. To top off the wild scene, Dana Carvey appeared as President Joe Biden to crash the viewing party and tell Rudolph’s Harris, “You’re going to make a great president.”
Last Saturday, SNL kicked off its 50th season with a cold open that tackled the 2024 presidential election. In it, Rudolph played Harris and joked about the current VP’s use of Gen Z humor. The episode alo featured a sketch about the failed assassination attempt against former President Trump in July.
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