Maya Rudolph Back To Play Kamala Harris On ‘SNL’
Maya Rudolph is coming back to SNL to play her ‘Mamala’ her Emmy-winning role as Vice President Kamala Harris. Saturday Night Live is set to begin on September 28, 2024 on NBC.
Rudolph’s impersonation of Harris is hilarious, and fans can expect to see her sipping martinis and bobbing her shoulders as America’s “Cool Aunt” all through the last stages of the 2024 Presidential Election.
Deadline reports that Rudolph’s hit show Loot, was due to begin shooting Season 3 in August, but has been pushed to January presumably to give Rudolph the time to play VP Harris.
Rudolph is currently nominated for four Emmys, including a Lead Actress In a Comedy Series for Loot and Guest Actress In a Comedy Series for her latest outing as SNL host this past season.
Some fun facts about Rudolph; she’s a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, and she has 4 children with legendary filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread). Maybe PTA will come on SNL to play the “first gentleman” after Harris becomes the first woman President in US history?
Expect to see more sketches like this in the fall during SNL’s 50th season on air: