No, ‘SNL’ doesn’t need Maya Rudolph to play Kamala Harris
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Are we ready for another round of SNL: Celebrity Cameo Edition?
As the world processed the news over the weekend that President Joe Biden would not run for election and Democrats coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris as their new nominee, a predictable yet misguided sentiment began to seem through social media:
SNL has to bring Maya Rudolph back to play Kamala Harris.
Rudolph is no stranger to playing Harris. After occasionally portraying the then-California senator on SNL during the 2020 Democratic primary, Lorne Michaelsbrought Rudolph on board full-time alongside Jim Carrey as Joe Biden during the race against Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
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