We Are One Step Closer to Maya Rudolph Playing Kamala Harris on 'Hot Ones'

Comedian Maya Rudolph is set to return to Saturday Night Live to portray Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a tweet from CNN entertainment reporter Elizabeth Wagmeister. Rudolph’s impersonation of Harris is expected to continue at least through the 2024 election cycle.

This news comes as Harris is poised to name her running mate within the next few days. She and her running mate will begin a four-day tour through the swing states beginning next Tuesday.

Rudolph’s previous portrayals of Harris on SNL during the 2020 campaign were widely praised by audiences and critics alike. No word on whether Martin Short will return to play Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman.

The best news is that no one makes fake Hot Ones appearances better than Maya Rudolph, appearing once on SNL as Beyoncé and another time as her character on her Apple TV+ Loot. As Tori notes, social media has joked for weeks that Kamala Harris could clinch the November election if she appeared on Hot Ones — Maya Rudolph appearing on Hot Ones as Kamala Harris may be as close as we get. It’s what the country deserves to help us heal.