Saturday night saw the debut of Jim Gaffigan’s Tim Walz, Dana Carvey’s Joe Biden, and Bowen Yang’s J.D. Vance—great performances that unfortunately overshadowed host Jean Smart.
We’ve known since July 21 that Maya Rudolph would return to Saturday Night Live this year to play Kamala Harris . However unnerving this political season might get—these 36 remaining days of nail-biting hell—we could at least be able to count on her to deliver. Indeed, the 50th season premiere of SNL cut right to the chase, beginning with the welcome sight of Rudolph’s silk press and flag lapel pin. “I’m going to protect your Va-Georgia,” her Harris promised a rally audience.
But it was SNL’s decision to tap Bowen Yang as Trump’s vice-presidential pick, J.D. Vance, that will likely drive their campaign crazy. Being played by a gay Asian who likely knows his way around an eyeliner should eat those weirdos up. And it nicely sets up a future cold open between Gaffigan’s Dog Lover and Yang’s Cat Hater post next week’s VP debate. Yang, the night’s MVP alongside Rudolph, would play another baby hippo later in the evening.
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