Will Maya Rudolph's "funt," aka Vice President Kamala Harris , be back on "Saturday Night Live?" Speculation has been running hot since Sunday when President Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race , but the "SNL" alum is a busy actor these days. Rudolph earned four Emmy nods last week for her work on three different shows: "Loot" (just renewed for a third season on Apple TV+), "Big Mouth" on Netflix and two nominations for a hosting stint on "SNL." She played Harris several times as a guest on "SNL" in 2019, during the 2020 presidential election cycle.
Rudolph was a cast member on the NBC show from 2000 to 2007. The "Bridesmaids" actor won an Emmy for her Harris impression in December 2019 during a cold open send-up of the PBS Democratic debate soon after Harris dropped out of the presidential race. She debuted the character earlier that year during a town hall bit that had her introducing her Harris as "America's cool aunt.
A fun aunt. I call that a 'funt.'" Her Emmy-winning turn as Harris referenced Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" with: "I just want to show you how good you could've had it, America.
You withheld your donations, and I got tired of waiting, so I walked my fine a** out the door." Rudolph then sang: "You coulda had a bad b****." Calls for Rudolph to return to the role have flooded social media since Biden stepped aside .
He and Democratic leaders have thrown their support to Harris as their presidential nominee ahead of the Aug. 19 start of the.