Will Maya Rudolph Play Kamala Harris On ‘SNL’ During The 2024 Presidential Race?

Maya Rudolph first joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 2000 during the show's 25th season and was a regular cast member until 2007.

After leaving the show, Rudolph has made numerous guest appearances, including hosting and special guest spots--and now, she will be making yet another return to the live comedy show, this time reprising her role as Vice President Kamala Harris.

It's been a week and a half since President Joe Biden announced he would be stepping aside in the presidential race. While the President of the United States, said it has been "the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President," he said he feels it is in the best interest "of my party and the country to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president."

Just moments after sharing the news, Joe Biden promptly offered his “full support and endorsement” of Vice President Kamala Harris. As soon as Vice President Harris emerged as a Democratic nominee following President Joe Biden's exit from the race on July 21, fans immediately urged Rudolph to return to "SNL."

And guess what? She’s answered the call!

"Mamala" is back in action as Maya Rudolph is gearing up to bring her Emmy-winning portrayal of Vice President Kamala Harris to "Saturday Night Live" this fall, according to Deadline. "With the 2024 Presidential campaign heating up, the NBC late-night comedy show is ready to dive back into the political world.

In 2020, Rudolph opened up about what went into her impressions. “You want to emulate that person,” she said, per The Hill. “I think in the world of comedy, for me, what I like trying to go after is finding the thing that creates a character that’s got some sort of a goofy joy.”

After going viral, the Vice President of the United States commented on Maya Rudolph's impression of her.

“I grew up watching Saturday Night Live,” Harris told Seth Meyers in 2019. “The thought that anyone would be in any way depicting me on ‘Saturday Night Live’ was just – I was a bit overwhelmed.”

“I will tell you that I fully intend to make sure she (Rudolph) has a full eight years of work on ‘SNL,” Harris joked.

This news comes after Joe Biden announced he would be dropping out of the presidential race and will no longer seek re-election. Instead, he has endorsed Kamala Harris.

“My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” he wrote in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made.”

”Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he added. "Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this."

After several political figures and celebrities announced their endorsements for Kamala Harris, the current VP expressed her gratitude.

"When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Harris said, per People Magazine. “Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party's nominee, and as a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state's delegation helped put our campaign over the top. I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”

Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, former President Bill Clinton, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former President Barack Obama have endorsed Harris.

"Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election," the 59-year-old said in her official statement last week. "And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda."

"We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win," she added.