Yahoo Lifestyle "SNL" Stars Maya Rudolph And Jim Gaffigan Are Going Viral For Their "Absolutely Perfect" Impressions Of Kamala Harris And Tim Walz
Saturday Night Live is back!
The show returned yesterday for its 50th season, and in the cold open, Maya Rudolph made her big return as Vice President Kamala Harris, while Jim Gaffigan debuted as her running mate, Tim Walz.
The segment also featured Andy Samberg as Douglas Emhoff, Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden, James Austin Johnson as former president Donald Trump, and Bowen Yang as J.D. Vance.
In short, it was hilarious.
Maya absolutely nailed her impression of Kamala, from the vice president's voice and delivery to her infectious laugh and penchant for funny quotes.
Jim was also spot-on as Tim — down to his mannerisms and BDE (big dad energy).
Viewers thought the whole thing was hilarious and took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts.
Holy shit, I hope Kamala Harris and Tim Walz win, because Jim Gaffigan is GREAT as Tim Walz! 😆 pic.twitter.com/p6HitCt81b
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @mmpadellan
Maya Rudolph knocked the ball OUT of the park tonight on Saturday Night Live with her portrayal of Kamala Harris.Great job, Maya! https://t.co/Zmh3wrTyJA
— R. H. Negative (@HybridSeeker) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @HybridSeeker
Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz might be the greatest casting in history pic.twitter.com/WWxOjmVloZ
— Ben Palmer (@benjpalmer) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @benjpalmer
Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz on SNL. Absolutely perfect, no notes. pic.twitter.com/YlbX4nZFFr
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @consequence
Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan are perfect! #SNL doing Kamala Harris. She is too good! pic.twitter.com/kyK5FytVta
— Lucifer (@krishnakamal077) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @krishnakamal077
This was literally the SNL cold open we all wished for AND THEN SOME! @JimGaffigan absolutely nailed his portrayal of Tim Walz to the point I just kept rewinding and laughing hysterically at how accurate it was! 😂 https://t.co/OYPcD5cN87
— Nate Drees (@Nate_Drees) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @Nate_Drees
The fact they got Jim Gaffigan to play Walz is... I mean, it's exactly who I'd have picked if I thought there was a shot in hell he'd do it. https://t.co/AWKccKFCLI
— what a Metstake🏳️🌈 (@ChristinaMets15) September 29, 2024
NBC / Twitter: @ChristinaMets15
Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan are perfect! #SNL https://t.co/LSTJzmqupr
— Gentle Ann 4 Kamala Harris (@GentleAnnWalker) September 29, 2024
They also loved Dana Carvey as Joe Biden.
I love Dana Carvey on SNL. pic.twitter.com/5Qkxcs9Fvc
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 29, 2024
SNL / Twitter: @keithboykin
Dana Carvey, in a league of his own. ❤️ https://t.co/WlTmTP0VJd
— Rachel Rust (@Rach_Rust) September 29, 2024
SNL / Twitter: @Rach_Rust
Andy Samberg got a lot of praise for his portrayal of Douglas Emhoff, too.
ANDY SAMBERG AS DOUG EMHOFF is killing me so bad lmfao #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/jPZU4TrVkN
— VK (@votekamala) September 29, 2024
SNL / Twitter: @votekamala
What did you think of the opening sketch? Tell us in the comments.
