Social Media Warns Maya Rudolph Not To Do This 1 Thing On 'SNL' This Week
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Elections have consequences, even for comedy shows.
It’s hard to say how “Saturday Night Live” will riff on the election results this week, but some people have named one thing they hope the show doesn’t do.
As results in favor of President-elect Donald Trump rolled in Tuesday night, people couldn’t help but recall a similar feeling as 2016, when he prevailed over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton — and the polarizing sketch that followed.
For those with a short memory, the first “SNL” episode after Trump won the 2016 election featured Kate McKinnon dressed as Clinton performing “Hallelujah.”
Tuesday night’s echoes of 2016 made some on social media wonder if Maya Rudolph, who has been portraying Vice President Kamala Harris on the long-running comedy show, would take a seat at the piano.
Rudolph was recently joined by the Democratic presidential candidate during the show’s cold open in its most recent episode.
The “Late Night” comedian delivered a scorching recap of the former president’s most bonkers, cruel and ridiculous moments.
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"The Tonight Show" announcer Steve Higgins also chimed in.
The late night host asked viewers to imagine the world with one key difference.
“That's what makes it good,” the 60-year-old actor said.
The pop star says the "very oddly specific question" helps her point out the "red flags" in men.
The director of “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” explains how the candid documentary aims to set the record straight on the rapper’s disputed story.
Friends, colleagues and admirers from all over show business paid their respects to the music legend.
"It really threw me when we were going through the first show,” the "Saturday Night Live" great said of the incident ahead of the series' 1975 premiere.
A new documentary and a coming-of-age drama are among the films trending across streaming services like Hulu, Max, Disney+ and Peacock.
The “Last Week Tonight” host dreamed of a world where he could “not give a s**t” about the former president’s antics and urged viewers to make it a reality.