Maya Rudolph on Landing Four Emmy Noms and Reprising Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’: ‘My Phone Blew Up’
variety.comRosemary Rossi In late July, Maya Rudolph’s name was trending on social media. The reason had nothing to do with her four Emmy nominations for her work on three different shows — a feat that is not only impressive but also unheard of.
It was because President Joe Biden announced that he wasn’t seeking reelection, and throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now the Democratic nominee.
The extent of the buzz generated by “Saturday Night Live” fans who immediately thought of Rudolph reprising her role of the VP left her speechless. “It was wild!” Rudolph tells Variety. “On top of the excitement I felt, I received so many GIFs that had me laughing: LeBron [James] waiting to get in the game, Roman Roy watching his emails pour in… my phone hasn’t stopped blowing up.” Yes, when Season 50 premieres on Sept.
28, she is expected to return to “SNL” to play Harris with that too-cool-for-words swagger and confident wink for which she won an Emmy in 2019 and continued to play throughout the 2020 election cycle.
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