‘SNL’ Reveals Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz, Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff, Dana Carvey as Joe Biden in Cold Open With Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris
variety.comEthan Shanfeld The question of who would play Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff on “Saturday Night Live” was answered immediately on Saturday night as the sketch comedy series kicked off its 50th season.
Jim Gaffigan joined Maya Rudolph in the season premiere cold open as the affable Minnesota Governor and Harris’ running mate, while Andy Samberg appeared as the Second Gentleman.
Also, Dana Carvey debuted his Joe Biden impression on “SNL.” “SNL” cast member James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump, and Bowen Yang stepped in as his running mate, JD Vance.
Andrew Dismukes played journalist David Muir and cracked a joke about the ABC News debate being “biased toward the Democrats, which … duh.” In the sketch, Rudolph brought back America’s “fun aunt,” aka the “Funt.” “The Funt has been rebooted,” Rudolph said. “2 Funt, 2 Furious.” As Walz, Gaffigan quipped: “In Minnesota we have a saying: ‘Mind your damn business.’ We also have another saying in Minnesota: ‘My nuts froze to the park bench.” As Emhoff, Samberg deemed himself the “Second Gentlemensch” and made a joke about decorating the White House for Christmas: “The theme is Hanukkah.” Carvey played a stuttering, confused Biden, quipping, “A lot of people forget I’m president.
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