Kamala Harris Fires ‘Door’ Joke at Donald Trump in Face-Off with Maya Rudolph on ‘SNL’

Vice President Kamala Harris surprised audiences by popping into Saturday Night Live’s cold open, sharing the screen with Maya Rudolph in a memorable appearance. Harris, who’s been on the campaign trail, made a detour to Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to get in on the fun, earning thunderous applause from the audience.

In the skit, Maya’s Harris character laments about needing someone who truly “gets her”—a Black and Southeast Asian woman, former prosecutor, and presidential candidate. That’s when the real Kamala Harris pops up in the mirror, greeting her on-screen double with a cheerful “You and me both, sister,” a line that was nearly lost in the audience’s cheers.

As the laughs continued, the real VP took a playful jab at Donald Trump, quipping that Maya’s Kamala has a significant edge in the election because she can “do things her opponent can’t—like open doors,” referencing a recent viral video where Trump struggled with a garbage truck door.

The skit then shifted into a comical back-and-forth between the two “Kamalas” as they riffed on names and phrases, from “pajamalas” to “Keep Calmala and Carry Onala.” Their rhyming routine wrapped up with the duo arm-in-arm, launching the iconic show-opening phrase, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”

Harris’s cameo came amid a busy campaign day, which included a morning rally in Atlanta and a last-minute reroute of Air Force 2 to New York City, catching many by surprise—including her press pool. Despite the sudden schedule change, Harris’s appearance didn’t disappoint, delivering a memorable moment of levity before Election Day.