Last November, America choseKamala Harrisas its next vice president.
Months before that though, they’d already decided who should play her onSaturday Night Live.
Michaels, Tina Fey.
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It’s like a no brainer.'
And then I heard it three or four more times that day.
So when I got sent a couple of memes of Maya, I just realized."
Rudolph for her part was flattered, if not exactly surprised.
“Yeah, I smelled it coming,” she laughs.
“And I remember when Tina smelled it coming for Sarah Palin.
It felt like that, but much more rewarding. "
Nevertheless, she persisted.
“A huge element of working atSNLis the political portion of it,” she says.
“But it’s rare to be involved in a presidential campaign….
The influence may flow both ways, at least according to Michaels.
But those impressions are indelible.
You know what I mean?
I just needed him until the election.
But it’s a big commitment, you’re stopping your life.”
So she’s used to that… She’s not a stress person, you know what I mean?
And I think Maya will be part of that.”
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