Episode two of the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” saw the return of the all-star election cast that debuted last week, with a cold open hilariously showing vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz “vibrating” with each other in their debate. .
The sketch, which starred Jim Gaffigan as Walz and “SNL” cast member Bowen Yang as Vance, brought back Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala Harris and Andy Samberg as as second gentleman Doug Emhoff as they watched the simulated version of the debate from their residence. .
The show mocked the cordiality of the two vice presidential candidates as well as Vance’s criticism of “fact-checking” and Walz’s nervousness.
“I don’t know the answer, so I’m just going to say the basic word a few times,” Gaffigan said like Walz. “Because debating is 30% fun and 70% “fundamental.”
The response made Rudolph and Harris laugh nervously.
Later, Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden appeared in the residence with Harris and Emhoff, where he criticized Walz’s performance.
“You’ve been watching this guy, Walz. Come on, what’s wrong with this guy,” Carvey said as Biden. “He’s crazy. Get your information straight. You have to tell them ‘no kidding,’ ‘here’s the deal,’ ‘let me be clear.'”
At the end of the skit, Carvey as Biden was eating a vanilla ice cream cone, which he smashed into Rudolph as Harris’ face after she reminded Carvey as Biden that he was former President Barack Obama’s vice president.
“The vice president doesn’t matter,” Carvey said as Biden. “I mean, who the hell was Obama’s vice president? Nobody knows.”
Also on “SNL,” comedian Nate Bargatze hosted with musical guest Coldplay.
Here’s another hilarious sketch from this week’s episode, featuring Bargatze as George Washington.
