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‘Saturday Night Live’ is back to tackle a wild election and mark 50 years on air

The landmark NBC sketch comedy series returns Saturday with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll.

Rudolph, speaking to Variety this month for a profile, nodded to the election’s high stakes and Harris’ historic candidacy, saying in part that the role was “bigger than me, and this is about something very important.” She added: “I’m thrilled to be associated with it, and I’m also glad that I’ve played her and everyone’s cool with it. When it comes to Johnson’s incarnation of Trump, meanwhile, “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels has said viewers should expect a slightly different take on the Republican nominee, who has been embodied on the show by six performers — including Alec Baldwin, who won an Emmy for the role in 2017. “SNL” will have plenty of election-season fodder: Harris’ swift ascent after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race; Walz’s public image as a folksy Midwestern dad; Vance’s controversial comments about childless women; the GOP ticket’s baseless claims about immigrants eating pets.

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