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Dana Carvey’s Ice Cream Snafu With Maya Rudolph Was Spur-Of-The-Moment Decision During ‘SNL’ Cold Open: “Did It Within Two Seconds”

That ice cream moment between Dana Carvey and Maya Rudolph during last week's SNL spoofing the vice presidential debate was completely spontaneous.

Speaking on a recent episode of the Superfly podcast, which he co-hosts with David Spade, Carvey revealed the snafu featuring him (as Joe Biden) smashing ice cream in Maya Rudolph’s face (as Kamala Harris) was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Toward the close of the Oct. 5 episode’s opening sketch, Carvey’s Biden crashes the viewing party hosted by Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and Andy Samberg’s Doug Emhoff and ends up delivering a triple vanilla scoop of ice cream right into the actress’ face; she takes it in stride and attempts not to laugh or break character. Later in the podcast, which featured that week’s host, comedian Nate Bargatze, Carvey said he wanted his Biden impression to be carried out “respectfully.” What began as a viral clip of his online turned into a stint at his alma mater, as he tried to “keep [the impression] funny.” The former SNL star, who portrayed George H. W. Bush previously, called his Biden spoof a mix of cartoon Mr. Magoo and the late actor-comic Tim Conway.

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