Kamala Harris Makes a Surprise Appearance on Saturday Night Live

After two stops in battle ground states on Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris headed to New York City, where she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Harris appeared during the cold open alongside Maya Rudolph, who regularly portrays Harris on the show. In the opening sketch, Rudolph (as Harris) lamented, “I wish I could talk to someone who's been in my shoes,” before turning to a mirror, where the vice president herself appeared, dressed identically. “I'm just here to remind you, you got this,” Harris said. “Because you can do something your opponent cannot do: You can open doors.”

The line was an apparent jab at Donald Trump, who stumbled as he opened the door of a garbage truck earlier this week at a campaign stop. “Take my palm-ala,” Rudolph then instructed Harris, riffing on her first name. “The American people want to stop the chaos.”

“And end the dram-ala,” Harris added, as the pair continued to riff off each other. “Because what do we always say?” Rudolph asked. “Keep calm-ala, and carry on-ala,” the two said in unison as the audience cheered.

At one point, Rudolph laughed and Harris commented, “I don't really laugh like that, do I?” To which Ruldolph replied, “A little bit.” Actor and comedian John Mulaney hosted the rest of the episode, while Chappell Roan was the musical guest.

While presidential candidates have appeared on the show before—including Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2015, and Barack Obama in 2007—few have stopped by so late in the campaign. Harris’s unexpected stop comes just before the election, and seems to be another effort to reach voters on a national platform in the last days of the race. Just the day prior, Harris invited rapper Cardi B to speak at a Wisconsin rally, and on Thursday, Jennifer Lopez stepped out at a Las Vegas rally in support of the presidential candidate.

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