From SNL to Potential Potus: Maya Rudolph As Kamala Harris

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00:00I owe a lot of it to my Saturday Night Live training.

00:10That is what I'm good at.

00:11I'm a variety show guy.

00:12I'm America's cool aunt.

00:15A fun aunt.

00:17I call that a funt.

00:18The funt is back, baby.

00:19America's fun aunt.

00:20The minute it was announced that she was running, I think I was home watching The Bear and

00:28it was like announced that I confirmed doing SNL and I was like, I did what?

00:32You call that human rights, China?

00:35I call it human wrongs, comma, Sundays on TNT.

00:44It really is my sweet spot and what I like doing.

00:46I learned a special skill set that isn't really taught anywhere else.

00:51Tonight, I'm not going to worry about the polling numbers.

00:55I'm just going to have fun and see if I can get some viral moments.

00:58Mama needs a jiff.

00:59Can I win the presidency?

01:00Probably not.

01:01I don't know.

01:02Can I successfully seduce a much younger man?

01:07You better funt and believe.

01:08I was just in the neighborhood, but while I'm here, I just want to show you how good

01:15you could have had it, America.

01:18I would never have believed you if you had said, hey, one day you're going to be playing

01:22the presidential candidate.

01:23Oh, honey, at this point, I'm just enjoying the show.