It is more than 10 years since Maya Rudolph first left Saturday Night Live – but fortunately for us, she didn’t stay too far away, especially thanks to her recent tenure playing Vice President Kamala Harris. During her guest gig on March 27, Rudolph thought of her SNL tenure as they welcome new members this season, Punkie Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, and Lauren Holt.
Rudolph’s monologue began on a warm note, indicating that her parents had been vaccinated and that her children were watching. “Just head up to my kids,” she said, “tonight Mum puts on a lot of wigs, okay, and makes a lot of weird voices. So it’s just going to be like a normal day at home. I have a bra. ”
Getting her kids there made Rudolph think about sharing her wisdom with the new members, aka “babies,” she brought out on stage. Despite being around the team during her recent time as Harris, Rudolph didn’t have their names down, instead referring to Dismukes, Johnson , and Holt as “Chirpy, Little DeeDee, and Calista Vagina.” Soon, Rudolph was busy remembering her time on the show … which felt very much like the plot of The Breakfast Club.
“I’m the shy one … but Rachel Dratch, she was the princess,” she said. “She was so perfect with her red hair and all the freckles. And she just did Sixteen candles so she had a lot of heat. ”
Rudolph went on to describe Jimmy Fallon as the “bad boy, always walking around in his jean jacket and fingerless leather gloves.” Lorne Michaels, of course, was the principle that got everyone to come in on Saturday that is, of course, no different from reality.