At the end of a tough, hotly contested presidential election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris managed to have the last laugh. On “Saturday Night Live,” that is.

The Democratic nominee appeared in the episode’s cold open as Maya Rudolph’s mirror image of Kamala Harris, reassuring herself: “You can do something your opponent can’t: you can open doors.”

The sketch, which focused on dueling rallies between Harris and former President Trump (James Austin Johnson), offered a comedic compendium of recent events from the trail, with references to Trump’s appearance driving a garbage truck and President Biden’s unfortunate tendency to “riff” in front of reporters.

After conferring with Biden, running mate Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan) and husband Doug Emhoff (Andy Samberg) backstage, the vice president asks for a moment alone. “I wish I could talk to someone who’s been in my shoes,” Rudolph’s character says, before turning to her reflection at the vanity. The real Harris, emerging to an extended ovation in front of the live studio audience, responds in kind: “You and me both, sister.”

During the call with Rudolph, Harris also promised to “end the drama” of the campaign and “keep Kamala and keep going.”

Harris emerged from behind the mirror and stood side by side with Rudolph – and received another cheer from the audience – Harris made another joke, asking her colleague if she was registered in the swing state of Pennsylvania, before the pair’s most famous show of the show delivered. in unison: “Live from New York, it’s Saturday evening!”

With her surprise visit Saturday to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, Harris joined her Republican opponent Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and countless other White House hopefuls who have appeared on the long-running sketch comedy.

News of the guest spot broke shortly before 5pm PT when Harris added an unannounced stop to her schedule, which was reportedly announced to the press during the flight on Air Force Two. She was previously expected to travel between swing-state campaign events in North Carolina and Michigan.