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Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ makes light of her name
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Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ makes light of her name

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Comma-la. Kuh-mah-la.

Or as Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday evening: “Keep calm, ala and carry on, ala.”

Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, came to “Saturday Night Live” just three days before the Nov. 5 election, where she offered some sage advice about the version of herself played by comedian Maya Rudolph.

Rudolph’s Harris, preparing for a final rally in Pennsylvania, wished she could talk to someone “who has been in my shoes, a Black, South Asian woman running for president, preferably from the Bay Area.” ‘

Rudolph sat in front of an (empty) makeup mirror and the real vice president appeared, in a similar suit and necklace, on the other side. There was clapping and shouting from the audience that lasted almost 30 seconds, making it difficult to hear the vice president’s sentence.

She tried again.

“Both you and me, sister,” Harris said.

“It’s nice to see you, Kamala, and I’m just here to remind you, ‘You’ve got this,’ because you can do something your opponent can’t. You can open doors,” Harris told Rudolph, referring to a recent video that showed former President Donald Trump struggling to open a garbage truck door ahead of a rally in Wisconsin.

The two Kamalas then argued over Harris’ first name, which her opponent, Trump, has repeatedly mispronounced.

“Take my palm-ala,” Rudolph said, taking Harris’s hand. “The American people want to stop the chaos and end the drama-ala with a cool new stepmamala. Sit back in our pajama alas and watch a rom-com ala.

Harris, a former prosecutor and attorney general, suggested creating “Legally Blond-ala.”

“Because what do we always say?” Harris said. Then she and Rudolph said in unison, “Keep calm, ala and carry on, ala.”

The two Harrises wore identical matching suits: a black blouse, a black blazer and black pants. Both wore double pearl necklaces and had American flag pins on their lapels.

The two stood with their arms over each other’s shoulders and closed the sketch with the signature “SNL” opener: “And live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”