During the Season 50 premiere cold open of 'Saturday Night Live', cast alum Dana Carvey made a surprise appearance as Joe Biden. It was a big night for politics on the long-running NBC show. Dana Carvey shed light on his approach to playing President Joe Biden on the 50th season of Saturday Night Live, revealing that it was a mix of humor and observation of the real-life politician's mannerisms.
SNL's 50th season kicked off with Dana Carvey's hilarious portrayal of Biden, alongside Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris and Jim Gaffigan's Tim. 'Saturday Night Live' returns for its 50th season and the cold open brought back alumni Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Andy Samberg as Doug. As a historic election looms, Saturday Night Live faces an ongoing challenge to make America laugh – and process an increasingly strange political landscape.
Maya Rudolph returned to 'Saturday Night Live' to play Kamala Harris, and she was joined by Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz, Andy Samberg as Doug. 'SNL' kicked off its 50th season with a cold open that introduced some famous faces playing key political characters in the lead up to the election. Still, it was a big and brilliant move to bring back “SNL” legend Carvey as a doddering President Joe Biden. I squealed when he took the stage.