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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) and US actress Maya Rudolph participate in "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) live late-night sketch comedy show at NBC studios in New York City on November 2, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Harris joins "SNL" cold open

Alex Galbraith
Alec Baldwin as Bret Baier on "Saturday Night Live." (NBC)

Baldwin returns to "SNL" as Bret Baier

Alex Galbraith
Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris during the “Campaign” Cold Open on the September 28, 2024 episode of "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

Harris loves Rudolph's "SNL" sketches

Kelly McClure
Maya Rudolf on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (Disney/Randy Holmes)

Maya Rudolph addresses playing Kamala

Gabriella Ferrigine
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From left: Musical guest Vampire Weekend, host Maya Rudolph, and Kenan Thompson during Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday. (ROSALIND O'CONNOR/NBC)

"SNL" celebrates Mother's Day

Ashlie D. Stevens
Maya Rudolf and M&Ms (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Mars Inc.)

Beneath M&M's candy-coated image switch

Melanie McFarland
Jameela Jamil as Tahani, Manny Jacinto as Jason, D'Arcy Carden as Janet, Kristen Bell as Eleanor, William Jackson Harper as Chidi in "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC)

"The Good Place" comes to a worthy end

Melanie McFarland
Photography by Jill Greenberg, jillgreenberg.com. Find out more about Jill's initiative Alreadymade., a mission to hire more female photographers and content creators at alreadymade.org. (Jill Greenberg)

The queen of comedy goes to Wine Country

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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"The Lego Movie 2" (Warner Bros.)

Lego Movie 2: Everything's still awesome

Matthew Rozsa
Maya Rudolph (<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-921176p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Everett Collection</a> / <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Shutterstock.com</a>)

Rudolph made fun of by SNL castmates

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Melissa McCarthy in "The Happytime Murders" (STX Entertainment)

Happytime Murders: Sad excuse for comedy

Matthew Rozsa
Danny Glover in "Mr. Pig" (Sundance Institute)

A new movie by Diego Luna

Gary M. Kramer
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Tina Fey and Seth Meyers (YouTube/NBC)

Dubsmash goals

Anna Silman
Maya Rudolph (Late Night With Seth Meyers)

Colin Gorenstein
(NOLA.com)

Rudolph wins commencement

Colin Gorenstein
Neil Patrick Harris (AP/Phil Mccarten)

An expensive network gamble

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Joaquin Phoenix in "Inherent Vice"

"Vice": Tragicomic stoner noir

Andrew O'Hehir
(Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

Prachi Gupta
Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph in "The Maya Rudolph Show" (NBC/Paul Drinkwater)

Maya Rudolph's aimless show

Daniel D'Addario
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
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Maya Rudolph's new show

Prachi Gupta

"Up All Night": Take two!

Willa Paskin
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