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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. Cow-mah-la.

Or as Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday night: “Stay calm and carry on.”

Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, stopped by “Saturday Night Live” just three days before the Nov. 5 election and offered some sage advice about comedian Maya Rudolph's portrayal of herself.

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) vanity mirror and the real vice president appeared on the other side in a similar suit and necklace. Applause and screams erupted from the audience for nearly 30 seconds, making it difficult to understand the vice president's point of view.

She tried again.

“You and me both, sister,” Harris said.

“It's good to see you, Kamala, and I'm just here to remind you, 'You did it,' because you can do something your opponent can't. “You can open doors,” Harris told Rudolph, referring to a recent video showing former President Donald Trump struggling to open the door of a garbage truck before a rally in Wisconsin.

The two Kamalas then gossiped about Harris' first name, which her opponent Trump had repeatedly mispronounced.

“Take my Palm-Ala,” Rudolph said as she took Harris' hand. “The American people want to end the chaos and end the dram-ala with a cool new stepmomala. Sit back in our pajamas and watch a romantic comedy.”

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

“Because what do we always say?” said Harris. Then she and Rudolph said at the same time, “Stay calm, ala, and carry on, ala.”

The two Harrises wore 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 ended the skit with the signature “SNL” opener: “And live from New York, it's Saturday night!”

Harris appears on “SNL” in the final days of the election

Harris' surprise appearance came as she appealed to undecided voters in the final days of the campaign. She and Trump are in a razor-thin race for the White House, with the two candidates in a dead heat in most of the seven swing states.

Harris previously campaigned on Saturday in two battleground states: Georgia and North Carolina. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, also made stops in North Carolina and Virginia, a state considered hopeless for a Republican victory. Harris plans to campaign in Michigan on Sunday, while Trump will campaign in Pennsylvania.

Harris will spend Monday, the final day of the race, campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Harris was not the first presidential candidate to appear on the sketch comedy show this season, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Trump and his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, appeared on the show in 2015. Barack Obama also appeared on the show in 2007. But these appearances were expected in advance, with the candidates only showing up days before the general election.

As she boarded Air Force Two at LaGuardia Airport early Sunday, Harris was asked by reporters if she enjoyed appearing on the comedy sketch show.

“It was fun,” Harris said.

(This story has been updated with new information.)

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