This weekend's “Saturday Night Live” cold open mocked vice presidential candidates from both parties and took aim at their friendly relationship on Tuesday night's debate stage.
The scene focuses on Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff's living room, where the Democratic presidential candidate, played by Maya Rudolph, and her husband, played by Andy Samberg, talk about how Emhoff, played by Samberg, is the vice president's first I was watching a debate about what the night was called. 3 months.
At the beginning of the cold public debate, former President Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), played by Bowen Yang, and Democratic candidate Tim Walz, played by Jim Gaffigan, made opening statements. was held.
Yang, who plays Vance, said, “I want to start by appealing to female voters,'' and noted that CBS News debate moderators Norah O'Donnell, played by Heidi Gardner, and Margaret Brennan, played by Chloe Fineman, “pointed out that she was a mother.'' I did,” and I like that. ”
Gaffigan's character Waltz was seen scribbling something before his opening remarks. When asked if he had an answer prepared, Waltz's character told the host: I got a bunch of midterm exams. ”
The calm public discussion also showed the two characters largely avoiding answering questions directly.
When asked how he would resolve the ongoing Middle East crisis, Vance, played by Yang, replied: About me tonight. ”
In response to the same question, the Democratic vice presidential candidate responded: “I don't know the answer, so I'm just going to say the word 'basic' a lot, because debating is 30 percent fun and 70 percent work.” Mental. how am i doing? ”
As the debate progressed, the cold outdoors returned to Harris' living room as her person appeared nervous as the vice presidential candidates faced each other. After the first debate question, Harris, who plays Rudolph, poured another glass of wine and said, “Right now, I wish I had chosen Josh.”
“Oh, Josh Shapiro?” Samberg's Emhoff followed.
“No, Josh Cabernet,” Rudolph answered as Harris gestured to the bottle of wine.
Samberg's Mr. Emhoff reassured the vice president that Mr. Walz was “okay,” adding, “He's not going to say anything crazy.”
The cold reveal returned to discussion, where Gaffigan's character said, “I befriended a school shooter.”
In the living room, Mr. Harris, who played Rudolph, broke a wine glass with his hand as he watched the remark.
The moderators of the debate focused on the pitfalls of the debate, where the two vice presidential candidates appeared to be friendly with each other.
Asked if he regretted calling Trump “America's Hitler,” Vance said, “Context matters.” I meant it as a compliment. ”
Gaffigan's Waltz interjected: He has the answer to everything. ”
“Thank you. That's very kind of you,” replied Jan Vance.
“Hey, you're welcome,” said Gaffigan's Waltz.
The host interjected, saying, “I don't know why you two are connected,” but continued to ask Waltz's character questions. Why, according to the sketch, he claimed to have been in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, “when you guys were there” in his hometown of Minnesota. ”
“So, what happened was I went to Epcot. You can travel all over the world, but there was a couple in the German division, so I thought we went to China. Anyway, I went to Epcot. I have weak joints,” Waltz’s character said. “But I'm sure this guy has some things he wants to back off from.”
“He's right about that,” Yang's Vance said, and they both agreed, “That's an area where we have a lot in common.”
Back in Harris and Emhoff's living room, the vice president's character seemed to take issue with the debaters' apparent intimacy.
“Why are they friends? Why are they vibrating?” Rudolph Harris said.
The end of the cold public debate took aim at Vance's character, who reminded the moderator that he had agreed not to fact-check candidates directly.
In response to a question about whether to certify the election results, Jan Vance said: “It would be extravagant to say that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy when he has peacefully handed over power – we are in fact I said I wouldn't check it – and I'm happy – I hope you don't check it.'' That's — got on his plane without a problem — right after saving Obamacare — don't check it out. ”
Emhoff's character turned to his wife, congratulating her on “getting a soundbite” and asking her what the pollsters thought.
“This is a big win,” said Harris of Rudolph. “There was no difference.”
