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Alec Baldwin returns to “SNL” as Bret Baier in Kamala Harris sketch

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Alec Baldwin returns to “SNL” as Bret Baier in Kamala Harris sketch

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Alec Baldwin is back on “Saturday Night Live” — but not as former President Donald Trump.

The “30 Rock” star returned to the NBC comedy show to play Bret Baier in a sketch parodying the Fox News host's recent interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (played by Maya Rudolph). Baier was portrayed as combative toward the Democratic presidential candidate, interrupting her throughout the conversation and cornering her with unfair questions.

“Thanks, Bret,” Rudolph’s Harris said as she sat down. “The pleasure is not ours.”

“When I interviewed President Trump, my first question was, 'What do you think is the most important issue facing our nation?' ” said Baldwins Baier. “So my first question to you is, 'Tell me the exact number of murderers you have released in this country.' “

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After Baier didn't let Harris finish answering, she asked him to listen, to which he replied, “Well, I can't because I'm talking.”

Later, Baldwin's Baier played misleading clips in which President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) appeared to be talking about the vice president when he was actually referring to something else. “Everything she touches will be destroyed,” Biden said. “No joke. Watch out, Florida!” Harris pointed out that Biden “was clearly talking about the hurricane.”

“Four years ago it was amazing,” Biden said in another clip. “It was the guy you wanted. But now we have this girl and people are wondering: What is she doing here? Come on!” Apparently, Biden was talking about Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” film sequel “Folie à Deux,” which introduced Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

The skit also teased the idea that Harris went out of her way to make the interview a viral moment. She turned to the camera as a TikTok filter took over the screen, spouting memes like “very reserved, very mindful” and “in da clurb, we all fam.”

Clips of Trump (James Austin Johnson) were played during the skit, including two that showed him dancing in a parody of a recent town hall in which the former president swayed to music for an extended period of time after medical emergencies interrupted the event. Rudolph's Harris mocked Trump for dancing to “YMCA,” saying he didn't know the song was “a gay anthem.”

The skit ended with Baier repeatedly interrupting Harris as she tried to explain why Americans should vote for her, only to end the interview before she could issue her answer. “That was fun, wasn’t it?” Baldwin’s Baier said. “I had fun.”

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This marked Baldwin's first return to “SNL” since the involuntary manslaughter case against the “Rust” star and producer was abruptly dropped in July amid allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence. The actor was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins on the film's set in 2021.

He previously played Trump on “SNL” and won an Emmy for the performance in 2017. Johnson has been playing Trump on “SNL” since 2021.

Michael Keaton hosted Saturday's episode and was interrupted in his monologue by Mikey Day and Andy Samberg, who gave their impressions of Beetlejuice. “Don't you normally play (Harris' husband and second man) Doug Emhoff in the cold opening?” Keaton asked Samberg, who explained, “Uh, yeah, the writers couldn't block him this week, so here we are.”

“SNL” will return next week with host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan.

Contributor: David Jackson, USA TODAY

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