Kamala Harris Makes a Surprise Appearance on “Saturday Night Live”

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” the show’s final episode before the election.

Harris appeared during the cold open alongside Maya Rudolph, who regularly portrays Harris.

In the opening sketch, Rudolph, who played Harris, lamented, “I wish I could talk to someone who was in my shoes,” before turning to a mirror in which the vice president herself appeared in identical clothing.

“I’m just here to remind you that you get this,” Harris said. “Because you can do something your opponent can’t: you can open doors.”

The line was an apparent dig at Trump's stumble when he opened the door of a garbage truck at a campaign stop earlier this week, part of a stunt aimed at remarks made by President Joe Biden.

“Take my Palm-Ala,” Rudolph Harris later instructed, playing off her first name. “The American people want to stop the chaos.”

“And end the drama,” Harris added as the two continued the riff.

“What do we always say?” asked Rudolph.

“Keep calm, ala, and carry on, ala,” they said in unison as the audience cheered.

At one point, Rudolph laughed and Harris replied, “I don't really laugh like that, do I?”

“A little,” Rudolph replied.

It was hosted by actor and comedian John Mulaney, with Chappell Roan as musical guest.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., also made a surprise appearance during a skit in which game show contestants were asked to say the name of a famous person.

“Hello! I was Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate. At the time, you said it was the most important election in American history and that democracy was at stake. It was less than eight years ago. What's my name?” Kaine said.

Mulaney was unable to identify him as one of the participants. He also was unable to name Kaine a second time, even though the senator had identified himself several minutes earlier.

Harris' cameo on the long-running variety series took her to New York, away from the battleground states she visited in the latter part of the campaign. On Saturday, Harris held a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said “SNL” had been “destroying” her all season and it was “crazy” to go on the show.

Asked by reporters whether the show had invited Trump as a guest, he said: “Probably not. I don't know it.”

A spokesman for “Saturday Night Live” did not respond to a request for comment on whether Trump was invited to appear.

Harris has expressed his admiration for Rudolph's portrayal of her.

“Maya Rudolph — I mean, she's so good,” Harris said last month of her impression on “The View,” also praising her “mannerisms.” “She had the whole thing, the suit, the jewelry, everything!”

Presidential candidates from both major parties have appeared on “SNL” in recent years.

Trump hosted the show in November 2015, sparking a demonstration by hundreds of protesters who opposed his comments about undocumented immigrants. A month earlier, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a cameo appearance on the show, impersonating Trump.

Barack Obama also made a cameo appearance in 2007 when he sought the Democratic presidential nomination. The following year, then-Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on the show as the Republican vice presidential candidate just weeks before the election.

“SNL” and NBC News share a parent company, NBCUniversal.