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Kamala Harris will appear on 'Saturday Night Live' tonight: reports


Kamala Harris will appear on 'Saturday Night Live' tonight: reports

Vice President Kamala Harris will reportedly make a “surprise appearance” on “Saturday Night Live” tonight.

According to sources who spoke to the Associated Press and the New York Post, the Democratic candidate will appear on the show's final episode Saturday night before Tuesday's election.

“It was all hush-hush,” a source told the New York Post on Saturday, adding that “the Secret Service is here.”

Harris was portrayed in the series by Maya Rudolph, who is no longer a cast member but returned this election cycle to portray the Democratic candidate.

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Kamala Harris was portrayed by Maya Rudolph (right) on Saturday Night Live. (Getty Images)

The appearance is likely to be an opportunity for Harris to promote herself, as the left-leaning show has made no secret of its disdain for her opponent, former President Trump.

A Reuters correspondent reported on Saturday that Harris aides told traveling reporters that Air Force Two had been diverted in mid-air from Detroit to New York City, where SNL was being shot.

“They wouldn’t share what the vice president was doing late Saturday night in New York City. “I suspect Harris will appear on Saturday Night Live,” wrote reporter Nandita Bose.

“SNL” has a long history with Trump, hosting the show in 2004 and again in 2015 when he was a presidential candidate. The show parodied him mercilessly and hoped for his defeat. The cast memorably broke down over his 2016 election win and the show openly cheered when he lost in 2020.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris and Trump campaigns for comment.

Last month, SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels suggested that none of the presidential candidates would appear this season. He said he had not committed to either campaign, citing the need for “equal time” for both campaigns as an obstacle.

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“Because of election laws and equal opportunity regulations, you can't bring the actual candidates,” Michaels said. “You can’t have the major candidates without having all the candidates, and there are a lot of minor candidates who are only on the ballot in about three states, and that gets really complicated.”

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SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels had previously indicated that neither Trump nor Harris would appear on the show. (Getty Images)

However, he did not rule out that one of them could appear after the election, when they no longer run for the presidency.

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