SNL released a political family feud sketch featuring Maya Rudolph and more, and fans are loving it

On October 13, 2024By Yukito

There are plenty of beloved, recurring sketches on Saturday Night Live, but few are as popular and iconic as the show’s Family Feud parodies. It’s a spin on the fan-favorite game show, with Kenan Thompson playing host Steve Harvey, who entertains the crazy responses of the eccentric contestants. Well, the latest episode of SNL to hit the 2024 TV schedule brought back Feud and this time it took a political twist with Maya Rudolph and other major guest stars. This was a crazy episode and fans seem to love it.

The final host of SNL season 50 was Ariana Grande and the musical guest was Stevie Nicks. However, before both singers took the stage, the episode’s cold opener featured the aforementioned skit. It began with an introduction by CNN pundit Kaitlan Collins (Chloe Fineman), who stated that because former President Donald Trump did not want to participate in another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he agreed to a different format – Family Feud. The skit then moved to a game show, in which Teams Harris and Trump prepared to face off:

Family Feud 2024 Cold Open Elections – SNL – YouTube

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As you can see, the sketch didn’t just mark the return of Kamala Haris with Maya Rudolph and Donald Trump with James Austin Johnson. Starring Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey reprized their roles as First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Minnesota Governor Tim Wolz and President Joe Biden, respectively. Sandberg and company. they debuted in their roles during the season premiere. Trump Johnson was also joined by Donald Trump Jr. with Mikey Day and Senator JD Vance with Bowen Yang. There were also jokes about the absence of Trump senior’s wife, Melania.

The sketch humorously reflected the atmosphere of the political debate, and James Austin Johnson and Maya Rudolph effectively reflected the mood of the politicians they played. Also perfect was fake Trump’s use of the word “weave,” which alluded to the former president’s stream of consciousness. Kudos also to Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey, as well as Kenan Thompson, whose winning Steve Harvey continues to be top-notch. After watching the sketch, viewers went to X to share experiences similar to those below:

‘Show Me a Good Laugh’ SNL LEADS Family Feud. – @24SevenEyes
Family Feud Election Edition is what we need right now. – @RyanBartholomee
This (SNL) family election feud is gold. – @SolomonPuryear
LMAO that SNL Cold Open was brilliant! Family feud debate 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 – @MatthewASoprano
Oh my god, this SNL family feud is SO good!! – @GisellePhelps
We have a sketch of a family feud on SNL???? 😭 The drought is over. – @caliiinoel

This latest sketch further proves the point that SNL strives to attract top-notch talent to portray a variety of real-life figures from across the political spectrum. It’s still a bit surreal to see so many comedy veterans guest star in the segments. But some say producers are taking a risk during election season by relying so heavily on irregular cast members to play these roles. First of all, there are also the general feelings that series regulars have towards people like Mrs. Rudolph and company. role playing.

Saturday Night Live airs on the titular night at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. If you have an active Peacock subscription, you can also stream previous episodes.

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