SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Season 50 Premiere Recruits Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg, and Jim Gaffigan

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE officially revealed a gaggle of new performers playing key political figures heading into the 2024 presidential election.

On the Saturday, September 28 season premiere, Jim Gaffigan debuted his impersonation Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz,  Andy Samberg portrayed Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Dana Carvey portrayed President Joe Biden. (Maya Rudolph will appear this fall portraying VP Kamala Harris.)

Watch the new takes…

Tim Walz hasn’t been this excited since he got a 10% rebate on a leaf blower from a Menards #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/HEL9p7NDNS

— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) September 29, 2024

Doug Emhoff, second gentlemensch #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/E08g5htG7C

— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) September 29, 2024

Guess what, and by the way, Joe Biden is still president #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/QpldD6NFSS

— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) September 29, 2024

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