Maya Rudolph previews return to Saturday Night Live as Kamala Harris: 'Everybody's just ready for it'

Brace yourself: Maya Rudolph might again elect America's foremost FUNT to the office of Chief "Bad Bitch" on Saturday Night Live.

The comedy legend teased her potential return to the iconic sketch series as Vice President Kamala Harris during a Jimmy Kimmel Live interview with RuPaul, who filled in for the titular host on Monday night's episode.

"Will we be seeing Kamala on SNL anytime soon?" RuPaul asked Rudolph, who didn't explicitly confirm she'll return to Studio 8H later this year as Harris' campaign ramps up against Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

"Interesting that you brought this up, because no one has asked me," Rudolph joked. "I've never experienced something like this in any of the work I've done. This has been such a tremendous, exciting time for me that feels so much bigger than me or anything I've ever done. I've played her on the show before, but the minute it was announced that she was running I think I was home watching The Bear and it was announced that I'd confirmed doing SNL. I was like, I did what? Everybody's just ready for it!"

After fronting SNL for seven years between 2000 and 2007, Rudolph has since returned to the series for a number of guest spots and hosting gigs. In 2020, she notably won an Emmy for portraying Harris throughout that year's presidential race, which held personal significance for the actress.

"I would never have believed you if you'd said one day you're going to be playing the presidential candidate. To think that I had anything to do with this by association is mind-blowing," Rudolph told Ru. "I spent so many years on SNL watching other people play presidential candidates and thinking there's no one that resembles me in the race. To think that we're here now, and to think that I'd ever be close by association, is incredible."

She left the audience with a final tease of her potential return as Harris next month. "I mean, I don't know," she said with a smile. "We'll see!"

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Entertainment Weekly has learned through a source that there are no new developments on whether or not Rudolph will return to SNL later this year. EW has reached out to representatives for Rudolph and SNL for comment.

A looming return as Harris isn't the only career highlight Rudolph might celebrate this year. The 52-year-old Loot actress is currently in the running for Emmys in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series categories for her roles in the Apple TV+ program and her recent SNL hosting stint, respectively.

Watch Rudolph and RuPaul discuss SNL in the video above.