Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph & Vampire Weekend
May 11, 2024
I don’t know what I can say about Maya Rudolph that hasn’t already been said: she’s a comedic genius, and one-third of what I consider the triumvirate of the greatest SNL female performers of all time, along with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. She is a giddy delight, a talented singer, and she arrived fully loaded for this week’s episode, which thanks to her stewardship managed to be one of the best of the season so far (maybe the best? DON’T @ ME, RYAN GOSLING PEOPLE). Admittedly, not every sketch hit it out of the park, but by God, Maya Rudolph committed to each of them like she believed that they had. I know we can’t hire her back — I know she doesn’t want to come back and be a full-time cast member — BUT CAN’T WE, LORNE? PLEEEEEEEEEASE? PRETTY PLEASE?
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