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Jim Carrey will be playing Joe Biden on the upcoming 46th season of Saturday Night Live. The news was confirmed by SNL in a tweet on Sept. 16 congratulating Carrey on the role. Alec Baldwin and Maya Rudolph are also set to reprise their roles as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, respectively.
In an interview with Vulture, SNL showrunner Lorne Michaels revealed that the casting had come about due to Carrey's interest in the role. "It came down to discussions about what the take was. [Carrey] will give the part energy and strength." Biden was previously portrayed by Kevin Nealon, Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson, and John Mulaney. We can't wait to see what Carrey brings to the role!
Getty / Isa Foltin / Scott Olson
Jim Carrey will be playing Joe Biden on the upcoming 46th season of Saturday Night Live. The news was confirmed by SNL in a tweet on Sept. 16 congratulating Carrey on the role. Alec Baldwin and Maya Rudolph are also set to reprise their roles as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, respectively.
In an interview with Vulture, SNL showrunner Lorne Michaels revealed that the casting had come about due to Carrey's interest in the role. "It came down to discussions about what the take was. [Carrey] will give the part energy and strength." Biden was previously portrayed by Kevin Nealon, Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson, and John Mulaney. We can't wait to see what Carrey brings to the role!
- 9/16/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
Just weeks away from the Iowa caucuses, six candidates appeared on stage in Des Moines for the seventh Democratic debate. Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Tom Steyer fielded questions about tensions with Iran, climate change, trade, and more.
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1. Sanders and Warren on a woman winning the presidency
Sanders and Warren declined to argue over who was correct about a 2018 meeting where Sanders allegedly told Warren that a woman could not win the presidency.
“I didn’t say it. And I don’t want to waste a whole lot of time on this, because this is what Donald Trump and maybe some of the media want,” Sanders said at the debate. “Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million votes. How could anybody in a million years not believe that a woman could be president of the United States?”
“If any of the women on this stage,...
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1. Sanders and Warren on a woman winning the presidency
Sanders and Warren declined to argue over who was correct about a 2018 meeting where Sanders allegedly told Warren that a woman could not win the presidency.
“I didn’t say it. And I don’t want to waste a whole lot of time on this, because this is what Donald Trump and maybe some of the media want,” Sanders said at the debate. “Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million votes. How could anybody in a million years not believe that a woman could be president of the United States?”
“If any of the women on this stage,...
- 1/15/2020
- by J. Clara Chan and Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
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