Saturday Night Live has found its new Joe Biden, after the Democratic presidential candidate was portrayed by three different people throughout the 45th season. 'Jim Carrey is going to do Biden,' Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels revealed in an interview with Vulture of the casting, 48 days ahead of the election on November 3. Saturday Night Live has chosen Jim Carrey to portray Joe Biden, after the Democratic presidential candidate was played by three different people throughout SNL’s 45th seasonThe Emmy Award-winning producer, 75, noted that the 58-year-old comedian first expressed interest in the role and joked 'hopefully' his performance would be 'funny.' Carrey is replacing Woody Harrelson, who played Biden last season, and Jason Sudeikis, who owned the role of the politician throughout the Obama administration. Saturday Night Live is set to come back on October 3.

Source: Daily Mail September 16, 2020 22:05 UTC