Jim Carrey no longer plays Joe Biden on ‘SNL’

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Carrey will no longer play the president-elect on “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian announced on Twitter on Saturday.
“Although my tenure would only last six weeks, I was thrilled to be chosen as your SNL president … the highest duty of comedy,” Carrey tweeted. “I’d like to move forward knowing Biden was the winner because I nailed that s ***. But I’m only one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens!”

Carrey played six episodes of Biden on the NBC variety show this season. In his sketches he mostly played Alec Baldwin as President Trump and Maya Rudolph as his running mate, Kamala Harris.

The decision to end his role as Biden was Carrey’s choice, according to a source close to the show. Carrey only planned to play the candidate in the run-up to the election, and since he lives in Los Angeles, it would be difficult for him to travel back and forth for the show in the long run, the source said.

“SNL” has not announced who would be playing Biden on the show in the future.

Carrey was a surprising choice to play Biden when the show announced he would be taking the role in September.

For one thing, Carrey is not an “SNL” cast member, and others have played Biden in the past, including Woody Harrelson and former cast member Jason Sudeikis.

Carrey’s performance was remarkable and brought a lot of attention to the show, but it ultimately garnered mixed reviews, with some critics saying that despite Carrey’s comedic talents, his Biden missed mark.

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“It sounded like a great asset at first. Here was a big star who could offset the weight of Alec Baldwin’s Trump. But after three episodes, Carrey still hasn’t managed to break through,” Vanity Fair wrote in October. “Maybe he’s too physical a performer, or too needy a showman, to capture the former vice president’s flapjack seriousness.”
The LA Times agreed, writing in November that “despite the aviator goggles, silver hair and ‘here’s the deal’ phraseology, this year’s sociable Carrey has had a hard time exploiting Biden’s stance on the national stage – deliberate, controlled and restrained. “

Saturday Night Live returns on Saturday night for a new episode. Kristen Wiig will perform alongside musical guest, Dua Lipa.

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