With the presidential race heating up, Saturday Night Live has come up with an inspired way to recreate the ratings gold that greeted Tina Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin.  Lorne Michaels has secured the services of Maya Rudolph through the rest of the year.  Obviously, she’ll be playing Kamala Harris – although I suspect, in a pinch, she could also play Usha Chilukuri – AKA Mrs. J.D. Vance!

Since we’ve still got a month left of the summer, I’m trying to squeeze in some time on Cape Cod.  While I have friends in Ptown to see (Miss Richfield 1981 at the Pilgrim House and Thirsty Burlington at the Crown and Anchor to name but two), I may make a pit stop.  One rarely talks of Payomet, and that truly saddens me.  The Payomet Performing Arts Center is located in Truro – which is kinda Ptown-adjacent.  Every once in a while, Payomet gets a big-name performer – I believe Mickey Dolenz once headlined a show.  Little Stevie Van Zandt also appeared there – sans Bruce and the gang.  This year, a handful of performers caught my eye.  Taylor Mac performs on August 9^th, Paula Poundstone on August 10^th, Rosanne Cash on August 12^th and 13^th, Judy Collins on August 19^th, and the legendary Mavis Staples hits the stage August 29^th.  With Ptown being so close, Payomet occasionally rents out Provincetown Hall and calls it Payomet Road Shows.  John Waters did an evening at Town Hall under the Payomet banner.  And over Labor Day weekend, there will be someone that will appeal to my audience.  The hunky and hilarious Matteo Lane will hit Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31.  This is a rare opportunity to see a funny gay man in his natural habitat (my performances at the Dick Dock don’t count).  Grab your tickets at Payomet.org.  You don’t need a ticket to grab moi.  The line forms…well, wherever you’d like.

I also need to see Jamie Morris’ latest hit, The Devil Wears Payless, at the Post Office Café and Cabaret.  The timing is fortuitous, because Disney has fast-tracked a sequel script to The Devil Wears Prada.  They’re even in talks with director David Frankel to return.  But what about the stars?  A source close to Meryl Streep told me that it would be unlikely she’d want to reprise the role, which she felt was perfect the first time around.  And Anne Hathaway previously said she didn’t think there could be a sequel.  “I just think that the movie was in a different era.  Now everything’s gone so digital and that movie is centered around the concept of producing a physical thing and it’s just…it’s just different.”  But if they come up with a good premise, who knows?   I reserve the right to remain skeptical about all of this until Disney actually makes Sister Act 3.