Jalen Brunson

Ashley Padilla debuts her Natalie Harp impression

Ashley Padilla portrays President Donald Trump's assistant Natalie Harp for the first time in the Trump Mamdani Cold Open.

KATSEYE performs with four members

Four of KATSEYE's six members appeared for the group's two musical performances.

Four Knicks teammates join the monologue

Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart appeared from the audience during Jalen Brunson's monologue.

Ramy Youssef appears as Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Ramy Youssef makes a guest appearance as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the Trump Mamdani Cold Open.

Many local broadcasts began about 16 minutes late

The Oregon-USC football telecast overran its slot. Peacock and NBC-owned stations in New York, Boston, Washington and Miami carried SNL live, while many other affiliates aired the on-time Studio 8H performance on an approximately 15- to 16-minute delay after local news.

Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie make their cast debuts

The two new featured players made their first credited SNL appearances; both appeared in the pre-taped Dream Academy segment.

Cut for time: Young Rell's Crew

A sketch featuring Brunson as rapper Young Rell deciding which members of his entourage to fire was omitted from the broadcast and released online afterward.