Overview
- The Nov. 1 broadcast marked Season 51, Episode 4, airing on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET with next-day streaming on Peacock.
- In the cold open, Teller played Andrew Cuomo, with Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa.
- Teller’s monologue touched on losing his Pacific Palisades home in January and teed up his film Eternity, due in theaters Nov. 26.
- A pre-show promo veered off-script as castmates jokingly recast Brandi Carlile as host and Teller as the musical guest.
- The refreshed ensemble reflected recent departures and five new featured players: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.