Overview
- Ramy Youssef played frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, Shane Gillis portrayed Curtis Sliwa, and host Miles Teller appeared as Andrew Cuomo.
- James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump burst into the debate, mocked the candidates, and broke into The Music of the Night before the show’s signature sign-off.
- Kenan Thompson moderated as NY1’s Errol Lewis, joking about impersonating the “least famous person” ever featured on the show.
- The bit leaned on New York–specific jokes, including a bagel-order lightning round, quips about Gristedes and bike lanes, and a brief Eric Adams cameo.
- The cold open marked SNL’s return to political satire after a one-episode break and came as Mamdani’s profile rises following recent criticism from President Trump.