| Cold Opening | Primetime Live |
| Paula Abdul | Live | |
| Fred Armisen | ... | John Quiñones |
| Will Forte | ... | Constantine Maroulis |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Ryan Seacrest |
| Finesse Mitchell | ... | Corey Clark |
| Chris Parnell | ... | Simon Cowell |
| Chris Parnell | ... | announcer Voice |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Paula Abdul |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Justin Guarini |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Mario Vasquez |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Randy Jackson |