| Cold Opening | Republican Debate |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Jeb Bush#3 |
| Taran Killam | ... | Ted Cruz#4 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Lindsey Graham#1 |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Neil Cavuto Live |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Chris Christie#7 |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Ben Carson#5 |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Maria Bartiromo Live |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | dancer |
| Pete Davidson | ... | Marco Rubio#2 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Donald Trump#21 |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |