| Cold Opening | Deal Or No Deal Government Shutdown Edition |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Donald Trump Live |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Mitch McConnell |
| Pete Davidson | ... | Clemson football player Live |
| Mikey Day | ... | Steve King |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Leslie Jones | ... | Maxine Waters |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Nancy Pelosi |
| Alex Moffat | ... | Charles Schumer |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | Cardi B |
| Chris Redd | ... | Cory Booker |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Steve Harvey Live |
| Melissa Villaseñor | ... | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |