| Cold Opening | Government Shutdown Edition |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Donald Trump#36 Live |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Mitch McConnell#2 |
| Pete Davidson | ... | Clemson football player Live |
| Mikey Day | ... | Steve King |
| Leslie Jones | ... | Maxine Waters#1 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Nancy Pelosi#2 |
| Alex Moffat | ... | Charles Schumer#4 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Steve Harvey#18 Live |
| Melissa Villaseñor | ... | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez#2 |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | Cardi B |
| Chris Redd | ... | Cory Booker#3 |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |