SNL cold open skewers Trump for seemingly falling asleep during meetings — and jokes he was dreaming of Mamdani - “I’m very much awake,” Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, said. “Now someone quickly tell me where am I,

The cold open then pivoted, as they almost always do, to Donald Trump. The president was shown sleeping side-stage, mumbling sweet nothings to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. He defended Hegseth’s recent comments about the “fog of war,” saying he would stick by his Cabinet official “unless, of course, it could hurt me in any way.”

The federal government is still shut down, food stamps are being cut off for millions of Americans, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still grinding it out with the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series Game 7 and there are big elections in New York City ...

Saturday Night Live was new this week, with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting for the first time and Sombr performing as the musical guest. For the show's cold open, they once again tackled recent political news, this time parodying the pharmaceutical ...