Miles Teller hosts SNL with Brandi Carlile as musical guest

Saturday Night Live returned to Studio 8H on Saturday, Nov. 1, with actor Miles Teller hosting and singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile as musical guest for the fourth episode of the show's 51st season. The live broadcast, which aired at 11:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC and streamed on Peacock, marked Teller's second time as host and Carlile's fourth appearance as musical guest.

The episode opened with Teller in an opening monologue and included a mix of short sketches, a political cold open and musical performances. In the cold open, Teller took part in a mock New York City mayoral debate, portraying former governor Andrew Cuomo opposite Zohran Mamdani, played by Ramy Youssef, and Curtis Sliwa, played by Shane Gillis. Promotional material released ahead of the show also featured Teller in a pitch meeting with cast members Chloe Fineman, Ben Marshall and newcomer Jeremy Culhane, during which Teller suggested a sketch concept he described as "baptism in a hot tub, cool stuff like that."

Sketch highlights included a game-show parody titled What Did I Do Last Night? in which Teller, costumed as a maize-clad character named Kenneth, attempted to recall the previous evening's antics. The sketch...