What Does It Say About a Miles Teller Hosted 'SNL' That Shane Gillis Is a Highlight?

By Dustin Rowles | TV | November 2, 2025

Cold Open

The episode opens with a New York City mayoral debate featuring Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani, and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa. This cold open stands out as the funniest of the season and possibly the best performance Shane Gillis has delivered on SNL. The sketch shines despite introducing James Austin Johnson’s Trump, who also delivered a memorable line:

“I have good brain. I took a cognitive test and I did so well that they immediately gave me an MRI.”

Hopefully, Mamdani’s hopeful victory means more screen time for Youssef.

Score: 7 out of 10

Miles Teller Monologue

Miles Teller delivers a decent monologue with solid energy. After losing his house in the Pallisades fire, he appeared somewhat more humble than usual. Interestingly, despite having a new movie, Eternity, coming out later this month, he chose not to mention it.

Score: 5 out of 10

What Did I Do Last Night?

The episode continues with the game show sketch “What Did I Do Last Night?” where deeply hungover contestants try to recall their previous night’s activities. The sketch falls flat again, lacking any surprising twists, highlighting the season’s struggle to add creative layers to straightforward concepts.

Score: 5 out of 10

Property Brothers

Miles Teller takes on both roles as the Property Brothers helping the White House with renovations. The sketch feels uncomfortably close to reality, leaning more towards depressing than funny.

Score: 6 out of 10

Hockey PSA

This public service announcement about hockey turns out to be unexpectedly humorous and delivers more laughs than anticipated.

“It’s the funniest cold open of the season, and maybe the best that Shane Gillis has ever been on SNL.”

Author's summary: This SNL episode features a standout cold open with Shane Gillis and a more grounded Miles Teller, though several sketches struggle to bring fresh twists or full humor.

Pajiba — 2025-11-03