- SNL pokes fun at Mamdani-Trump relationship in season premiere The Washington Post
- ‘S.N.L.’ Season Premiere: Buckets of Rain, With Jalen Brunson Reigning The New York Times
- ‘SNL’ Cold Open: ‘Totally Normal’ Natalie Harp Threatens Mamdani Over Trump Rolling Stone
- Saturday Night Live: Jalen Brunson makes for stiff host in underwhelming season premiere The Guardian
- ‘SNL’ roasts Mayor Zohran Mamdani with ‘urgent message’ for New Yorkers during nor’easter New York Post
