‘Saturday Night Live' rejected Zohran Mamdani for ‘comedians'
New York City's newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani was pitched to appear on Saturday Night Live during his campaign, but Lorne Michaels passed, and a
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‘Saturday Night Live' rejected Zohran Mamdani for ‘comedians'
New York City's newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani was pitched to appear on Saturday Night Live during his campaign, but Lorne Michaels passed, and a satirist played him instead.
Sources told Page Six that Mamdani's camp approached SNL about a potential public appearance while he was image running for office. The program's long-serving boss wasn't interested.
"Mamdani was pitched, but ultimately for creative reasons, they went with comedians instead," a source said.
Ramy Youssef ended up playing the democratic socialist in a sketch on 1 November 2025 centred on the NYC mayoral discussion, alongside Miles Teller as former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Shane Gillis as Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Mamdani took it in good spirits, posting clips of himself laughing with Youssef on FaceTime while the satirist was image in wardrobe.
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