After Melissa Carone's testimony in the Michigan election hearings, several observers noted that she sounded like Cecily Strong's recurring character "The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At a Party." So naturally Strong played her in the cold open.
Cecily Strong returns to the show (except for a brief pre-taped appearance in the season opener) after having taken the first six episodes off to finish shooting a movie.
Despite having been on the show 8 previous times as a musical guest, this was the first time Eminem had ever acted or appeared in a sketch.