(CNN) "Saturday Night Live" opened its show this week by commenting on CNN's Equality Town Hall, and it brought in some special guests to help out.

The NBC variety show had Alex Moffat play CNN's Anderson Cooper and brought in "Pose" star Billy Porter to announce the Democratic presidential candidates.

Porter introduced Sen. Cory Booker, played by Chris Redd, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg, played by Colin Jost, who asked why he wasn't doing better in the race for president.

"Why am I not winning this?" Jost's Buttgieg asked. "I'm a veteran. I'm under the legal retirement age. And when I talk it makes sense."

Porter then introduced Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was played by Kate McKinnon.

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