{"id":219853,"date":"2025-10-12T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219853\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T19:35:08","slug":"tina-fey-plays-kristi-noem-in-pam-bondi-sketch-in-snl-cold-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219853\/","title":{"rendered":"Tina Fey plays Kristi Noem in Pam Bondi sketch in &#8216;SNL&#8217; cold open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dynamic duo is back. <\/p>\n<p>Amy Poehler hosted \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d this weekend and welcomed her bestie Tina Fey for a surprise appearance during the episode\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iSfC_N8XOTE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cold open<\/a>, where they spoofed Attorney General Pam Bondi\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/07\/us-news\/pam-bondi-lashes-out-at-senate-democrats-in-contentious-judiciary-panel-hearing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> recent Senate hearing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poehler, 54, portrayed Bondi, 59, and fielded questions about<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/01\/us-news\/howard-lutnick-calls-ex-neighbor-jeffrey-epstein-greatest-blackmailer-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0the Jeffrey Epstein case<\/a>\u00a0and other matters, before Fey, 55, made her entrance as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, 53.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Poehler playing Pam Bondi on \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d NBC<\/p>\n<p>Pam Bondi appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Oct. 7. AP<\/p>\n<p>Fey\u2019s Noem held a large gun in her hand as she flashed a mean mugging look to the camera alongside Poehler\u2019s Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHold my gun,\u201d Fey\u2019s Noem said, as she tossed her weapon and introduced herself at the Senate hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey, Amy Poehler on \u201cSNL.\u201d NBC<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey as Kristi Noem on \u201cSNL.\u201d  NBC<\/p>\n<p>Kristi Noem speaks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s right, it\u2019s me. Kristi Noem. I spell my name with an \u2018I\u2019 cause that\u2019s how i though it was spelt,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the rarest type of person in Washington D.C., a brunette that Donald Trump listens to,\u201d Fey\u2019s Noem continued, before demanding that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/09\/us-news\/chuck-schumer-ripped-for-claiming-shutdown-is-better-for-democrats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cthis Democrat government shutdown<\/a> needs to end now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When one of the Senators told Fey\u2019s Noem that the Democrats are more eager to end the shutdown than the Republicans, she said that statement \u201cmakes me laugh more than the end of\u00a0\u2018Old Yeller.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey as Kristi Noem, Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi on \u201cSNL.\u201d NBC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDogs don\u2019t just get shot,\u201d Fey\u2019s Noem added. \u201cHeroes shoot them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking of heroes, our government agents are working without pay. Luckily, my boys at ICE don\u2019t mind. They\u2019re in it for the love of the game,\u201d she went on.<\/p>\n<p>Fey\u2019s Noem, with the help of Poehler\u2019s Bondi, defended ICE by reciting a recruitment ad.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey and Amy Poehler spoofing Pam Bondi\u2019s Senate hearing on \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 11. NBC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you need a job now? (Yeah!) Are you a big, tough guy? (Yeah!) Tough enough for the army or police? (No!) But do you take supplements that you bought at a gas station? (Daily.) Do you like to use zip ties, because people in your life don\u2019t trust you with keys? (You know it!) Then buckle up and slap on some Oakleys, big boy. Welcome to ICE,\u201d Fey\u2019s Noem (and Poehler\u2019s Bondi) said.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the skit, Poehler\u2019s Bondi asked the Senate if that answered their questions \u2014 and one of the Senators responded, \u201cNo, not even a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen our work here is done,\u201d Poehler and Fey said standing back-to-back and crossing their arms.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey, Amy Poehler on \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d NBC<\/p>\n<p>Poehler hosted the second episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/18\/entertainment\/snl-announces-season-51-hosts-bad-bunny-amy-poehler-sabrina-carpenter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSNL\u201d Season 51 <\/a>while Role Model was the musical guest.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d alum was a cast member on \u201cSNL\u201d from 2001 to 2008. She hosted by herself in 2010 and co-hosted with Fey in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Senator Hillary Clinton on \u201cSNL\u201d in 2008. NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey, Amy Poehler at the 2019 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City. NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Fey, meanwhile, appeared on the sketch comedy series from 1997 to 2006. She\u2019s hosted the show six times, including once with Poehler. <\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter is hosting the next episode of \u201cSNL.\u201d She\u2019s also the episode\u2019s musical guest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dynamic duo is back. 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