Amy Poehler plays combative Pam Bondi on ‘SNL’ while Tina Fey makes a surprise appearance
Pam Bondi vs. Senate: Round 2. That was the scenario depicted by “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday, as Amy Poehler played prosecutor in a follow-up to her combative hearing with Democrats this week.
When asked how President Donald Trump could justify deploying National Guard troops against Americans, Buehler at Bondi was confrontational.
“Before I don’t answer, I would like to insult you personally,” Buehler-Bundy replied.
Former colleague Tina Fey made a surprise appearance as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, carrying an assault rifle and making a pitch to applicants to become ICE officers that included questions like “Do you need a job now?” and “Are you taking supplements you bought at the gas station?”
“Then buckle up and slap on some Oakleys, big boy: Welcome to ICE,” Fey’s Noem said.
Poehler, a seven-year SNL cast member who left in 2008 to pursue “Parks and Recreation” fame, hosted for the third time Saturday.
Her appearance came on the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live which premiered on October 11, 1975.
“It’s always a dream come true to be here. I remember watching the show in the ’70s, sitting in my house in Burlington, Massachusetts, thinking, ‘I want to be an actress someday — at least until they invent an AI actress who’s funnier and wants to do a full-frontal role,'” Poehler said in her monologue.
She also had a message of hope for those who may be feeling overwhelmed. “If there’s a place where you feel at home, and you can come back and laugh with your friends, consider yourself lucky — and I do,” she said.
And she had the last laugh against her imagined AI doppelgänger.
“So to that little AI robot that’s watching TV right now that wants to be on that platform one day, I say to you: beep, beep, beep, beep beep, beep,” Buehler said. “Which translates to: You’ll never be able to write a joke, you stupid robot! And I’m willing to do a full-frontal essay, but no one asks me, okay?”
Another skit featured Aubrey Plaza, a former intern and guest host on “SNL” who also starred on “Parks and Recreation.”
In a spoof of the Netflix series “The Hunting Wives” — which was presented as a “straight but gay Republican murder drama” — Plaza played a “fresh new girl” who joins the group.
After a sexually charged lesson on how to make a mimosa, Plaza revealed that she had a girlfriend, prompting the other women to shout “lesbian!” They immediately pulled their weapons on her.
The meeting did not end there. The “Weekend Update” anchor trio of Seth Meyers, Fey and Poehler, who were all behind the desk, joined current hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che for a game show-style battle.
Role Model was the musical guest on Saturday. He featured his performance of “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” by Charli XCX.
At the end of the episode, SNL paid tribute to Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, showing a photo of her. Keaton died at the age of 79, her daughter said earlier Saturday.
Sabrina Carpenter, who recently released the album “Man’s Best Friend,” is the host and musical guest for next week’s episode.
“SNL” airs on NBC, a division of NBCUniversal, which is also the parent company of NBC News.