Overview
- Amy Poehler led Season 51’s second episode on Oct. 11, coinciding with the exact 50-year anniversary of Saturday Night Live’s 1975 debut.
- The cold open cast Poehler as Attorney General Pam Bondi in a Senate hearing spoof, with Tina Fey dropping in as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and references to Epstein files, James Comey and ICE.
- Tina Fey and Seth Meyers joined Poehler at the Weekend Update desk for a multi-anchor joke-off with current hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che.
- Musical guest Role Model made his SNL debut performing “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” with a surprise cameo by Charli XCX, then returned for “Some Protector.”
- Aubrey Plaza appeared in a The Hunting Wives parody sketch, and the show closed by promoting Sabrina Carpenter to host and perform on the Oct. 18 episode.