Overview

• The live episode aired Oct. 11, exactly 50 years after SNL’s 1975 debut, with Poehler hosting for the third time.
• A political cold open spoofed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Senate testimony, featuring Poehler as Bondi and a surprise Tina Fey as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
• Weekend Update staged a five-anchor joke-off, reuniting Poehler, Fey and Seth Meyers with current anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che.
• Poehler’s monologue marked the anniversary and jabbed headline-making AI actress Tilly Norwood, declaring, “You’ll never be able to write a joke, you stupid robot.”
• Musical guest Role Model debuted with “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out,” bringing out Charli XCX, and the show confirmed Sabrina Carpenter will host and perform on Oct. 18.