Overview

• A new Wednesday promo shows Amy Poehler interacting with featured players Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska at the Weekend Update desk.
• Poehler plays her uncertainty for laughs, joking she thought she was at 30 Rock for a mammogram and blaming nerves and “face blindness.”
• She is set to host Saturday, Oct. 11, with musical guest Role Model at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT on NBC, with a live stream on Peacock.
• Culhane, Patterson and Slowikowska are three of five new additions alongside Ben Marshall and Tommy Brennan after summer exits that included Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker.
• The broadcast lands on the 50-year anniversary of SNL’s 1975 premiere, though the promo does not acknowledge the milestone, according to LateNighter.