Overview

• Hosting for the first time since 2015, Amy Poehler played Attorney General Pam Bondi as combative and unwilling to answer senators’ questions.
• Tina Fey made a surprise entrance as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, punctuating the sketch with a dark 'Old Yeller' joke tied to Noem’s memoir controversy.
• The cold open riffed on topics raised at the real Senate hearing, including ICE operations, Jeffrey Epstein files, the indictment of James Comey, and the ongoing shutdown.
• A centerpiece gag featured a pro-ICE recruitment-style advertisement that jokingly defended agents while lampooning enforcement culture.
• The episode marked Role Model’s SNL debut as musical guest, complementing the high-profile Poehler–Fey reunion.