Overview

• Amy Poehler played Attorney General Pam Bondi in a Senate hearing parody that invoked the Epstein files, the James Comey indictment, ICE controversies and the ongoing shutdown.
• Tina Fey made a surprise entrance as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the cold open, then returned to join Poehler and Seth Meyers for a multi-anchor ‘Weekend Update’ joke-off with Colin Jost and Michael Che.
• Role Model made his SNL debut as musical guest, performing “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” with a cameo by Charli XCX, and later “Some Protector.”
• Aubrey Plaza appeared in a sketch parodying Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, part of an episode that leaned into alumni reunions and high-profile cameos.
• SNL noted its October 11 anniversary on air and closed with a tribute card for Diane Keaton, with Sabrina Carpenter announced to host and perform on October 18.