The Chaos Exploded On Saturday Night Live When Amy Poehler And Tina Fey Reunited — And Instantly Hijacked The Cold Open With A Savage, No-holds-barred Parody. Poehler Stepped In As Pam Bondi, Fielding Tense Questions In A Spoof Senate Hearing, Before Fey Stormed In As Kristi Noem — Gripping A Prop Gun And Delivering The Line That Sent The Sketch Into Meltdown
The dynamic duo is back.
Amy Poehler hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend and welcomed her bestie Tina Fey for a surprise appearance during the episode’s cold open, where they spoofed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent Senate hearing.
Poehler, 54, portrayed Bondi, 59, and fielded questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case and other matters, before Fey, 55, made her entrance as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, 53.
Fey’s Noem held a large gun in her hand as she flashed a mean mugging look to the camera alongside Poehler’s Bondi.
“Hold my gun,” Fey’s Noem said, as she tossed her weapon and introduced herself at the Senate hearing.
“That’s right, it’s me. Kristi Noem. I spell my name with an ‘I’ cause that’s how i though it was spelt,” she said.
“I’m the rarest type of person in Washington D.C., a brunette that Donald Trump listens to,” Fey’s Noem continued, before demanding that “this Democrat government shutdown needs to end now.”
When one of the Senators told Fey’s Noem that the Democrats are more eager to end the shutdown than the Republicans, she said that statement “makes me laugh more than the end of ‘Old Yeller.’”
“Dogs don’t just get shot,” Fey’s Noem added. “Heroes shoot them.”
“Speaking of heroes, our government agents are working without pay. Luckily, my boys at ICE don’t mind. They’re in it for the love of the game,” she went on.
Fey’s Noem, with the help of Poehler’s Bondi, defended ICE by reciting a recruitment ad.
“Do you need a job now? (Yeah!) Are you a big, tough guy? (Yeah!) Tough enough for the army or police? (No!) But do you take supplements that you bought at a gas station? (Daily.) Do you like to use zip ties, because people in your life don’t trust you with keys? (You know it!) Then buckle up and slap on some Oakleys, big boy. Welcome to ICE,” Fey’s Noem (and Poehler’s Bondi) said.
At the end of the skit, Poehler’s Bondi asked the Senate if that answered their questions — and one of the Senators responded, “No, not even a little bit.”
“Then our work here is done,” Poehler and Fey said standing back-to-back and crossing their arms.
Poehler hosted the second episode of “SNL” Season 51 while Role Model was the musical guest.
The “Parks and Recreation” alum was a cast member on “SNL” from 2001 to 2008. She hosted by herself in 2010 and co-hosted with Fey in 2015.
Fey, meanwhile, appeared on the sketch comedy series from 1997 to 2006. She’s hosted the show six times, including once with Poehler.
Sabrina Carpenter is hosting the next episode of “SNL.” She’s also the episode’s musical guest.
