SNL spoof of Bondi testimony with Poehler and Fey as Noem

Amy Poehler revived a familiar SNL pairing Saturday night to lampoon Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, with Poehler portraying Bondi and Tina Fey making a surprise return as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the Oct. 11 broadcast from Studio 8H. The cold open, staged on the show’s 50th anniversary, spoofed a Senate hearing held on Oct. 7 and drew attention for its sendup of exchanges about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and other topics raised during the oversight session.

In the sketch, Poehler’s Bondi repeatedly refused to answer senators’ questions, opening with, “My name is Pam Bondi. I spell it with an i because I aint gonna answer any of your questions.” The character traded barbs with actors playing lawmakers and deflected questions about department matters by joking that the Justice Department was handling many operations “moving like Kash Patel’s eyeballs very quickly.” Fey’s Noem arrived carrying a rifle and delivered a parody of an ICE recruitment pitch, riffing on lines about Oakleys, zip ties, and “big, tough guys” that echoed elements of recent political controversies...