Pam Bondi vs. the Senate: Spherical Two. That was the situation envisaged by “Saturday Night time Reside” on Saturday, with alum Amy Poehler portraying the lawyer normal in a follow-up to her combative listening to with Democrats this week.
Requested how President Donald Trump might justify deploying Nationwide Guard troops towards People, Poehler’s Bondi was confrontational.
“Earlier than I do not reply, I might wish to insult you personally,” Poehler’s Bondi responded.
Fellow former solid member Tina Fey made a shock look as Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem, toting an assault-style rifle and making a pitch for candidates to turn out to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that included questions like, “Do you want a job now?” and “Do you are taking dietary supplements that you simply purchased at a fuel station?”
“Then buckle up and slap on some Oakleys, massive boy: Welcome to ICE,” Fey’s Noem mentioned.
Poehler, a seven-year “SNL” solid member who left in 2008 to go on to “Parks and Recreation” fame, hosted for the third time Saturday.
Her look got here on the fiftieth anniversary of “Saturday Night time Reside,” which premiered Oct. 11, 1975.
“It is all the time a dream come true to be right here. I bear in mind watching the present within the ’70s, sitting in my home in Burlington, Massachusetts, pondering: ‘I need to be an actress sometime — at the least till they create an AI actress who’s funnier and prepared to do full-frontal,'” Poehler mentioned in her monologue.
She additionally had a message of hope for individuals who might really feel overwhelmed. “If there’s a spot that looks like residence, that you may return to and chortle with your mates, contemplate your self fortunate — and I do,” she mentioned.
And she or he had the final chortle towards her imagined AI doppelgänger.
“And to that little AI robotic watching TV proper now who desires to be on this stage sometime, I say to you: Beep, boop, beep, boop beep beep,” Poehler mentioned. “Which interprets to: You’ll by no means have the ability to write a joke, you silly robotic! And I’m prepared to do full-frontal, however no one’s requested me, OK?”
One other skit had a cameo by Aubrey Plaza, a former intern and visitor host on “SNL” who additionally starred on “Parks and Recreation.”
In a parody of Netflix’s “The Looking Wives” — launched as “the straight however lesbian sexy Republican homicide drama” — Plaza performed “a brand new new lady” who joined the group.
After a sexually charged lesson in easy methods to make a mimosa, Plaza revealed she had a girlfriend, prompting the opposite girls to shout, “lesbian!” and instantly pull their weapons on her.
The reunion didn’t finish there. A “Weekend Replace” anchor trio of Seth Meyers, Fey and Poehler, who’ve all been behind the desk, joined present hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che for a quiz show-style battle.
Position Mannequin was Saturday’s musical visitor. His efficiency of “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” featured an look by Charli XCX.
On the finish of the episode, “SNL” paid tribute to Oscar-winning actor Diane Keaton, exhibiting a portrait. Keaton died on the age of 79, her daughter mentioned earlier Saturday.
Sabrina Carpenter, who lately launched the album “Man’s Finest Buddy,” is the host and musical visitor of subsequent week’s episode.
“SNL” airs on NBC, a division of NBCUniversal, which can also be the dad or mum firm of NBC Information.
