{"id":2498038,"date":"2025-10-12T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-parodies-bondi-hearing-with-roast-style-burns-from-amy-poehler\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:03:13","slug":"snl-parodies-bondi-hearing-with-roast-style-burns-from-amy-poehler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-parodies-bondi-hearing-with-roast-style-burns-from-amy-poehler\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL parodies Bondi hearing with &#8216;roast-style burns&#8217; from Amy Poehler"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnl-parodies-bondi-hearing-with-roast-style-burns-from-amy-poehler%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The premiere episode of *Saturday Night Live* (SNL) featured a cold open sketch parodying Attorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.Hosted by Amy Poehler, who impersonated Bondi, the skit humorously mocked the tense exchanges from the hearing, including sharp &#8220;roast-style&#8221; comebacks directed at Senator Richard Blumenthal, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-night-live-mocks-dumbest-impeachment-trial-after-trump-acquitted-again\/\" title=\"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Mocks \u2018Dumbest\u2019 Impeachment Trial After ... Acquitted Again\">cast member<\/a> Mikey Day. The sketch also included Tina Fey portraying Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, adding to the satire. The episode aired on SNL&#8217;s 50th anniversary and continued the show&#8217;s tradition of lampooning current political figures and administrations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">SNL parodies Bondi hearing with &lsquo;roast-style burns&rsquo; from Amy Poehler<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2367547\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Saturday Night Live&rsquo;s<\/em> season premiere included a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cold open skit centered<\/a> on Attorney General Pam Bondi&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3841738\/trump-blumenthal-no-longer-speak-bondi-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> that at times was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3840976\/bondi-clashes-senate-democrats-fiery-hearing-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">combative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Actress and comedian Amy Poehler hosted the comedy sketch show Saturday for the third time since she left the role as a cast member. Poehler impersonated Bondi in the opening skit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3839855\/abandon-all-hope-ye-who-enter-here-in-whose-name-doumentary-review\/\">Abandon all hope, Ye who enter here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3844456\/kamala-harris-returns-to-dc-for-107-days-book-tour\/\">Kamala Harris returns to DC for 107 Days book tour&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3843101\/taylors-swift-frozen-pedestal-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/\">Taylor Swift&rsquo;s frozen pedestal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;My name is Pam Bondi. I spell it with an &lsquo;I&rsquo; because I ain&rsquo;t going to answer any of your questions. My time is valuable. The DOJ has many ongoing operations, and we&rsquo;re moving like Kash Patel&rsquo;s eyeballs: very quickly in multiple directions at once,&rdquo; Poehler said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3837353\/republicans-are-pushing-these-five-democrats-to-flip-on-funding-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING THESE FIVE DEMOCRATS TO FLIP ON FUNDING BILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cast member Mikey Day parodied Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in posing the first question to Poehler, asking, &ldquo;Did President Trump direct you to prosecute his political opponents?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before I don&rsquo;t answer, I&rsquo;d like to insult you personally,&rdquo; Poehler said. &ldquo;Sen. Blumenthal, look at this honky. Even people in Connecticut go, &lsquo;Damn, that guy is white as hell.&rsquo; That is just one of the many roast-style burns I have here on this paper. Don&rsquo;t make me use them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3177546&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d6b91bc0573491908d995c69ac626146\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the hearing last week, Blumenthal and Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3841738\/trump-blumenthal-no-longer-speak-bondi-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">traded barbs<\/a> throughout the senator&rsquo;s questioning. At one point, Blumenthal implied that Bondi was involved in the American Express Global Business Travel merger while working for her former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">law firm<\/a>. Bondi condemned the implication and claimed Blumenthal was accusing her &ldquo;of impropriety when [Blumenthal] lied about [his] military service.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How dare you? I&rsquo;m a career prosecutor. Don&rsquo;t you ever challenge my integrity,&rdquo; Bondi told Blumenthal. &ldquo;Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> and anything [about] my former firm Ballard Partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the skit, Poehler was asked about the federal law enforcement presence at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, prompting the appearance of actor Tina Fey doing an impression of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Fey burst onto the scene with a rifle in hand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hold my gun. That&rsquo;s right. It&rsquo;s me, Kristi Noem. I spell my name with an &lsquo;I&rsquo; because that&rsquo;s how I thought it was spelled,&rdquo; Fey said. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m the rarest type of person in Washington, D.C., a brunette that Donald Trump listens to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fey and Poehler were SNL cast members together, with Fey joining the cast in 1996 and Poehler joining later in 2001.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3841738\/trump-blumenthal-no-longer-speak-bondi-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS BLUMENTHAL SHOULD &lsquo;NO LONGER&rsquo; BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AFTER HEATED BONDI HEARING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday&rsquo;s episode fell on the 50th anniversary of <em>SNL<\/em>. The program has long parodied every current presidential administration. Further parodies of Trump&rsquo;s administration are likely to continue.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNL mocks Bondi hearing with Amy Poehler&#8217;s roast-style skit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2498039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280555331440.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65072,65073,7958,9154,50525],"class_list":["post-2498038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amy-poehler","tag-bondi-hearing","tag-comedy","tag-parody","tag-snl-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280555331440.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498042,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498038\/revisions\/2498042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}