SNL Cold Open Skewers Bondi,Noem with Poehler-Fey Reunion
New York,NY – Amy Poehler adn Tina Fey delivered a scathing political commentary during Saturday Night Live’s cold open on october 5,2024,lampooning the recent actions of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and south Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. The highly anticipated reunion of the comedic duo, both SNL alumni, drew immediate applause and set the stage for a pointed critique of current events.
The sketch centered around a Senate hearing regarding the deployment of state National Guards to the southern border, a move recently undertaken by DeSantis and mirrored by Noem. Poehler portrayed Senator Angus King, grilling Fey, who played a deliberately flippant and self-absorbed Kristi Noem. The segment tapped into ongoing national debates surrounding immigration policy, state versus federal authority, and the increasingly controversial tactics employed by Republican governors.
Fey’s portrayal of Noem leaned heavily into the governor’s recent public image, complete with an assault rifle, baseball cap, and “blinding lip gloss,” a reference to her “Ice Barbie” moniker. The sketch directly addressed Noem’s memoir revelation that she shot her family dog, cricket, drawing a especially sharp laugh when her character responded to a senator’s claim that Democrats wanted to end the government shutdown with, “ha – that makes me laugh more than the ending to Old Yeller.” The joke highlighted the perceived callousness of Noem’s admission and drew a parallel between a fictional tragic event and a real-life incident detailed in her book.
The cold open also briefly touched on the ongoing situation with ICE agents being sent to American cities, framing it as part of a broader pattern of escalating political rhetoric and action. The dynamic between Poehler and Fey, longtime friends and collaborators, amplified the comedic effect and underscored the gravity of the issues being satirized. The sketch concluded with Noem dismissing concerns about the National Guard’s deployment, further solidifying the satirical portrayal of the governor’s approach to national issues.
