Attorney General Pam Bondi isn’t losing sleep over becoming the latest target of “Saturday Night Live’s” political comedy. In fact, she says she’s loving it.
Bondi responded with humor after Amy Poehler and Tina Fey teamed up to parody her and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during the show’s cold open, which mocked Bondi’s recent Senate Judiciary Committee testimony.
Poehler, returning to host the episode, opened the sketch as Bondi, quipping, “My name is Pam Bondi. I spell it with an ‘i,’ because I ain’t gonna answer any of your questions.
“My time is valuable,” she added. “The DOJ has many ongoing operations, and we’re moving like Kash Patel’s eyeballs — very quickly in multiple directions at once.”
The sketch lampooned Bondi’s heated Senate appearance, where she faced questions over the Epstein files and her pointed remarks toward several senators.
But instead of being offended, Bondi responded in kind. Posting a photo of Poehler and Fey on X, she tagged Noem and joked, “@SecNoem, should we recreate this picture in Chicago?” adding that she was “loving Amy Poehler!”
Tina Fey joined Poehler midway through the bit, portraying Kristi Noem in a sharp blue suit and armed with an oversized AR-15.
.@Sec_Noem, should we recreate this picture in Chicago?
Loving Amy Poehler! pic.twitter.com/3wNCnS0sGX
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) October 12, 2025
Striding into the mock Senate chamber to a heavy metal riff, Fey deadpanned, “I’m the rarest type of person in Washington, D.C.—a brunette that Donald Trump listens to.”
The audience roared as the two comedians took aim at everything from ICE operations to the ongoing government shutdown.
The real-life hearing that inspired the sketch was no laughing matter. Earlier in the week, Bondi clashed with Senate Democrats who grilled her on the Epstein investigation and ties to major donors.
In one fiery exchange, Bondi questioned Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse over his campaign donations.
“Senator, I’m not sure if you’re concerned because you took money—I believe, did you?—from Reid Hoffman, one of Epstein’s closest confidants, not only once, but twice in 2018 and 2024,” Bondi said.
She went on to ask why he hadn’t raised similar issues with Merrick Garland during his tenure as attorney general.
Pam Bondi to Senator Whitehouse: “You’re the one who was taking money from one of Epstein’s closest confidants-Reid Hoffman!” pic.twitter.com/TbLCXInTh8
— Nad (@offbeateffect) October 7, 2025
Whitehouse responded by bringing up rumors linking Trump to Epstein, asking whether the FBI found compromising photos of the president during their search.
Bondi snapped back, “You sit here and make salacious remarks, once again, trying to slander President Trump, left and right, when you’re the one who was taking money from one of Epstein’s closest confidants.”
Saturday Night Live didn’t miss the opportunity to twist those tense moments for laughs.
Poehler’s version of Bondi joked, “I tried reading the Epstein files, but I got really bored. It’s so repetitive. ‘Trump this, Trump that.’ Yawn.”
When Poehler’s Bondi was asked by fake senators whether Trump had directed her to indict James Comey, she refused to answer, saying, “I’m not going to discuss my private conversations with the president.”
As Poehler stayed in character, Fey’s mock Noem stole the spotlight with outrageous one-liners, declaring that the “Democrat government shutdown” needed to end.
When one senator said Democrats were desperate to reopen the government, Fey shot back, “That makes me laugh more than the end of Old Yeller. You know, the one where the dog dies.”
When the senator noted the dog was shot, Fey retorted, “Dogs don’t just get ‘shot.’ Heroes shoot them.”
She then bragged that although federal employees weren’t getting paid during the shutdown, her “ICE boys are in it for the love of the game.”
The skit then cut to a mock recruitment pitch. “Do you need a job now?” Fey asked. “Yeah!” Poehler replied. “Are you a big tough guy?” “Yeah.” “Tough enough for the army or police?” “No!” “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!” Fey concluded, “Well then buckle up and slap on some Oakleys, big boy. Welcome to ICE.”
The sketch ended with Poehler and Fey standing back-to-back, crossing their arms as Poehler’s Bondi declared, “Then our work here is done.”
While the skit drew laughs from SNL’s liberal-leaning audience, reaction outside the studio was mixed.
At the White House, spokesperson Abigail Jackson dismissed the sketch entirely.
“Reacting to this would require me to waste my time watching it,” Jackson said.
“And like the millions of Americans who have tuned out from SNL, I have more entertaining things to do — like watch paint dry.”
Even within the administration, some saw an opportunity to flip the punchline.
DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded to the parody with a jab of her own: “SNL is absolutely right — the Democrats’ shutdown does need to end!”