Not being a Tina Fey fan (sorry) I didn't think her SNL turn as Noem was a "wow'

[Miles Archer]

I just don't care for Tina Fey at all. Nothing against her as a human being, just as a "comedic figure," nothing against people who like her. I'm just not one of them. SHe has a vibe, an aura, that just rubs me the wrong way every time I see her. Not my cup of tea. A little too smug and self-satisfied for me.

I think that Noem is so despicable that there's no "humor" for me in her malevolence. From making the beast with two backs with Lewandowski, to Cricket and the goat in the gravel pit, to her endless grifting and cruelty and Trump ass-kissing, I think that finding "humor" in her is far beyond any comedic skills one might believe Tina Fey possesses. Just my opinion. Enjoy, if you will:

‘SNL’ Cold Open: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Team Up as Drama Queens Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi
The SNL alumni cut a pro-ICE advertisement during a congressional hearing

By William Vaillancourt

October 12, 2025

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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/snl-trump-tina-fey-amy-poehler-team-up-kristi-noem-pam-bondi-1235445402/

After refusing to tell the truth during her swearing-in, the Trump appointee was asked whether her boss directed her to prosecute his political opponents, as a mistakenly public Truth Social post by the president intended for Bondi makes clear.

“Before I don’t answer, I would like to insult you personally: Senator Blumenthal, look at this honky. Even people in Connecticut go, ‘Damn, that guy is white as hell,'” she said to the lawmaker (Mikey Day.) “That is just one of the many roast-style burns I have here on this paper. Don’t make me use them.”

When questioned about whether the FBI found photos of Trump with half-naked young women when they raided sex offender and former Trump pal Jeffrey Epstein‘s property, she replied: “Sir, I’m not even going to dignify that question with a lie.”

Poehler’s character added later: “I tried reading the Epstein files but I got really bored. It’s so repetitive. Trump this, Trump that. Yawn!”

[Renew Deal]

1. OK, thanks

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. Nice that she and Seth Myers came back

But since it was the anniversary of the first episode in 1975, would have loved for someone from the original cast to have come back too. Most of them are still alive.

[question everything]

12. Dan Akroyd, Chevy Chase Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman (I think these are all)

[SocialDemocrat61]

13. Yes All still alive

Only Gilda Radner and John Belushi have died.

[obamanut2012]

3. I love Tina Fey anfd think she's hysterical

Loved her cold open with Amy.

[W_HAMILTON]

8. Same! And if someone thinks she is smug, they should watch more of her being herself.

She actually seems like one of the more genuinely nice people in show business. She comes off as a regular person who made it big but still has the humility from back before she made it.

Love me some Tina Fey!

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. I have to say that Julia Louis-Dreyfus did a pretty good turn.

Her portrayal of Valentina Allegra De Fontaine in the move 'Thunderbolts' was great. She was basically taking shots at Noem.

[PatSeg]

5. Noem and Bondi are so horrible

I have to say I found it hard to find any humor in this cold open. Not even a chuckle.

[Miles Archer]

6. It's sort of like Hitler jokes, Ted Bundy jokes, Jeffrey Dahmer jokes.

I'm with you 100% on this. That's the rationale behind the post. No, I'm not a Fey fan, but I don't think ANYONE could "find humor" in that abomination's life.

[PatSeg]

14. I like Tina Fey

But not in this sketch. I wouldn't like anyone in such a sketch. Right in the middle of this nightmare, it is hard to find much humor in any of it. There's a reason why "Hitler jokes" tend to bomb.

[Bobstandard]

7. The Guardian begs to differ. Entire episode gets rave.

Check it out. The Guardians critic loved the entire episode.
[link:Saturday Night Live: Amy Poehler is Pam Bondi and Tina Fey is Kristi Noem in standout episode https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/12/saturday-night-live-amy-poehler-tina-fey?CMP=share_btn_url|]

[highplainsdem]

9. I thought the cold open was okay, but not as good as last week's.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. I thought that Fey was great as Noem

I did not recognize her when she first came on.

[Xavier Breath]

11. I didn't even recognize it as Fey until, for just a moment, I heard her Sarah Palin coming through.