US Edition‘SNL’: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey & Seth Meyers Return to ‘Weekend Update’ Desk for Joke-Off
Weekend Update anchors reunited for a Joke-Off on SNL's 51st season, celebrating Amy Poehler's return and featuring debut musical guest Role Model.
- On October 11, 2025, Saturday Night Live returned for its second episode of season 51, staging a Weekend Update 'Joke-Off' with Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and Seth Meyers.
- Amy Poehler returned to host, marking her first time since 2015 and her third hosting appearance since leaving the cast, noting the 50th anniversary of SNL on Oct. 11, 1975.
- Using a single headline, Poehler led with `he slapped the doctor on his ass` while Fey and Meyers riffed with her AHHHHH gag and a quip about the baby driving out.
- The audience at SNL applauded loudly as Tina Fey and Seth Meyers entered the Update shot, while musical guest Role Model, Tucker Pillsbury, performed with a Charli XCX cameo.
- The reunion connected multiple generations of Weekend Update anchors, as longtime SNL collaborators Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers joined current anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che.
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'SNL' alums Tina Fey, Seth Meyers join Amy Poehler for joke-off with 'Weekend Update' anchors
The former anchors faced off against current "Update" duo Colin Jost and Michael Che.Will Heath/NBC via Getty Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers on 'Saturday Night Live' Oct. 11It was an old school vs. new school brawl on this weekend's Saturday Night Live.Colin Jost and Michael Che's humorous rundown of the week's trending stories — the show's beloved, long-running "Weekend Update" segment — took on a Sharks vs. Jets dynamic when host Amy P…
Amy Poehler Recruits Tina Fey, Seth Meyers for ‘Weekend Update’ Return: ‘My First Wife And My Second Wife’
Amy Poehler reunited with Tina Fey and Seth Meyers behind the “Weekend Update” desk on “Saturday Night Live.”Poehler, who was a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy show from 2001 to 2008, returned to host for the third time on Oct. 11 alongside musical guest Role Model
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