Saturday Night Live recap: Amy Poehler returns to host as show celebrates its 50th birthday (upda...

Role Model is in the house as musical guest. Saturday Night Live recap: Amy Poehler returns to host as show celebrates its 50th birthday (updating live)

Role Model is in the house as musical guest.

Saturday Night Live recap: Amy Poehler returns to host as show celebrates its 50th birthday (updating live)

Role Model is in the house as musical guest.

By Andy Hoglund

Andy Hoglund

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October 11, 2025 11:31 p.m. ET

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Amy Poehler, Role Model, and Bowen Yang shooting 'Saturday Night Live' promos. Credit:

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Tonight represents a full-circle moment in television history as Amy Poehler returns to host *Saturday Night Live* on the very evening the show celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Oct. 11 marks five decades to the day since Mr. Mike first taught John Belushi to feed his fingertips to the Wolverines back in 1975, kicking off a cultural institution that would come to define modern comedy (and inspire Jason Reitman's recent cinematic love letter). For Poehler, one of the show's most beloved alumni, it's a homecoming charged with emotion and legacy, a reminder of how keenly her sharp and fearless humor shaped *SNL* in the 2000s and beyond.

This year has been one rolling celebration of *SNL*'s milestone, with retrospectives, specials, and tributes including the official *SNL50* festivities. (Next week Peacock will premiere the long-rumored documentary *Downey Wrote That*, saluting the career of Jim Downey, one of the most influential writers in the history of the show.)

Poehler is not just a former cast member returning for nostalgia's sake, my fellow Coneheads: She's a reminder of the show's deep roots and ability to reinvent itself while (occasionally) still feeling unpredictable after 50 years. I am joined tonight by former cast member Siobhan Fallon Hogan, who attended the *SNL50* show! She says: "Kudos to Lorne Michaels for 50 years, he is a rock star!" That sentiment surely echoes throughout Studio 8H tonight. If there's any host who can honor that legacy with both mischief and love — especially after a season premiere that nearly two thirds of you shockingly felt was underwhelming — it's Amy Poehler. (Let's see how the show chooses to honor Diane Keaton as well! RIP!)**

*This recap will be updating live throughout the episode…*

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