SNL takes aim at Kristi Noem
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Colin Jost returns as Pete Hegseth for the "Saturday Night Live" cold open.
Rising Saturday Night Live star Ashley Padilla reprised her role as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the latest cold open, this time to roast Noem’s sudden departure from Trump’s cabinet.
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Colin is killing it as Kegsbreath: People can't get over the Saturday Night Live cold open on Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem
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NBC’s Saturday Night Live came back from its hiatus following the 2026 Winter Olympics with a cold open that immediately zeroed in on breaking news, lampooning Donald Trump after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
"SNL" kicked off its latest episode with a timely cold open addressing the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Saturday Night Live opened its Feb. 28 episode with a Trump-focused cold open addressing U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, featuring James Austin Johnson and Colin Jost in politically charged satire
Jost’s Hegseth dodges “war” questions and breaks into Papa Roach and Hamilton riffs.
In the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, Ashley Padilla played Kristi Noem, who insisted Trump didn't fire her as Homeland Security secretary.
Kristi Noem was once the undisputed “golden girl” of the Republican Party. With her signature style and firm grip on South Dakota, many saw her as the natural successor to the MAGA throne or, at the very least,