‘I thought I was coming into this building to get a mammogram’

‘SNL’ vet Amy Poehler returns to host the show for the third time.

Bill Kuchman Oct 8, 2025

‘I thought I was coming into this building to get a mammogram’ — **Amy Poehler** in her *SNL* promo/ NBC

Deep SNL Thoughts is now The Cold Open. New name. Same extensive SNL coverage.

The host: Amy Poehler

The musical guest: Role Model

Cast members in the promo: Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska

Huh, they invited all the freshman cast members except Tommy Brennan for this promo. (And, no, I'm not going to pretend that Ben Marshall is a new cast member. He was already on SNL for four seasons with Please Don’t Destroy.)

Deep SNL Thoughts is written and produced by Bill Kuchman.
Copyediting by Tim Kuchman.

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Issue No. 8

Published in: The Cold Open • Host Promo, The Cold Open, SNL, Amy Poehler, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Veronika Slowikowska

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