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‘SNL’ Weekend Update Roasts RFK Jr.’s Circumcision Claim and Compares Kristi Noem’s Video to Jigsaw

Weekend Update joked about RFK Jr.’s reported autism claim and Kristi Noem’s shutdown video, whose opening line prompted a Jigsaw reference.
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On October 11, 2025, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update took aim at two separate stories: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reported claim linking circumcision with autism, and a video Kristi Noem showed travelers at TSA checkpoints during the federal government shutdown. Colin Jost turned the video’s opening line, “I want to play a game,” into a comparison with Jigsaw, the fictional killer from the Saw films. Rolling Stone Australia’s account describes the jokes; The Guardian’s episode recap places them in Amy Poehler’s 50th-anniversary episode.

What did SNL say about RFK Jr. and circumcision?

Jost referred to Kennedy’s reported assertion that circumcised men are more likely to be autistic, then followed it with a joke about Kennedy’s appearance, according to Rolling Stone Australia. The bit treated the reported assertion as the target of satire; it was not an explanation or assessment of the medical evidence. The reporting cited here does not independently evaluate that evidence.

Why did SNL compare Kristi Noem to Jigsaw?

The comparison came from a video Noem showed travelers at TSA checkpoints during the shutdown, in which she blamed Democrats. Jost played part of the video on Weekend Update. Its opening words, “I want to play a game,” echoed the recorded messages associated with Jigsaw, the fictional antagonist of the Saw films, as Rolling Stone noted.

That was a comedic association built around the line and its resemblance to the films’ setup—not a literal comparison of Noem to a fictional killer. The joke’s immediate context was the video being shown to travelers during a government shutdown.

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Which episode featured Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and Seth Meyers?

The segment aired in the October 11, 2025, episode hosted by former cast member Amy Poehler. The episode was framed as a celebration of SNL’s 50th anniversary. Tina Fey portrayed Noem in the cold open, and Poehler and former Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers joined Jost and Michael Che for a joke-off. These episode details are reported by The Guardian, which published its recap on October 12, the day after the broadcast.

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