Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is an American comedian and actress best known for her work on *Saturday Night Live* and as Leslie Knope on *Parks and Recreation*.
She cofounded the Upright Citizens Brigade improv theater and has become associated with a style of warm, enthusiastic comedy.
Her friendship with Tina Fey is often referenced: They're like Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
Work meant to amuse
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
- timingArt of choosing moments
- witClever, inventive humor
- humorAmusing quality
stand-up · punchline · delivery · sketch · satire · parody · impersonation · deadpan
Weekly late-night sketch program
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
- NBCAmerican television network
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- cold openPre-title sequence segment
Hillary Clinton · Seth Meyers · recurring character · Tina Fey · live television · parody · Andy Samberg · host
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- ensemble castMultiple principal performers equally
Mean Girls · Tina Fey · NBC · comedy series · Inside Out · Joy · supporting role · voice acting
Gaining authority or confidence
- sisterhoodBond among women
- equalitySame status for all
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- girlsYoung female persons
Tina Fey · mentorship · confidence · women supporting women · producer · trailblazer · representation · role model
Rehearsing dramatic excerpts
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
Second City · collaboration · games · characters · Matt Walsh · training · long-form · Harold
Comedy Central friendship comedy
- executive producerSenior production decision-maker
- creatorOne who produces something
- showrunnerTV series creative head
- developmentProgress toward maturity
television · Hulu · Comedy Central · behind the scenes · making it
Written personal recollection
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
personal essays · publishing · book tour · narration · humor writing · anecdotes · life lessons · honesty
comedy
Work meant to amuse
humor · stand-up · punchline · delivery · sketch · satire · parody · impersonation · deadpan · banter
Saturday Night Live
Weekly late-night sketch program
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
- NBCAmerican television network
- sketchHasty informal drawing
cold open · Hillary Clinton · Seth Meyers · recurring character · Tina Fey · live television · parody · Andy Samberg · host · seasons
Leslie Knope
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
Mean Girls · Tina Fey · ensemble cast · NBC · comedy series · Inside Out · Joy · supporting role · voice acting · film
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- sisterhoodBond among women
- equalitySame status for all
- advocacyPleading for a cause
Tina Fey · girls · mentorship · confidence · women supporting women · producer · trailblazer · representation · role model · gender
scene work
Rehearsing dramatic excerpts
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- unscriptedNot pre-written
Chicago · Second City · collaboration · games · characters · Matt Walsh · training · long-form · Harold · workshop
Broad City
Comedy Central friendship comedy
- executive producerSenior production decision-maker
- creatorOne who produces something
- showrunnerTV series creative head
development · television · Hulu · Comedy Central · behind the scenes · making it
memoir
Written personal recollection
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
storytelling · personal essays · publishing · book tour · narration · humor writing · anecdotes · life lessons · honesty · vulnerability
- SNLSaturday Night Live, Weekend Update, cold open, sketch comedy, cue cards
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- Voice ActorsMel Blanc, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Mark Hamill, Seth MacFarlane
- TV PersonalitiesJohnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey
- Bay StatersJohn F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, John Adams, Abigail Adams
- MemoiristsMaya Angelou, David Sedaris, Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel, Frederick Douglass
Amy PoehlerTina Fey
Will Ferrell · Aubrey Plaza · Seth Meyers · Jimmy Fallon · Andy Samberg
Amy PoehlerBill Hicks
Ricky Gervais · Larry David · Sarah Silverman · Norm Macdonald · Bill Burr