Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director best known for starring as Leslie Knope on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and for her years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. She is the co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade and the host of the podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler, and continues to work across television, film, and audio as a performer and creative producer.

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100 Sound Effects👍 Recommends
…promoting fred's new music album at the end of the episode
“But I just want to shout out Fred's new record that he made with Drag City called 100 Sound Effects. But in this case I believe he does 101. Spoiler alert. Check out his record and everything that Fred does all the time.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Barry's tea👍 Recommends
…discussing tea preferences and comparing coffee to tea consumption habits
“Thanks for asking. I enjoy – my favorite tea is an Irish tea called Barry's tea, which I highly recommend. And it's a black tea and I don't like any other – I mean maybe occasionally I'll do a peppermint.”
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BioMat👍 Recommends
…discussing heating pads and sleep wellness products
“You know, Alanis Morissette just sent me one and it's life changed. It's changed my, first of all, it's impossible to get up off of it. Once you get on, it sucks you in. Yeah. And you got to be so careful not to bed rot when you're not sleeping. Like, don't go back to that bed. Yeah. Once you get out. Do you put your bio mat in your bed? I mean, I've been known to. For those people that don't know, there's many versions of it, but it's basically like a giant heating pad. Yes. That has crystals in it or whatever. Yeah. Whatever they say. It does stuff. And it grounds you. Yeah. And it's incredible.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Bird by Bird👍 Recommends
…recommending anne lamott books and her appearance on wiser than me podcast
“If you don't know Anne Lamott's work, she is a very prolific and successful author who has written books like Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird and Tender Mercies, many, many works of fiction.”
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Bureau Non-Alcoholic Beer👍 Recommends
…tom holland's non-alcoholic beer brand launched this summer
“Before we go, I just want to talk about your beer. Oh, yes. Your non-alcoholic beer. Yes. Bureau. Your brand. Congratulations on it. Thank you so much. We've been drinking it from these cups the entire time. Delicious. And why did you start a brand and why non-alcoholic?”
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CPAP Machine👍 Recommends
…amy discusses her sleep apnea treatment with cpap machine
“Are you doing any sleep, eight sleep mattress, ring? No. I have a CPAP machine because I have. You're wearing a breather or whatever the hell that is? A breather? Whatever the hell it is. I thought only like. Exactly. I know it's usually. I thought that was like a man thing. Right. No. Lucky for me, it's not just a man thing.”
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Doritos👍 Recommends
…discussing favorite snack chips while planning to watch tv together
“And also I'm a basic Doritos bitch. Really? I know. Not a sponsor. Is now. Not after what you, the face you just made... I'm a Doritos, basic Doritos bitch. Really? That's it. That's the commercial.”
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Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas👍 Recommends
…sharing favorite christmas movie recommendation at episode end
“I'm gonna Do End End this episode And dive into The polar plunge By sharing My favorite Christmas movie With you And that is A little known Classic Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas. I don't know A lot of people That That know it But it's It was Look I don't love Puppets all the time But this one has The Muppet puppet Family Jim Henson's Workshop Made it And it is The cutest Most tender Best music Movie.”
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Finding Your Roots👍 Recommends
…discussing genealogy documentary television series appearance
“I loved your episode of who, who do you think you are? So you think you can dance? Oh, where are you from? The PBS one? Yes. Finding Your Roots. Yes. That's the serious one. And it was so good. And so, for people that didn't see it, you were looking, kind of hoping to help your mom find her birth father.”
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Girl Walks Into a Bar👍 Recommends
…rachel dratch memoir discussing her life story
“And you write about it really well. In your memoir. Thank you. Girl walks into a bar. And. Let's see. I don't know. Something lately. I just like to hear your like. Like. Is there any vibe you're getting right now?”
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Just In Time👍 Recommends
…amy introducing jonathan's current broadway show just in time
“And we're going to talk about his Broadway smash hit, Just In Time, which is open for a few more weeks on Broadway. He plays Bobby Darin. It's amazing. You have to see it.”
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L'Aneige Lip Balm👍 Recommends
…sebastian mentions wearing lip balm during interview
“I have to tell you. Because this is a sponsor. Oh, it is? L'Aneige. And they're not sponsoring this, so we'll probably have to cut this out. But I use that all the time. It's the best.”
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Little House on the Prairie👍 Recommends
…beloved middle grade book series from amy's childhood about homesteading and frontier life
“There were many, many series of books that I loved. But we talked a lot about homesteading today and growing your own vegetables and pulling potatoes out of the earth. And it made me think about Little House on the Prairie and Laura Ingalls Wilder. And, God, I just, I loved those books.”
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Little Woodchucks👍 Recommends
…nick offerman's new book about making things for children
“And we also talk about his book, Little Woodchucks His amazing new book that is out now And how he feels deeply about how important it is to make things”
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Merrily We Roll Along👍 Recommends
…amy introducing discussion of jonathan's tony-winning merrily we roll along
“And then let's talk about Merrily if we can. Of course. That experience must have been just so fulfilling in every way because to your point of like being turning 40, the show is all about the beginnings and middle and ends of things and how life feels like it's this shuffle of all those things and the friendships we make along the way.”
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No Time to Talk (song)👍 Recommends
…discussing the jonas brothers' new single with bee gees interpolation
“Great song. In fact, your... Sorry, what's the name of the single again? Is it up here, Jenna? No time to talk. No time to talk. It's in my email. Okay. I want to play it. Oh, you have it in your email. Yes! It's so good! And it has a... It's an interpolation.”
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Offerman Woodshop Water Bottle👍 Recommends
…nick offerman's branded water bottle from his woodshop
“Is that your Offerman Woodshop water bottle? It is yeah But that I you know I have that too I have one of those I just got rid of the one You gave me That huge one From making it Yeah I finally wore it out Like a month ago And I replaced it”
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Operating Instructions👍 Recommends
…recommending anne lamott books and her appearance on wiser than me podcast
“If you don't know Anne Lamott's work, she is a very prolific and successful author who has written books like Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird and Tender Mercies, many, many works of fiction.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Spring Awakening👍 Recommends
…amy discussing jonathan's tony nomination at 21 for spring awakening
“And then 21 years old, you get nominated for a Tony. 21. I mean, Spring Awakening. I'm feeling— I mean, that musical. I saw you in that musical. I saw the original. Oh, my God. Come on. So amazing. Oh, my God. I mean, an original musical that's so successful at that age.”
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Sugar and Booze👍 Recommends
…discussing ana's christmas album and holiday performances
“Your holiday album, Sugar and Booze, is so great. Thank you. And your shows that you do to support it are so fun. It's a holiday spectacular. Yes. Tell us about them. Well, I like to do, we, well, I like to perform with a horn section. So that's for starters because I have a loud voice. And I like to wear a tartan and get dressed up.”
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Support the Girls👍 Recommends
…amy recommending indie film support the girls featuring regina hall
“For this plunge, I want to talk about a film that we mentioned briefly that Regina was in. But it's just great if you get a chance to check it out. It's called Support the Girls. And it was 2018. It was just kind of this slice of life indie film about a bunch of young women working at like a sports bar. And Regina is just so great in it. And I just wanted to take the plunge moment to remind you to check that out wherever it's streaming and just a fine example of Regina at her best doing big, hilarious moves and deep, grounded, dramatic acting.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Tender Mercies👍 Recommends
…recommending anne lamott books and her appearance on wiser than me podcast
“If you don't know Anne Lamott's work, she is a very prolific and successful author who has written books like Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird and Tender Mercies, many, many works of fiction.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Christmas Witch👍 Recommends
…aubrey plaza authored christmas witch and new halloween book
“Christmas witch is your great children's book. And it's a great book, by the way. Thank you. You and Murph. You know, we have a new book coming out. Ooh. That just came out on the shelves right now. Oh, tell us about it. It's called Luna and the Witch.”
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The Fourth Turning👍 Recommends
…discussing generational cycles and millennial potential
“There's this book that I'm obsessed with called The Fourth Turning. And it's all about how 80 years of history just keep repeating itself. And we're kind of getting at the end of the chaos era, which makes sense, right? For the past like 20 whatever years. But it's like each generation throughout the years have come forward to save like, you know, different eras from peril. And the millennials are going to be the heroes in the next, the next.”
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The Name of the Wind👍 Recommends
…recommending fantasy book series to guest during conversation
“Have you read The Name of the Wind? No. Okay. Patrick Rothfuss. R-O-T-H-F-U-S-S. Rothfuss. Rothfuss. Rothfuss. Rothfuss. He wrote a book called The Name of the Wind. Okay. And it is a series. It's part of the King Killer Chronicles. Mm-hmm. And it's a fantasy novel. And it's basically just like—it's just the story of a child who grows up in an inn and how he becomes like this king killer.”
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Thicker Than Water👍 Recommends
…discussing kerry washington memoir about family origins and finding roots
“And honestly, it reminds me of your memoir. It reminds me of Thicker Than Water, which was amazing. I mean, that was very artful what you just did there.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Thoughts on Love👍 Recommends
…recommending anne lamott's latest book and appearance on julia louis dreyfus podcast
“Her latest book, Somehow Thoughts on Love, is out. And she's just a really candid, funny, deeply funny, tender, big thinker.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Tylenol PM👎 Not a fan
…discussing the dangers of tylenol pm and accidental overdose story
“Yeah, you can't take a sleeping pill. I mean, and you know, it's so funny. You talk to boomers and they're like, I don't take sleeping pills. I just take two Tylenol PMs every night. And you're like, ma'am. And then I had a flashback that I was hosting Thanksgiving. I thought I had taken two Tylenol. I took two Tylenol PM. And I was like, oh no, I'm going down. It took like a four-hour nap in the middle of Thanksgiving.”
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