One of the best-known comediennes to emerge from the improvisational comedy scene of the 1990s, Amy Poehler performed tirelessly on Chicago and New York stages before making her mainstream breakthrough as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ). She had previously starred in “The Upright Citizens Brigade” (Comedy Central, 1998-2000), a sketch comedy show created by the improv group of the same name, which morphed into a hotbed of emerging talent with namesake theaters in New York and Los Angeles. During her seven-year run on “S.N.L.,” Poehler skewered celebs like Kelly Ripa, Avril
She's sticking around to play Hillary Clinton when necessary, but, after that, Amy Poehler will be peacing out to have a baby -- and she's not going to return.
"It's gonna be really hard -- Boyz II Men hard -- to say goodbye to
Amy Poehler's baby boy arrived over the weekend with impeccable timing -- on Saturday night, natch. Poehler's "Weekend Update" co-anchor, Seth Meyers, announced the birth on Saturday Night Live: "Amy Poehler is not here tonight,
Rashida Jones, who once came between Jim and Pam during a guest stint on The Office, has signed on for the Amy Poehler comedy that was originally conceived as an Office spinoff on NBC.