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Poehler

American  
[poh-ler] / ˈpoʊ lər /

noun

  1. Amy, born 1971, American comedian, known primarily for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live and her role as Leslie Knope in the TV series Parks and Recreation.


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If there’s anyone I trust to mine comedy gold with that setup, it’s Poehler and Schur, who is co-showrunning with J.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"When I have to read out loud, it just becomes like a kind of mental block. And I can freeze," he told Poehler.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Plaza later broke her silence about her struggle to deal with her grief, telling fellow comedian Amy Poehler that her devastation felt like a “giant ocean of awfulness.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

Last month, she joked with Amy Poehler on her podcast that she will “gag down protein 70 times a day,” a commitment I’m not willing to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Kelly went on to scold Poehler for a brief moment during the episode when Poehler erroneously thought Paltrow starred in the 2003 drama, “Cold Mountain,” saying that the mistake was “embarrassing and disrespectful.”

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026

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