Amy Poehler News

CHICAGO a ' Playwright George S. Kaufmann believed that "satire is what dies on Saturday night." That certainly was news last weekend at Second City, the world's longest-running comedy revue, which hosted its 2,600th consecutive Saturday-night performance and celebrates its 50th anniversary Wednesday.

Citing the funniest cast and the best guest stars, and comparing the Pawnee, Indiana of Parks and Recreation to the Springfield of The Simpsons , GQ calls Amy Poehler's show "The Sitcom of the Year." It would certainly fall on our top ten list, especially after Thursday's hilarious episode.

I try to keep it positive here but we all have transgressions! I also try to rent selectively, avoiding the endless inventory of B-Movies, direct-to-DVDs, third-rate sci-fi and horror and such that come out each month.

For an entire month, Nickelodeon will be available free of charge in over eight million households.

Mark Brendanawicz and Leslie Knope take an offbeat approach to civic improvement in Parks and Recreation.

"Just lovely, looks like our typical weekend in the park, with dad taking pics." - Victoria, on Gwen, Gavin and Boys: Park Playtime! "It will be interesting to see what happens now that we're in New York.

Here's a shocker: something from Sarah Palin's memoir that hasn't been disputed.

While Amy Poehler and the gang from Parks and Recreation are off on a hunting trip, April the intern and Andy are back at the office, waiting for an important call and killing time.

Robert Carlock, executive producer and writer of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock.'' Massachusetts is a funny place.

Leslie's cheerful, tireless ambition in the face of cynics is echoed by series creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, who previously gave us "The Office." And who can blame them? Few industry observers thought "Parks," which launched as a midseason replacement last spring, would survive this long.

Some vindication for Sarah Palin in the midst of non-stop media hostility. On Monday night's Late Show with David Letterman, guest Seth Myers, the head writer for Saturday Night Live who also anchors the comedy show's 'Weekend Update' fake newscast, noted how in her new book she asserts that during her guest appearance on the NBC show, just before ...

Will Arnett will join his wife, Amy Poehler, on "Parks and Recreation" later this season.

What is your best advice to future generations of young women? "Girls, if boys say something that's not funny, you don't have to laugh." - Amy Poehler - Rihanna Did anything weird happen at your Glamour photo shoot? "At one point they wet me down, like with a water hose.

In this photo provided by NBC, actress Tina Fey, left, plays Governor Sarah Palin, and actress Amy Poehler plays Senator Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" Saturday, Sept.

Kerry Washington, Andie MacDowell, Iman, Serena Williams, Stella McCartney, Amanda Righetti, Amy Poehler, Katharine McPhee , and Lisa Ling attended the 2009 Glamour Women of the Year Awards last night in NYC.

You are not logged in. Register now . November 9, 2009 by Brooklyn Eagle , published online 11-09-2009 NBCa TMs hit comedy Parks and Recreation filmed at Noodle Pudding restaurant on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights Monday morning.

We never got to see much of Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live , where she was featured for some seven seasons.

Aziz Ansari and Amy Poehler in "Parks and Recreation." Unlike the big-city cops, doctors and lawyers who crowd their TV screens, most Americans are surrounded by provincial folks who tend to speak about their small-beans pursuits in the most grandiose terms imaginable.

Amy Poehler is best known for her comedic work on SNL . Those who haven't watched SNL in the past decade might be more familiar with her more recent role as the lead character in the funny NBC television show Parks and Recreation.

When you think of Amy Poehler , your mind could veer off into 10 different directions: the star of NBC's Parks and Recreation , Weekend Update anchor, SNL 's Hillary Clinton impersonator, the baby mama from Baby Mama , etc.