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‘We All Played People We Should Not Have Played’: Amy Poehler Gets Real About SNL Characters That Didn’t Age Well
And with SNL 50 fully finished in the 2025 TV guide books, we’ve really seen it all. The historic Saturday night show’s stars ...
Amy Poehler says ‘we all played people we should not have’ as she reflects on controversial SNL sketches
Outspoken liberal actor Tom Hanks, who gave the intro to the segment, noted that, “Even though these characters, accents, and ...
Amy Poehler Reflects On ‘SNL’ Sketches That Had “An Expiration Date,” Says “Best Thing” Comedians Can Do Is “Learn From Mistakes”
Amy Poehler reflected on the culture of comedy at Saturday Night Live during her time at the late-night show, saying that ...
Amy Poehler Admits ‘I Misappropriated’ with Certain ‘SNL’ Sketches: ‘We All Played People’ We Shouldn’t Have
Amy Poehler looks back on problematic 'Saturday Night Live' sketches where she played public figures during her time on the ...
Amy Poehler Makes Bold Admission About Old ‘SNL’ Sketches: ‘We Got Things Wrong’
During a chat with her former SNL co-star Will Forte on her podcast Good Hang With Amy Poehler, the comedian, 53, confessed ...
Amy Poehler Admits “SNL” Stars Have 'All Played People That We Should Not Have Played’ in Some ‘Inappropriate’ Sketches
Some of Poehler's more questionable impressions from her time on SNL included Michael Jackson (five times), Kim Jong-il ...
Amy Poehler on Past Controversial ‘SNL' Sketches: "We All Played People That We Should Not Have Played"
Amy Poehler admits that Saturday Night Live has had quite a few controversial sketches during its tenure. During a conversation with Will Forte on her Good Hang podcast, the two alumni reflected on ...
Amy Poehler looks back on problematic “SNL” sketches: 'We all played people we should not have'
"I misappropriated. I appropriated. I didn't know. I did know," Poehler said of her offensive performances during a ...