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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Everything has an expiration date': Amy Poehler on her ‘inappropriate' ‘SNL' moments, including portraying Michael Jackson and Kim Jong-il
Amy Poehler's Good Hang comedy podcast is getting serious. In this week's episode (watch below), she caught up with Tina Fey and Will Forte, her former Saturday Night Live costars, and opened up about how certain aspects of comedy don't age well. Poehler was an SNL cast member between 2001 and 2008, and returned later to host the show in 2010 and 2015 (she won an Emmy for the latter appearance alongside Fey, her cohost). The funny ladies most recently appeared in February's SNL50 anniversary special, where they took questions from the star-studded audience members. More from GoldDerby Owen Wilson returning for 'Meet the Parents 4,' Academy Museum details 'Jaws' exhibit, and more of today's top stories Will '28 Years Later' take a bite out of 'Elio'? Will 'Dragon' continue to soar? Here's our box-office prediction 'Jaws' turns 50: Steven Spielberg's caught-on-camera Oscar snub still smarts - and shows need for Best Director reform "Getting older and being in comedy is [figuring out] that everything has an expiration date," Poehler said on the podcast. Addressing the anniversary special's comedic "In Memoriam" montage that alluded to problematic sketches, Poehler added, "They had that segment which was like, 'Here's all the ways we got things wrong,' and they showed way inappropriate casting for people." While the actress didn't specifically name any of her past controversial moments from Saturday Night Live, she did portray several non-white people on television, including Michael Jackson in a tree and on a roller-coaster, former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, and Japanese singer-songwriter Yoko Ono. Plus, Poehler was involved in a sketch in which Ben Affleck yelled at a "mentally challenged guy," played by Fred Armisen. "We all played people that we should not have played," Poehler readily admitted. "I misappropriated, I appropriated ... I didn't know." While stopping short of specifically apologizing, she did go on to say, "It's very real, and the best thing you can do is make repairs, learn from your mistakes, do better. It's all you can do." The "In Memoriam" montage in question began with Tom Hanks proclaiming, "These SNL characters and sketches have aged horribly. But even though these characters, accents, and — let's just call them 'ethnic wigs' — were unquestionably in poor taste, you all laughed at them. So, if anyone should be canceled, shouldn't it be you, the audience? Something to think about." Good Hang With Amy Poehler is undoubtedly a frontrunner to receive a Golden Globe nomination in the brand new Best Podcast Award category next year. The goal of the honor is to celebrate excellence in podcasting by recognizing a contender's "quality, creativity, audience engagement, and impact." Each week, Poehler welcomes celebrities, fun people, and famous friends to her studio where they swap stories and talk what's been making them laugh. SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2 Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actor interviews Kristen Bell, Tina Fey, Bridget Everett, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actress interviews Click here to read the full article.
Elle
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Amy Poehler's Private Romance With Joel Lovell Is No Longer a Secret
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In March 2025, Amy Poehler and editor Joel Lovell made their red carpet debut at the the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar party following almost a year of low-key dating. In October 2024, People reported the pair had begun seeing one another that summer, with a source saying they were 'enjoying spending time together.' The Parks & Recreation star has been previously linked to John Stamos, Nick Kroll, and Benjamin Graf, but her most well-known relationship was with her ex-husband, Will Arnett. The pair was married for 13 years before divorcing in 2016. They share two sons, 16-year-old Archie and 14-year-old Abel. Here's everything to know about Poehler and her connection with Joel Lovell so far. Joel Lovell grew up in upstate New York, then went to college at Cornell University, according to an interview with the University of Michigan's alumni newsletter in 2016. He wanted to go to medical school but discovered a love for literature and writing. He went to University of Michigan for his MFA. After graduating, he taught undergraduate fiction writing at Michigan before making a big career change. 'I kind of lucked into a magazine job at Harper's,' said Lovell. 'My friend had applied for a job at the magazine but decided not to take it, so he recommended me. I literally just got a call one day from an editor asking if I'd be interested in applying for an editing job. That was 20 years ago.' From Harper's, he went to the New York Times Magazine and GQ, where he wrote a very popular profile of Stephen Colbert in 2015, which connected him to the comedy world. He then became deputy editor of the New York Times Magazine. According to People, Lovell left the publication to start working in podcasting. He is now the executive editor at Pineapple Street Studios, which is owned by Audacy, the producers of Poehler's 2023 scripted comedy podcast, Say More with Dr? Sheila. On his company's website, Lovell is credited for editing the podcasts Missing Richard Simmons, Winds of Change, and 9/12. Before that, he worked as the executive editor at This American Life and on the first two seasons of hit true crime show Serial. In his University of Michigan interview, Lovell shared a bit about his editing philosophy. 'You have to look at what's working in the story, but also, in a less intellectual sense, you look at the way in which things are said,' said Lovell. 'You start paying a crazy amount of attention to the sound of things, such as, 'Oh, there's an intake of breath here that makes the next thing she says difficult to understand.'' Like Poehler, Lovell has children from a previous relationship: Addie, 23, Tess, 21, and Julia, 17. After going red carpet official at the 2025 Academy Awards, Poehler referenced her date in an interview at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. 'I had the trifecta tonight, which never happens,' she said of her experience that evening. 'I'm just gonna say, I liked how I looked, which never happens—you know what, I want to be one of the greatest! I want to be the Michael Jordan of this party. I liked how I looked, I had fun with my date, and my feet don't hurt.' But she added, laughing, 'I cannot wait to leave. I cannot wait to get in there so I can do a lap and leave.'
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Amy Poehler says ‘we all played people we should not have' as she reflects on controversial SNL sketches
Comedic actress and 'Saturday Night Live' alum Amy Poehler spoke candidly on Tuesday's episode of her 'Good Hang' podcast about some of her past gags in comedy, saying some of them would be offensive by today's standards. During Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the show had an 'In Memoriam' segment cutting ties with jokes and characters that have aged poorly as societal norms have changed. Advertisement The segment featured numerous characters playing 'ethnic stereotypes,' engaging in 'sexual harassment,' 'body-shaming,' 'gay panic,' and other controversial moments from the show's 50 years of being on the air. Outspoken liberal actor Tom Hanks, who gave the intro to the segment, noted that, 'Even though these characters, accents, and let's just call them ethnic wigs were unquestionably in poor taste, you all laughed at them. So if anyone should be canceled, shouldn't it be you, the audience?' Poehler noted on Tuesday's interview with fellow SNL alumni Will Forte that part of 'getting older and being in comedy is you have to like figure out, like, 'Oh, it's like everything has an expiration date.'' She cringed at a past incident where she claimed that during a sexual harassment seminar, she had been drawing pictures of penises and passing them back and forth with Forte, and accidentally passed the illustrations to the seminar host because she mistook it for the sign-in sheet. Advertisement 'He was like 'What's this?' and I said 'Oh, that's the wrong – Sir, that's the wrong paper.'' 4 'We all played people that we should not have played,' Amy Poehler confessed. Good Hang with Amy Poehler / YouTube 4 Poehler portrayed Kim Jong-Il in a 2006 segment on 'Saturday Night Live.' NBCUniversal via Getty Images She then brought up her takeaway from the 'In Memoriam' segment. Advertisement 'I mean there's, like, even on the 50th when they had that segment which was like, 'Here's all the ways we got things wrong' and they showed way inappropriate casting for people you know, we all played people that we should not have played, I misappropriated, I appropriated, I didn't know, I did know,' she said. Poehler could be recognizably seen in one portion of the In Memoriam segment where a character played by Ben Affleck appears to be berating a mentally-disabled character. Many other actors in other snippets were blurred out for being in makeup, playing characters of other races. 4 Amy Poehler played Michael Jackson as Rachel Dratch acted as Elizabeth Taylor during the 'Michael Jackson in a Tree' sketch that aired in 2003. NBCUniversal via Getty Images Advertisement 4 Jake Gyllenhaal did a Jennifer Hudson impression with the SNL cast members singing in the background. Dana Edelson According to Entertainment Weekly, 'Some of Poehler's more questionable impressions from her time on SNL include Michael Jackson, Yoko Ono, and Kim Jong-il.' Poehler also played Kim Jong-il in a 2006 segment, with actors Bill Hader and Fred Armisen portraying North Korean guards during the North Korean leader's speech. 'It's very real and the best thing you can do is, like, make repair, learn from your mistakes, do better, like it's all you can do,' Poehler said.
Elle
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Dakota Johnson Shares the Hilarious Way She Prepares for Sex Scenes
Dakota Johnson is opening up about her experience filming sex scenes. On a recent episode of Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the Materialists actress got down to the nitty gritty. When Poehler asked how she 'psyches herself up' to film bedroom scenes, Johnson cheekily responded, 'Amy, I don't have to. I'm always psyched up for sex. Let's go to pound town.' She then spoke about a movie she shot a few months ago where she worked with an intimacy coordinator for the first time. 'She was really great,' she said. 'It was so cool because I'm so used to just… It's a sex scene. It's not sexy. It doesn't feel good.' She continued to share that preparing for sex scenes differs from role to role. 'First, it depends on who the character is and who the character's supposed to be to the audience,' she said. 'Is she like a super idolized hot girl? Is she a housewife? Is she lonely? Is she scared? Is she conservative? That's obviously character work.' Johnson also noted that confidence is key. 'I want to feel good in my body if I'm showing my body,' she said. She credited her mom, actress Melanie Griffith, for building her confidence. 'My mom raised me to be really proud of my body and love my body,' she said. 'So I've always felt so grateful for that, especially in my work because I can use it and it feels real.' Poehler then asked her how Griffith did that, because so many mothers want to know how they can do the same for their daughters. 'It was the way she spoke about it with me. And she was very honest and open about body stuff, like getting my period. She was really good about it. I have friends whose mothers never spoke to them about that stuff. And it's so hard and sad.' She continued, 'She also talked to me about sex and how precious and important [it is]. So I guess, in my work, it's something I feel brave with.' Watch the full podcast episode here.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dakota Johnson on how she 'psyches' herself up for sex scenes: 'Let's go to pound town'
Dakota Johnson does not need to prepare for intimate scenes; she's already "always psyched up for sex." The star, whose breakout role was Anastasia Steele in the spicy 50 Shades of Grey franchise, appeared on Tuesday's episode of Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast to chat about her upcoming romance comedy Materialists when the topic turned to how she prepared for sex scenes. 'I don't have to. I'm, like, always psyched up for sex," Johnson quipped to Poehler. "F--- yeah," Poehler said, as the two laughed over the phrasing. "'Psyched up?' Is that a thing?" Johnson asked. "Let's go to pound town?" On a more serious note, Johnson recalled how she recently worked on a film a few months ago and it was the first time she had ever worked with an intimacy coordinator. "And she was really great," Johnson said. "It was so cool because I'm so used to, just you know, like, it's a sex scene. It's not sexy. It doesn't feel good.' She shared that character work was integral to preparing for the scenes. 'First, it depends on who the character is and who the character's supposed to be to the audience,' Johnson said. 'Is she like a super idolized hot girl? Is she a housewife? Is she lonely? Is she scared? Is she conservative?" "Certain prep would go into it," Johnson added. "I want to feel good in my body if I'm showing my body." Johnson, the daughter of actor parents Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, also said that her famous mother helped instill in her the confidence required for such intimate and vulnerable scenes. "My mom raised me to be really proud of my body and love my body,' Johnson said. "So I've always felt so grateful for that, especially in my work because I can use it and it feels real. She was very honest and open about body stuff, like getting my period. She also talked to me about sex and how precious and important it is."Johnson added, "So I guess in my work, it's something that I feel brave with and that I feel, when it's used the right way in a story." The star is gearing up for the release of Materialists (in theaters June 13), loosely inspired by director-writer Celine Song's side hustle as a New York City matchmaker when she was a struggling playwright in need of extra income. Johnson plays Lucy, a skilled liaison for lonely hearts at a successful matchmaking firm who isn't as proficient when it comes to her own love life. She's torn between her imperfect ex, struggling actor John (Chris Evans), and the perfect and wealthy Harry (Pedro Pascal). "She's at a very interesting time in her life where she's sort of teetering between two worlds," Johnson previously told Entertainment Weekly of her character arc. "A lot of what she does is very surface-level stuff. I think for a long time she has been very comfortable in that because it means she doesn't have to actually go inward and look at herself and what she wants for her own life." "It's a story of bravery, really, and fear," she added. "Allowing yourself to be loved is scary, and really loving another person is scary . . . a woman having the courage to open her heart is what I loved about it." Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
