Tag: Amy Poehler (21-30 of 49)

Oct 9 2012 11:34 AM ET

Celeb justice league, including Kevin Bacon & Meryl Streep, unite for reproductive rights PSA

Will we ever get tired of watching PSAs stuffed with brief appearances by multiple celebrities? It’s not likely, as long as they’re as entertaining as this new ad from the Center for Reproductive Rights.

The clip promotes their Draw The Line campaign, which urges American to sign the “Bill of Reproductive Rights” — and it stars celebs like Kevin Bacon, Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Silverman, and Audra McDonald furiously responding to remarks made by Georgia State Rep. Terry England while an imitation Mission Impossible theme plays. If you’ve ever yearned to hear Martha Plimpton exclaim “forced vaginal WHAT?” in outrage, this is the PSA for you. Watch it here:

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Oct 3 2012 11:48 AM ET

Jerry Seinfeld pens 'really' fuming letter to the editor

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Jerry Seinfeld is really, really ticked off. The comedian penned a letter to The New York Times in response to TV critic Neil Genzlinger’s Monday column about the abuse and overuse of one of Seinfeld’s favorite words: ”really.”

”Really, Neil? Really? You’re upset about too many people saying, “Really?”? I mean, really,” Seinfeld writes.

The amusingly outraged letter to the editor, which uses the word ”really” 10 times, comes to the defense of the ”lazy” comedy writers who use the word that Genzlinger claims is ”undoing 2,000 years’ worth of human progress.” Seinfeld defends Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment “Really!?! With Seth,” which used to star Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers and which Seinfeld himself contributed to in 2010; and turned the tables on Genzlinger by ripping him for using the phrase, “wrap my head around it.” “Don’t preach to us about ‘Really?’ and then wrap our heads around things,” wrote Seinfeld. “You crumbled a bit of civilization off there yourself.”

Seinfeld’s keen observation about everything and nothing couldn’t come at a better time — his five-borough New York City comedy tour kicks off tomorrow. I really hope he addresses the “R word” in his routine.

Watch Seinfeld’s SNL skit below: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 28 2012 02:04 PM ET

'Mean Girls' rewind: See Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Lindsay Lohan perfect Kevin G's rap -- VIDEO

Aaaaall yooouuu sucka emcees ain’t got nothin’ on Amy Poehler, who knows her way around Kevin Gnapoor’s Mathlete Rap.

A video featuring Poehler, EW cover star Tina Fey, and a young, fresh-faced Lindsay Lohan — moment of silence, please — goofing around on the set of Mean Girls has just hit YouTube. In it, Poehler tries her hardest to rock the mic like Kevin G — a years-early rehearsal for her Sarah Palin rap? — while Fey wishes aloud that she knew how to beat box. Lohan mainly stands around looking pretty. It’s a must-watch for any Mean Girls fan, meaning every single person who reads this website should take a look.

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Sep 21 2012 10:12 AM ET

EW's Morning Bite: And the best sound bite from last night is...

Submitted by lh:

”It’s like C-SPAN and Neiman Marcus had kids.”

Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) on Parks and Recreation, describing the number of tall, stylish women at a Washington, D.C. party

Check out the rest of your quote submissions from Thursday, Sept. 20 and come back tonight to share your pick for best sound bite!

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Sep 20 2012 05:14 PM ET

'SNL Weekend Update' Thursdays. What do you want to see tonight? -- VIDEO

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Now in primetime…it’s Saturday Night Live!

Tonight, the first of NBC’s two “Weekend Update” Thursday specials airs. Anchor Seth Meyers and other SNL favorites will go head-to-head with Stewart/Colbert and the other late-night comedians for immediate, timely jokes. The sketch show couldn’t have picked a better time to launch its special, given Mitt Romney’s now-infamous “47 percent” comments, Clint Eastwood’s new habit of chatting with an empty chair, the Innocence of Muslims movie, and recent Tim Kaine comments.

NBC released a video asking Meyers what to expect tonight. He teased that Bill Hader and Bobby Moynihan will definitely show up and that there will be a cold open much like regular SNL episodes. Celebrity guest stars seem likely — in one 2008 episode, Bill Murray memorably showed up. One can only hope that after Bill Clinton’s well-received DNC speech, Darrell Hammond’s Clinton may be resurrected.

Watch an interview with Meyers below: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 7 2012 03:46 PM ET

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett split: Who is Hollywood's next funniest couple?

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I remember chuckling at some of the Twilight fans that were so broken up when Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson’s fairy tale romance was ripped apart. But then yesterday happened, and I read the news that Amy Poehler and Will Arnett are no longer together.

I’m not joking. I feel… sad. And I’m not alone. “It’s ridiculous just how much the Amy Poehler/Will Arnett split is bumming me out. I’m listening to Sigur Ros, staring at the wall, numb,” tweeted EW’s Darren Franich.

Hyperbole, sort of, yet the couple — who had been together for nine years and have two young sons — was adored by just about everyone — certainly by fans of Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, and NBC’s Thursday night comedies. They were cute together, but more importantly, they were hilarious. Maybe I’d want to go to Cannes with Brangelina, but I would’ve wanted to live around the block from and barbecued with the Arnetts. Any list of Funniest Celebrity Couples had them at or near the top. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 5 2012 05:19 PM ET

'Parks and Rec' blooper reel just as great as you'd hope -- VIDEO

What’s even better than winning your City Council election against Paul Rudd?

This Parks and Recreation season 4 blooper reel, which only makes us long for the days of more new Parks and Rec (Sept. 20!) Check out Amy Poehler and Co. try – and fail – to keep it together between takes.

To be fair, you’d have trouble keeping a straight face if your job was to say “Is she powdering her vagina?” a bunch of times in a row. I’m looking at you, Adam Scott. Most shocking of all, Jerry (Jim O’Heir) didn’t seem to be wrecking any scenes.

Watch the clip –complete with actual Ron Swanson laughter – below: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 10 2012 11:21 AM ET

Paul Rudd sings about the woman he wants to 'hold, kiss, and kill' -- VIDEO

The IFC webseries Reggie Makes Music gets more absurd and more pee-in-your-pants funny with each new celebrity guest. Paul Rudd is the latest star to make sweet improvised music with Reggie Watts.

The funny man has some big clown shoes to fill — previous webisodes starred Amy Poehler, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, and Jon Hamm — but he hits just the right notes.

Watch the jam session about the woman that drives him ”loco” below.

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May 25 2012 02:48 PM ET

Kristen Wiig: What are the 'SNL' MVP's career prospects?

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Kristen Wiig made her final regular appearance on Saturday Night Live last week with a moving send-off that was grander and more heartfelt than the sketch show has given a cast member in quite some time. With half a dozen film projects in the works, Wiig is poised to launch into a long, successful career on the A-list. But then again so was David Spade, Jimmy Fallon, and Tina Fey. While those SNL vets have all flourished in television, Wiig has made no move toward the small screen, and it’s harder to become a bankable star on the level of Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, and Eddie Murphy. Can Wiig leverage her Bridesmaids success to become SNL‘s first major female breakout film star? And, if so, where would she fit in the industry? EW reached out to some authorities on the show’s history to determine Wiig’s chances for headliner success.

“It’s a weird thing, having that SNL brand attached to you when you move from the show to movies,” acknowledges Nick Marx, a Media and Cultural Studies Fellow at the University of Wisconsin. “That assumption is there that successful stars of SNL will eventually leave the show and go on into movies. It’s really a decidedly mixed bag as far as whether it’s an advantage or not when you begin a movie career.” So will she go the route of Ferrell or the way of Chris Kattan? READ FULL STORY »

May 10 2012 10:13 PM ET

'Parks and Recreation' finale react: Election results are in!

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SPOILER ALERT: This post contains precious information about the winner of the Pawnee City Council Election of 2012. If you haven’t seen tonight’s episode of Parks & Recreation, treat yo’self and don’t click through! READ FULL STORY »

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