Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts. Ever since her college days, Poehler has always had an interest in performing and comedy. She began cultivating her acting talents when she joined a team of improvisational performers while attending Boston College (LeVasseur, 2016). Collectively, they were known as “‘My Mother’s Fleabag’” (LeVasseur, 2016). After she graduated college, Poehler went to Chicago where she joined the theater troupe, The Second City (LeVasseur, 2016). While she was there, she toured with the troupe and performed at the ImprovOlympic Theater (LeVasseur,2016) Later on, Poehler left The Second City Troupe and joined a sketch comedy group in New York City called The Upright Citizens Brigade in…

You know her from her antics when you tune in to “Saturday Night Live” but Amy Poehler is more than just humor and wit. Amy Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She attended Burlington High School and graduated in 1989. She then went on to Boston College. From there she found her skills in improvisation. She joined an improv comedy troup called “My Mother’s Fleabag.” Afterwards, Glamour cites, she received her bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications in 1993. She then decided to…

In her memoir she recalled the time Schur had send her the script, writing “This had proven me correct. He send me the script and it took me five minutes to realize Leslie Knope was the best character ever written for me.” She praises individuality and equality which made her perfect to fulfill the role of Leslie Knope. Since her personal beliefs were so strong, it benefitted her character into having a more real life approach. According to Poehler, she felt like she was able to control and…

Plot summary In the beginning of this section Tina Fey explains her proudest moment as one of the head writers on SNL. Some of the commercials they shot from the film would cost up to $100,000. However, it was a big deal to get your commercial parody made because they were permanent. (page 138-139) Tina Fey described “Choosing commercial parodies and which ones to produce always brought out the worst in everyone.” (page 139) “There was a rule that you never pushed for your own piece, ever”…

This sketch was one of the many moments Saturday Night Live as particularly feminist. Fey and Poehler, along with writer and performer Seth Meyers pointed out the fact that the way American politics was sexist; they were not going to remain quiet about, instead they pointed it out through a parody and got people thinking about the qualifications of the candidates rather than their sex. Another humorous feminist moment during the 2008 election was when Fey guest starred during a Weekend Update…

Miller states, “the question of the extent to which television is able to show us the truth of the world is at the heart of these comedy series (mockumentaries) ” (89). Using that idea, P&R can be understood in a deeper of sense of trying to push truth about feminism and giving it real world meaning. When talking about the choice to shoot in mockumentary above, I mention that the choices were made deliberately, but by whom? Production specific to P&R including analyzation of producer and star…

Tina Fey first starred in Mean Girls, a film she also wrote. The movies received positive reviews, with her screenplay receiving praise. The next notable role she had was in the film Baby Mama. She co-starred with her friend, Amy Poehler. Her performance was noted by critics, many pointing out she understood her character’s emotions well. Fey also starred in Date Night, Muppets Most Wanted, and Megamind, the latter being animated. She then starred in This is Where I Leave You, for which her…

point where all the other emotions question her purpose in Riley’s mind. Disgust, voiced by Mindy Kaling, is a green, classic “mean girl.” Fear, a purple, lanky bundle of nerves with a quirky attitude is the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Bill Hader. Anger, a red-hot, easily irritated rectangular who has fire erupt from his head when angry, is Lewis Black, most known for his “angry face” and belligerent comedy style on “The Daily Show.” Most importantly, however, is Joy, the main captain…

Mean Girls is a film, which premiered in 2004 with starred major actress: Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Lindsay Lohan. The film begins with a sixteen-year-old girl named Cady Heron who just moved to Evanston, Illinois from a twelve year research trip in Africa with her parents. Cady begins her first day of public school, since she was homeschooled, and she meets a group of three girls who are very popular and they are known as the Plastics: Regina the Queen Bee of…

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have known each other for twenty-three years and counting. Their friendship began when they both met each other at the Chicago's ImprovOlympics in 1993 (Fox). Afterward, they both have been acting, doing photo shoots, and comedy shows together. Jason Moore directed the movie, Sisters, in 2013, - and gathered $105 million in the U.S. box office. Main characters are Tina Fey as Kate, Amy Poehler as Maura, Ike Barinholtzas as James and Maya Rudolph as Brinda (Lemire). The…