Editing Amy Poehler

{{short description|American actress and comedian (born 1971)}}
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| name               = Amy Poehler
| image              = 2021 - Centre Stage HM3 5533 (51649940428).jpg
| alt                = A picture of Amy Poehler at the Web Summit in 2021
| caption            = Poehler in 2021
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1971|9|16}}
| birth_place        = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|writer|producer|director}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| education          = [[Boston College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Will Arnett]]|August 29, 2003|July 29, 2016|end=divorced}}
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Greg Poehler]] (brother)
| works              = [[Amy Poehler filmography|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Amy Poehler|Full list]]
| module             = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium       = {{flatlist|
* Television
* film
* theatre
* books
}}
| genre        = {{hlist
| [[Improvisational comedy]]
| [[blue comedy]]
| [[sketch comedy]]
| [[insult comedy]]
| [[surreal humor]]
| [[satire]]
}}
| subject      = {{hlist
| [[American politics]]
| [[American culture]]
| [[current events]]
| [[human interaction]]
| [[embarrassment|social awkwardness]]
| [[self-deprecation]]
| [[pop culture]]
}}
}}
}}

'''Amy Poehler''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|oʊ|l|ər}} {{respell|POH|lər}}; born September 16, 1971)<ref name="biography.com" /> is an American actress and comedian. After studying [[Improvisational theatre|improv]] at [[Chicago]]'s [[The Second City|Second City]] and [[ImprovOlympic]] in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe [[Upright Citizens Brigade]]. The group moved to [[New York City]] in 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on [[Comedy Central]] in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre]].

In 2001, Poehler joined the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') as a [[Saturday Night Live cast members|cast member]]. From 2004 until 2008, she served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment, ''[[Weekend Update]]''. Poehler left ''SNL'' halfway through [[Saturday Night Live (season 34)|her eighth season]] to star as [[Leslie Knope]] in the sitcom ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', which she produced and starred in until 2015.

Poehler is an executive producer on the television series ''[[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)|Welcome to Sweden]]'', ''[[Broad City]]'', ''[[Difficult People]]'', ''[[Duncanville (TV series)|Duncanville]]'', ''[[Three Busy Debras]]'' and ''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]]''. Poehler frequently collaborated with [[Tina Fey]] on ''SNL'' and later acted with her in the feature films ''[[Mean Girls]] (2004)'', ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]] (2008)'', ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]] (2015)'' and ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]] (2019)''. Fey and Poehler hosted the [[Golden Globe Awards]] four times in the years [[70th Golden Globe Awards|2013]], [[71st Golden Globe Awards|2014]], [[72nd Golden Globe Awards|2015]], and [[78th Golden Globe Awards|2021]]. Poehler also provided voice acting roles for the animated films ''[[Shrek the Third]] (2007)'', ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]] (2008)'', ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]] (2009)'', ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]] (2011)'', ''[[Free Birds]] (2013)'' and ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]] (2015)''.

In 2015, Poehler received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her contributions to television. She won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series]] in 2014 and a [[Critics' Choice Television Award|Critics' Choice Award]] for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012. She and Fey won the 2016 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] for co-hosting ''SNL''.

==Early life, family and education==
Poehler was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite news| title= Monitor|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=Sep 20–27, 2013| issue= 1277/1278|page=36}}</ref><ref name= "Campbell, Jerome">{{Cite news| url= http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/amy-poehler/|title=Amy Poehler|last=Campbell|first=Jerome|date=December 8, 2015|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427211841/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/amy-poehler/| archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status= live|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> to school teachers Eileen and William Poehler.<ref name="biography.com">{{cite web| url= http://www.biography.com/people/amy-poehler-586004 | title=Amy Poehler Biography: Theater Actress, Comedian, Film Actress, Television Actress (1971–)| website= [[Biography.com]] |publisher=[[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]] | access-date= March 2, 2013| archive-date= October 16, 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016050426/http://www.biography.com/people/amy-poehler-586004 | url-status= live}} Note: Some sources give Burlington, Massachusetts, where she was raised.</ref><ref name="Clarke, Donald, How did Amy Poehler become">{{cite news| url= https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/how-did-amy-poehler-become-hollywood-s-favourite-person-1.2293227| title=How did Amy Poehler become Hollywood's favourite person?|last=Clarke|first=Donald|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180814140017/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/how-did-amy-poehler-become-hollywood-s-favourite-person-1.2293227|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler credits her father with encouraging her to break social protocols and take risks.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> She has one younger brother, [[Greg Poehler|Greg]], who is also a producer and actor.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://nypost.com/2014/06/29/the-poehler-siblings-are-ruling-the-comedy-world/|title=The Poehler siblings are ruling the comedy world| last=Storey|first=Kate|date=June 29, 2014|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171226131126/https://nypost.com/2014/06/29/the-poehler-siblings-are-ruling-the-comedy-world/| archive-date= December 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004| title=Amy Poehler's Coming-of-Rage Story: Comedy's Subversive Star Is Defining Her Own Feminism| last= Guthrie| first=Marisa|date=April 24, 2019| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en|url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190424142552/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004|archive-date=April 24, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Poehler's ancestry is [[Irish Americans|Irish]], along with [[German Americans|German]], [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]], and [[English Americans|English]]; her Irish roots originate from [[County Sligo]] and [[County Cork]].<ref name="Clarke, Donald, How did Amy Poehler become" /> Her great-grandmother immigrated from [[Nova Scotia]], Canada to Boston in the late 1800s.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://etcanada.com/news/23051/snl-shocker-are-kristen-wiig-and-amy-poehler-secret-canadians/ | title= SNL Shocker! Are Kristen Wiig And Amy Poehler Secret Canadians? | website= ETCanada.com | publisher=  | date= February 12, 2015 | accessdate=  | archive-date= January 5, 2022 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220105024535/https://etcanada.com/news/23051/snl-shocker-are-kristen-wiig-and-amy-poehler-secret-canadians/ | url-status= dead }}</ref> She was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="actors">{{cite interview | title=[[Inside the Actors Studio]] | first= Amy | last= Poehler | date= 2009| publisher= | accessdate=}}</ref>

Poehler grew up in nearby [[Burlington, Massachusetts]], which she describes as a blue-collar town.<ref name= "biography.com" /><ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> Her favorite performers and influences included sketch comedians [[Carol Burnett]], [[Gilda Radner]] and [[Catherine O'Hara]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/05/02/amy-poehler-talks-about-directing-her-first-feature-film/mWt8rcnXzk3GC5BU1Nw0fJ/story.html|title=Amy Poehler directs her first feature film with 'Wine Country'|last=Shanahan|first=Mark|date=May 2, 2019|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|language=en-US|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502215354/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/05/02/amy-poehler-talks-about-directing-her-first-feature-film/mWt8rcnXzk3GC5BU1Nw0fJ/story.html|archive-date=May 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> When she was ten years old, Poehler played [[Dorothy Gale]] in her school's production of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref name="Freeman, I see life as being attached">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jul/11/amy-poehler|title=Amy Poehler: 'I see life as being attacked by a bear'|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|date=July 11, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 9, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215210546/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jul/11/amy-poehler|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The experience inspired Poehler's love of performing.<ref name="Freeman, I see life as being attached" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2014/11/30/snl-stars-amy-poehler-and-seth-meyers-reunite-to-discuss-poehlers-new-book-and-career/|title='SNL' Stars Amy Poehler And Seth Meyers Reunite To Discuss Poehler's New Book And Career|last=Levere|first=Jane|date=November 30, 2014|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902061909/http://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2014/11/30/snl-stars-amy-poehler-and-seth-meyers-reunite-to-discuss-poehlers-new-book-and-career/|archive-date=September 2, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Poehler continued acting in school plays at [[Burlington High School (Massachusetts)|Burlington High School]].<!--<ref name="Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler" />--> She also participated in other activities during her time in high school including student council, soccer, and softball.<!--<ref name="Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler" />-->

After graduating from high school in 1989, she enrolled at [[Boston College]].<ref name= "Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler">{{cite web| last= Cardarelli| first= Lindsey| title= Burlington's Amy Poehler brings local laughs| url= http://www.woburnonline.com/frontpage/november05/11105-4.html| work=[[Woburn Daily Times Chronicle]]| access-date=March 2, 2013| date= November 4, 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111207182123/http://www.woburnonline.com/frontpage/november05/11105-4.html| archive-date=December 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> During college, Poehler became a member of the [[Improvisational theatre|improv]] comedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag.<ref name="biography.com" /> She graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in media and communications in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/amy-poehler-making-it-tina-fey-1.20075630|title=Five things you need to know about Amy Poehler|last=Edelstein|first=Andy|date=July 25, 2018|website=[[Newsday]]|language=en|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726000931/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/amy-poehler-making-it-tina-fey-1.20075630|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==

===Improv and Upright Citizens Brigade===
Poehler's time studying improv in college inspired her to pursue comedy professionally.<ref name="Wulff, Jennifer, Poehler Express">{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/people/article/0,,20147399,00.html|title=Poehler Express|last=Wulff|first=Jennifer|date=April 18, 2005| website= People.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130309074031/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20147399,00.html|archive-date= March 9, 2013|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> After graduating from college, she moved to [[Chicago]], where she took her first improv class, taught by [[Charna Halpern]] at [[ImprovOlympic]].<ref name= "Zinoman, She's the Hidden Architect">{{Cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/theater/shes-the-hidden-architect-of-modern-comedy.html|title=She's the Hidden Architect of Modern Comedy| last=Zinoman|first=Jason|date=June 15, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=May 2, 2019| language= en-US| issn=0362-4331|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051256/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/theater/shes-the-hidden-architect-of-modern-comedy.html| archive-date=May 2, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref> Early on, Poehler worked as a waitress and at other jobs to earn money.<ref name="Wulff, Jennifer, Poehler Express" /> Through ImprovOlympic, Poehler learned from [[Del Close]] and she was introduced to friend and frequent collaborator [[Tina Fey]].<ref name="Zinoman, She's the Hidden Architect" /><ref name="Fox, Jesse David, History of Fey and Poehler's Best Friendship" /> Poehler and Fey joined a [[The Second City|Second City]] touring company at the same time, and Poehler went on to join one of Second City's main companies where Fey was her eventual replacement.<ref name="Fox, Jesse David, History of Fey and Poehler's Best Friendship" />
[[File:Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts 2015.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|[[Matt Walsh (comedian)|Matt Walsh]], Amy Poehler, [[Matt Besser]], and [[Ian Roberts (American actor)|Ian Roberts]] at the Del Close Marathon in New York City in 2015]]
[[Upright Citizens Brigade|The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)]] formed as a sketch and improv group in Chicago in 1991.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /><ref name= "Metz, McKay moves beyond">{{Cite web| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-adam-mckay-the-big-short-mov-1218-20151217-story.html| title=Adam McKay moves beyond funny business in 'The Big Short'| last=Metz|first=Nina| date= December 17, 2015| website= chicagotribune.com|language=en-US| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181221183621/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-adam-mckay-the-big-short-mov-1218-20151217-story.html|archive-date= December 21, 2018| url-status= live| access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> Early members included [[Horatio Sanz]], [[Adam McKay]], [[Ian Roberts (American actor)|Ian Roberts]], [[Neil Flynn]] and Matt Besser, although the membership was not static.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /><ref name="Metz, McKay moves beyond" /><ref name="Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/02/saturday-nights-children-amy-poehler-2001-2008.html|title=Saturday Night's Children: Amy Poehler (2001-2008)|last=Wright|first=Megh|date=February 8, 2012|website=[[Vulture.com]]| language= en|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190425022007/https://www.vulture.com/2012/02/saturday-nights-children-amy-poehler-2001-2008.html|archive-date= April 25, 2019|url-status= live|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> McKay left the fledgling group in 1995 and Poehler became his replacement.<ref name= "Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /><ref name="Metz, McKay moves beyond" /> In 1996, a core group of four UCB members, Poehler, Besser, Roberts and [[Matt Walsh (comedian)|Matt Walsh]], moved to [[New York City]].<ref name= "Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children" /><ref name="Zinoman, Jason; Get the Laughs">{{cite news| last1=Zinoman|first1=Jason|title=Get the Laughs, but Follow the Rules: Upright Citizens Brigade Writes Its Book on Improv| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/arts/upright-citizens-brigade-writes-its-book-on-improv.html|access-date=July 16, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]| date=February 20, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922001937/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/arts/upright-citizens-brigade-writes-its-book-on-improv.html| archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hones, Ree; UCB gang look back">{{cite news| last1=Hines|first1=Ree|title=Amy Poehler, UCB gang look back on 'legit poor' days and 25 years of laughs| url=http://www.today.com/popculture/amy-poehler-upright-citizens-brigade-celebrate-25-years-t28901|access-date=July 16, 2016|issue=June 26, 2015| publisher=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804172732/http://www.today.com/popculture/amy-poehler-upright-citizens-brigade-celebrate-25-years-t28901| archive-date=August 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The "UCB Four" began performing shows at small venues around the city which evolved into four regular live shows after a few months.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /> To earn money outside of the shows, UCB taught improv classes.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /> Poehler also started making appearances on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', often playing her recurring role as [[Andy Richter]]'s younger sister, Stacy.<ref name= "actors" /><ref>{{Cite news| url= https://vulture.com/2013/09/the-20-best-characters-from-conan-obriens-shows.html|title=The 20 Best Characters From Conan O'Brien's Late Night Shows| last= Cormier |first= Roger| date=September 13, 2013| work= Vulture.com |access-date= August 15, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816062016/http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/the-20-best-characters-from-conan-obriens-shows.html|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1998, [[Comedy Central]] debuted UCB's [[Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series)|eponymous half-hour sketch-comedy series]].<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene">Raftery, Brian (September 25, 2011). [https://nymag.com/arts/comics/features/upright-citizens-brigade-2011-10/ "And... Scene"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218223625/http://nymag.com/arts/comics/features/upright-citizens-brigade-2011-10/ |date=February 18, 2018 }}. ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''. Retrieved January 26, 2016.</ref> During the show's second season, the group founded an [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre|improv theater/training center]] in New York City on West 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /> The UCB Theatre held shows seven nights a week, in addition to offering classes in sketch-comedy writing and improv.<ref name= "actors"/> In the summer of 2000, Comedy Central canceled the Upright Citizens Brigade program after its third season,<ref name="Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children" /> although the UCB Theatre continued to operate.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/theater/upright-citizens-brigade-grows-by-not-paying-performers.html |title= Laughs Can Be Cheap at a Comedy Theater|last=Ziboman|first=Jason|date=February 19, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 31, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170131111304/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/theater/upright-citizens-brigade-grows-by-not-paying-performers.html| archive-date=January 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler, Besser, Roberts and Walsh are considered the founders of UCB and have been credited with popularizing long-form improv in New York.<ref name= "Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" /><ref>{{Cite magazine| url= https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/05/upright-citizens-brigades-comedy-empire|title=How the Upright Citizens Brigade Improvised a Comedy Empire|last=Allen|first=Emma|date=August 29, 2016|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=June 29, 2019| language=en|issn=0028-792X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122051454/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/05/upright-citizens-brigades-comedy-empire|archive-date=November 22, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine| url= https://ew.com/tv/2017/06/23/ucb-founding-members-reunion-show-carnegie-hall/|title=UCB's Founding Members Announce Reunion Performance|last=Rahman|first=Ray| date=June 23, 2017| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= June 29, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190629180842/https://ew.com/tv/2017/06/23/ucb-founding-members-reunion-show-carnegie-hall/|archive-date=June 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2011, UCB had two theaters in New York and a theater in Los Angeles with 8,000 students taking classes per year.<ref name="Raftery, Brian, And...Scene" />

===''Saturday Night Live''===

==== Cast member ====
[[File:Lorne Michaels and the cast of Saturday Night Live at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards for Political Satire 2008.jpg|thumb|alt=From left to right, Fred Armison, Amy Poehler, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, and Jason Sudeikis stand in a line. Michaels holds an award.|''SNL'' colleagues [[Fred Armisen]], Poehler, [[Lorne Michaels]], [[Seth Meyers]] and [[Jason Sudeikis]] at the [[Peabody Awards]] in 2008.]]
Poehler joined the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') at the start of the [[Saturday Night Live (season 27)|2001–2002 season]], after [[Tina Fey]] had tried to recruit her for ''SNL'' for years.<ref name="Fox, Jesse David, History of Fey and Poehler's Best Friendship">{{Cite web| url= https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/history-of-tina-and-amys-best-friendship.html| title=The History of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Best Friendship|last=Fox|first=Jesse David |date=December 15, 2015|website= Vulture.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190425015535/https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/history-of-tina-and-amys-best-friendship.html|archive-date=April 25, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Poehler made her debut in the first episode produced after the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]]. She was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her the second cast member,{{efn|[[Eddie Murphy]] was the first feature player promoted in his first season.}} and first woman, to earn this distinction.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.businessinsider.com/the-women-of-snl-2014-1|title=21 times women made history on 'Saturday Night Live'| last= Robinson |first= Melia| date=March 8, 2016| website=[[Business Insider]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190425015538/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-women-of-snl-2014-1| archive-date=April 25, 2019|url-status= live|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Evans, Growndbreaking Women">{{Cite web| url= https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/the-groundbreaking-women-of-sketch-comedy.html|title=The Groundbreaking Women of Sketch Comedy| last=Evans |first=Bradford|date=January 25, 2011|website= Vulture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427034127/https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/the-groundbreaking-women-of-sketch-comedy.html|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live|access-date= April 26, 2019}}</ref> Poehler's recurring characters included hyperactive ten-year old Kaitlyn, one-legged reality show contestant Amber and Bronx Beat talk show co-host Betty Caruso.<ref name="Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children" /><ref name="Spencer, Poehler and Rudlph">{{Cite news|url=https://parade.com/876306/amyspencer/amy-poehler-maya-rudolph-wine-country-netflix/|title=Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph Go to Wine Country in Their Upcoming Netflix Movie|last=Spencer|first=Amy|date=May 3, 2019|website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|language=en|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503182204/https://parade.com/876306/amyspencer/amy-poehler-maya-rudolph-wine-country-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to her original characters, Poehler performed a number of impressions, including [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Dakota Fanning]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Kim Jong-Il]], [[Nancy Grace]], [[Kelly Ripa]], [[Katie Couric]], [[Sharon Stone]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Madonna]], [[Paula Abdul]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Christian Siriano]], [[Rosie Perez]], [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Martha Stewart]], [[Anna Nicole Smith]], [[Paula Zahn]], [[Norah O'Donnell]] and [[Farrah Fawcett]].<ref name="Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children" /><ref name="Spencer, Poehler and Rudlph" />

Beginning with the [[Saturday Night Live (season 30)|2004–2005 season]], she co-anchored ''[[Weekend Update]]'' with Tina Fey, replacing [[Jimmy Fallon]]. Fey and Poehler became the first female co-anchors of the longtime ''SNL'' staple.<ref name="Fox, Jesse David, History of Fey and Poehler's Best Friendship" /> Poehler, Fey and [[Maya Rudolph]] were among the show's biggest stars that season, and contributed to a shift in the show to featuring more female driven sketches.<ref name="Wright, Megh, Saturday Nights Children" /><ref name="Evans, Growndbreaking Women" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funnygirls200804|title=Who Says Women Aren't Funny?|last= Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=April 2008|website=The Hive|publisher=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]| language=en|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180614073208/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funnygirls200804|archive-date=June 14, 2018|url-status= live|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> When Fey left after the [[Saturday Night Live (season 31)|2005–2006 season]] to devote time to the sitcom she created, ''[[30 Rock]]'', [[Seth Meyers]] joined Poehler at the ''Weekend Update'' anchor desk. In 2008, Poehler was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]],<ref name="Emmy bio, Amy Poehler">{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/amy-poehler|title=Amy Poehler| website= Emmys.com | publisher= Television Academy| language=en| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181211123151/http://www.emmys.com/bios/amy-poehler|archive-date=December 11, 2018|url-status=live|access-date= August 3, 2019}}</ref> the first year ''SNL'' cast members were eligible for the category.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://tv.avclub.com/the-60th-primetime-emmy-awards-1798204974| title=The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards |last=Murray|first=Noel|date=September 21, 2008|website=[[The A.V. Club]]| language=en-US|access-date=May 5, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190505235208/https://tv.avclub.com/the-60th-primetime-emmy-awards-1798204974|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''SNL'' premiere of the [[Saturday Night Live (season 34)|2008–2009 season]] opened with Fey and Poehler as [[Sarah Palin]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], respectively discussing [[A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton|sexism in political campaigning]].<ref name="Gilbey, Ryan, Sisters in comedy">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/18/tina-fey-amy-poehler-sisters-comedy-rip-into-boys-club|title=Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: sisters in comedy rip into the boys' club|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|date=December 18, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415030920/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/18/tina-fey-amy-poehler-sisters-comedy-rip-into-boys-club|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/laughing-matters|title=Laughing Matters|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=October 27, 2008|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|language=en|issn=0028-792X|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901160522/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/laughing-matters|url-status=live}}</ref> The sketch, which Poehler co-wrote with Meyers, became the biggest viral video of the year.<ref name="Gilbey, Ryan, Sisters in comedy" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/28177464/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/fey-christian-lion-top-viral-videos/|title=Fey, Christian the Lion top viral videos of 2008|last=Coyle|first=Jake|date=December 11, 2008|website=[[MSNBC|msnbc.com]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427163456/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28177464/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/fey-christian-lion-top-viral-videos/|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> Days after the season premiere, NBC announced Poehler, pregnant with her first child, would not return after her upcoming maternity leave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nysun.com/arts/amy-poehler-to-depart-snl/85981/|title=Amy Poehler To Depart 'SNL' Reporter of the Sun|date=September 17, 2008|website=[[The New York Sun]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415030931/https://www.nysun.com/arts/amy-poehler-to-depart-snl/85981/|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> On the October 25 episode, Meyers announced during ''Weekend Update'' that Poehler was in labor. At the end of ''Weekend Update'', special guest Maya Rudolph and cast member [[Kenan Thompson]] sang a custom rendition of "[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]" for Poehler.<ref name="Sklar, Rachel, Poehler has baby boy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-baby-boy-for-poehler-ba_n_137868|title=Amy Poehler Has Baby Boy &mdash; But SNL Sadness As She Leaves The Show|last=Sklar|first=Rachel|date=November 25, 2008|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505233727/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-baby-boy-for-poehler-ba_n_137868|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler had been rehearsing for that week's show until the day before the birth.<ref name="Sklar, Rachel, Poehler has baby boy" />

After giving birth, Poehler appeared during a pre-taped "''SNL'' Presidential Bash '08" prime time special on November 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snls-presidential-bash-mo_n_140798|title=SNL's Presidential Bash: More McCain, Fey & Poehler, And A Surprise Palin Cameo|last=Sklar|first=Rachel|date=December 5, 2008|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505232115/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snls-presidential-bash-mo_n_140798|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/tonight-tv-hot-35062/|title=Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, Nov. 3, 2008|date=November 3, 2008|website=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505232117/https://www.tvguide.com/news/tonight-tv-hot-35062/|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the prior announcement that Poehler would not return after her maternity leave, she came back for two more live episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/snl-amy-poehler-1000628/|title=Surprise! Amy Poehler Returns to SNL|first=Mickey|last= O'Connor|date=December 8, 2008|publisher=[[TVGuide|TVGuide.com]]|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218173904/https://www.tvguide.com/news/snl-amy-poehler-1000628/|archive-date=December 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Vary, SNL farewell" /> During the December 13 ''Weekend Update'' Poehler announced that it was her last show.<ref name="Vary, SNL farewell">{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/12/14/snl-amy-poehl-1/|title='SNL': Amy Poehler's farewell|last=Vary|first=Adam V.|date=December 14, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505220537/https://ew.com/article/2008/12/14/snl-amy-poehl-1/|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Saturday Night Live'' aired a special, "The Best of Amy Poehler", in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.com/Cameron-Casey-Help-Celebrate-Amys-Last-Night-SNL-2604567|title=Cameron and Casey Help Celebrate Amy's Last Night on SNL|first=Molly|last=Goodson|date=December 15, 2008|publisher=[[PopSugar.com]]|access-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508175647/http://www.popsugar.com/Cameron-Casey-Help-Celebrate-Amys-Last-Night-SNL-2604567|archive-date=May 8, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2008–2009 season finale, Poehler returned to co-host ''Weekend Update'' and joined host [[Will Ferrell]]'s version of the [[Billy Joel]] song "[[Goodnight Saigon]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2009/05/snl_finale.html|title=And We Will All Go Down Together: The SNL Season 34 Finale|last=Graham|first=Mark|date=May 18, 2009|website=www.vulture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414234335/https://www.vulture.com/2009/05/snl_finale.html|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/amy-poehler-returns-to-weekend-update-for-star-studded-snl-finale-71249|title=Amy Poehler Returns To 'Weekend Update' For Star-Studded 'SNL' Finale|date=May 17, 2009|website=Access|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414234335/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/amy-poehler-returns-to-weekend-update-for-star-studded-snl-finale-71249|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

Off camera, Poehler was a prolific writer. She often collaborated with writer [[Emily Spivey]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/the-tina-fey-years|title=The Tina Fey Years|last=Overbey|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Overbey|date=March 4, 2011|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=April 24, 2019|language=en|issn=0028-792X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214145931/http://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/the-tina-fey-years|archive-date=December 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Meyers described Poehler as "the most generous laugher" during sketch read-throughs.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> Poehler would also take it upon herself to welcome guest hosts during rehearsals and try to make them feel comfortable during their stint on ''SNL''.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" />

==== Guest appearances ====
Although she had already left ''SNL'', Poehler joined Meyers in September 2009 for two episodes of ''Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'', which aired in prime time and led directly into ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2009/09/18/112961878/for-amy-poehler-comedy-is-a-walk-in-the-park|title=For Amy Poehler, Comedy Is A Walk In The 'Park'|date=September 18, 2009|website=[[NPR.org]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127181651/https://www.npr.org/2009/09/18/112961878/for-amy-poehler-comedy-is-a-walk-in-the-park|archive-date=November 27, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/07/30/amy-poehler-returns-to-snl/|title=Exclusive: Amy Poehler returns to 'SNL' (REALLY?!)|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=July 30, 2009|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW.com]]|language=en|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104030942/https://ew.com/article/2009/07/30/amy-poehler-returns-to-snl/|url-status=live}}</ref> She returned to ''SNL'' along with other past female cast members for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, hosted by [[Betty White]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=129095|title=Stage Tube: New Betty White SNL Promo!|publisher=[[BroadwayWorld|BroadwayWorld.com]]|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515171551/http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=129095|archive-date=May 15, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2010/05/10/the-morning-after-how-its-done/|title=The Morning After: How It's Done|last=Poniewozik|first=James|date=May 10, 2010|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=December 7, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0040-781X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207044811/http://entertainment.time.com/2010/05/10/the-morning-after-how-its-done/|archive-date=December 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler returned again to host the [[Saturday Night Live (season 36)|2010–2011 season]] premiere with musical guest [[Katy Perry]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/07/amy-poehler-to-host-snl-premiere/|title=EW Exclusive: Amy Poehler to host 'SNL' premiere|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503095959/http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/09/07/amy-poehler-to-host-snl-premiere/|archive-date=May 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> She participated in another ''SNL'' prime time special, ''The Women of SNL'' in November of that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/10/07/women-of-snl/|title=Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Rachel Dratch heading to 'Women of SNL' special|last=Lyons|first=Margaret|date=October 7, 2010|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW.com]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930223907/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/10/07/women-of-snl|archive-date=September 30, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> Poehler also returned sporadically for appearances on ''Weekend Update'' with Meyers, as well as in sketches when Jimmy Fallon (2011) and Maya Rudolph (2012) hosted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snl-jimmy-fallon-amy-poehler-tina-fey-dratch-275104|title='SNL' Recap: Jimmy Fallon's Cameo-Filled Christmas Special|last=Kellogg|first=Jane|date=December 18, 2011|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320103300/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snl-jimmy-fallon-amy-poehler-tina-fey-dratch-275104|archive-date=March 20, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-maya-rudolph-justin-timberlake-292806|title='Saturday Night Live': Maya Rudolph and Friends Drive Ratings|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|date=February 20, 2012|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430072754/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-maya-rudolph-justin-timberlake-292806|archive-date=April 30, 2012|access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>

In 2015, during the ''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]'', she returned to anchor ''Weekend Update'', this time with Fey and [[Jane Curtin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/15/tina-fey-amy-poehler-jane-curtin-weekend-update-snl-40_n_6689714.html|title='Tina Fey, Amy Poehler And Jane Curtin Return To 'Weekend Update' Desk For 'SNL' 40 Show'|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|last=McGlynn|first=Katia|date=February 15, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310232339/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/15/tina-fey-amy-poehler-jane-curtin-weekend-update-snl-40_n_6689714.html|archive-date=March 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Parks and Recreation''===
[[File:Amy Poehler Aubrey Plaza 2012 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|alt=Amy Poehler and Aubrey Plaza stand side by side in front of a red background. Plaza appears to be looking at Poehler's cleavage.|Poehler with ''Parks and Recreation'' co-star [[Aubrey Plaza]] at the [[Time 100|2012 ''Time'' 100]] gala]]

Following the success of ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', NBC ordered a new series from producers [[Greg Daniels]] and [[Michael Schur]].<ref name="nbcwantsboth" /> In July 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Poehler was in final negotiations to star in the still untitled series from Daniels and Schur.<ref name="officespinoffvariety">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1117989011.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|title=Poehler to join post-'Office' show|last=Schneidler|first=Michael|date=July 15, 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813082058/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989011.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|archive-date=August 13, 2008}}</ref> Poehler and Schur were friends from their time together at ''SNL'', where Schur worked as a writer.<ref name="Carter, Bill, Parks and Recreation Finds">{{Cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/arts/television/parks-and-recreation-finds-its-legs-on-nbc.html|title=A Sitcom Grows Up and Finds Its Identity|date=October 5, 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 20, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093914/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/arts/television/parks-and-recreation-finds-its-legs-on-nbc.html|archive-date=August 21, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Signing Poehler, who was pregnant with her first child, meant the new series would have to forgo a promised post-Super Bowl debut and cut its first season short, but Daniels and Schur chose to push back the series for Poehler.<ref name="Carter, Bill, Parks and Recreation Finds" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amy-poehler-on-loving-leslie-knope-2015-1|title=It Took Amy Poehler 5 Minutes To Fall In Love With Her 'Parks And Rec' Character|last=Robinson|first=Melia|date=January 13, 2015|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821095333/https://www.businessinsider.com/amy-poehler-on-loving-leslie-knope-2015-1|archive-date=August 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 21, 2008, NBC announced Poehler's new series, ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', saying the project would not be a direct spin-off of ''The Office'', as previously speculated.<ref name="nbcwantsboth">{{cite web|url=http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2008/07/nbc-wants-both.html|title=NBC wants both a Poehler show and an 'Office' spin-off|date=July 21, 2008|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130110235003/http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2008/07/nbc-wants-both.html|archive-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

''Parks and Recreation'' premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009, at 8:30&nbsp;pm between two episodes of ''The Office''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-wp-washpost-bc-tv-parksandrec09-20150109-story.html|title='Parks and Recreation' has boosted cast's careers|last=Goldstein|first=Jessica|date=January 13, 2015|website=chicagotribune.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111143601/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-wp-washpost-bc-tv-parksandrec09-20150109-story.html|archive-date=November 11, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amy Poehler in prime time in "Parks and Recreation" is a Thursday TV pick |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=April 9, 2009 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2009009143_ztv09picks.html |access-date=June 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130192954/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2009009143_ztv09picks.html |archive-date=January 30, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An ensemble cast including [[Aziz Ansari]], [[Rashida Jones]], [[Chris Pratt]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], [[Paul Schneider (actor)|Paul Schneider]] and [[Nick Offerman]] joined Poehler.<ref name="Carter, Bill, Parks and Recreation Finds" /> Poehler played deputy director of the Parks Department [[Leslie Knope]] in the fictional city of [[Pawnee (Parks and Recreation)|Pawnee, Indiana]]. After the [[Parks and Recreation (season 1)|first season]] had received a mixed reception, the show's [[Parks and Recreation (season 2)|second]] season received more positive reviews.<ref name="Martin, Denise, Making bureaucracy work">{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/parks-and-recreation.html|title=Making bureaucracy work: How NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' overcame bad buzz|last=Martin|first=Denise|date=November 18, 2009|website=LA Times Blogs - Show Tracker|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207040304/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/parks-and-recreation.html|archive-date=February 7, 2011|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> One key change between seasons one and two was to distinguish the character of Leslie from [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]], the central character of ''The Office''.<ref name="Carter, Bill, Parks and Recreation Finds" /><ref name="Martin, Denise, Making bureaucracy work" /> ''Parks'' decidedly down-played Leslie's ditziness from the first season and emphasized her intelligence, work ethic and earnest nature instead.<ref name="Carter, Bill, Parks and Recreation Finds" /><ref name="Martin, Denise, Making bureaucracy work" /> A [[Parks and Recreation (season 2)|second-season]] episode, "[[Galentine's Day]]", included a new holiday Leslie created celebrating female friendship on February 13. Galentine's Day has since transcended the show with real-life celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/galentines-day-political-power-womens-friendships/|title=Galentine's Day and the political power of women's friendships|last=Hamlin|first=Kimberly A.|date=February 13, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414013433/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/galentines-day-political-power-womens-friendships/|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/02/13/happy-galentine-day-not-sure-what-that-here-quick-rundown/k0KKM1GqUc6wVLOIKbRtaL/story.html|title=Happy Galentine's Day! Not sure what that is? Here's a quick rundown|last=Reiss|first=Jaclyn|date=February 13, 2019|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414013426/https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/02/13/happy-galentine-day-not-sure-what-that-here-quick-rundown/k0KKM1GqUc6wVLOIKbRtaL/story.html|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref>

[[Adam Scott (actor)|Adam Scott]] and [[Rob Lowe]] joined the show at the end of the second season, with Scott playing Leslie's eventual husband, [[Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation)|Ben Wyatt]].<ref name="Bershire, Mike Schur Talks President" /> At the end of filming the second season, Poehler was once again pregnant. The show began producing the first six episodes of [[Parks and Recreation (season 3)|season three]] without a break to accommodate her pregnancy.<ref name="Bershire, Mike Schur Talks President" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b210757_why_parks_recreation_still_gone_show.html|title=Why Is Parks and Recreation Still Gone?! Show Boss Talks Delayed Return & When to Expect Season Three|last=Masters|first=Megan|date=November 11, 2010|website=[[E! Online]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045600/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b210757_why_parks_recreation_still_gone_show.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poehler-idUSTRE62H0F820100318|title=Poehler's pregnancy affects "Parks" production|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 18, 2010|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=April 13, 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414013429/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poehler-idUSTRE62H0F820100318|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler was nominated again for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/amy-poehler|title=Amy Poehler {{!}} Television Academy|work=Television Academy|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816095115/http://www.emmys.com/bios/amy-poehler|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, the show won a [[Peabody Award]] for "developing a hilarious venue to explore the good side of American democracy in an age when that side is so rarely on display.",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/parks-and-recreation|title=Parks and Recreation|website=www.peabodyawards.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190440/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/parks-and-recreation|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> the show was a success with critics, but its future was still uncertain. Two episodes were written that could serve as series finales if it was cancelled, including the mid-season episode where Leslie and Ben get married.<ref name="Snierson, Schur on the decision to end">{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/21/parks-and-recreation-season-7-final-michael-schur/|title='Parks and Recreation': Michael Schur on the decision to end the show|last=Snierson|first=Dan|date=May 21, 2014|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW.com]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710224334/http://ew.com/article/2014/05/21/parks-and-recreation-season-7-final-michael-schur/|archive-date=July 10, 2018|access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> The show was ultimately renewed for a sixth season in May 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/report-parks-and-recreation-renewed-for-season-6.html|title='Parks and Recreation' Renewed for Season 6|last=Evans|first=Bradford|date=May 9, 2013|website=Vulture|language=en-us|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726002227/https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/report-parks-and-recreation-renewed-for-season-6.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler was nominated for an Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in 2013 for her work in season five. [[Parks and Recreation (season 6)|Season six]] included the show's 100th episode, "Second {{notatypo|Chunce}}", co-written by Poehler and Schur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/sepinwall/review-parks-and-recreation-second-chunce-centennial-city-of-lights/|title=Review: 'Parks and Recreation' – 'Second Chunce'|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|date=January 9, 2014|website=[[Uproxx|UPROXX]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426012354/https://uproxx.com/sepinwall/review-parks-and-recreation-second-chunce-centennial-city-of-lights/|archive-date=April 26, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> In 2014, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy at the [[71st Golden Globe Awards]], which she co-hosted with Tina Fey.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-golden-globes-2014-ratings-soar-to-biggest-audience-in-10-years-20140113-story.html|title=Golden Globes 2014: Ratings soar to biggest audience in 10 years|last=Collins|first=Scott|date=January 13, 2014|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706041941/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-golden-globes-2014-ratings-soar-to-biggest-audience-in-10-years-20140113-story.html|archive-date=July 6, 2017|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> In the middle of season six, Poehler and Schur decided that it felt like the right time to plan the end of the show. They met with representatives from NBC, who agreed. The show was renewed for a final thirteen-episode season.<ref name="Snierson, Schur on the decision to end" /> Poehler and Schur co-wrote the final episode of the series, "One Last Ride", which aired on February 24, 2015.<ref name="Bershire, Mike Schur Talks President">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/parks-and-recreation-finale-mike-schur-showrunner-interview-1201441047|title='"Parks & Recreation" Finale: Mike Schur Talks President Leslie Knope|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Berkshire|first=Geoff|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227104416/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/parks-and-recreation-finale-mike-schur-showrunner-interview-1201441047/|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Amy Poehler 2012.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Amy Poehler faces forward wearing a light blue blazer. She holds a small circular award by its base.|Poehler at the 2012 Peabody Awards]]

By [[Parks and Recreation (season 5)|season 5]], in addition to starring on ''Parks and Recreation'', Poehler was also a producer.<ref name="Guthrie, Coming of Rage">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-poehler-on-being-in-chargeand-liking-it-11556976600|title=Amy Poehler on Being in Charge—and Liking It|last=James|first=Caryn|date=May 4, 2019|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=May 4, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505004143/https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-poehler-on-being-in-chargeand-liking-it-11556976600|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Behind the scenes, Poehler started a tradition of inviting the show cast and crew to a group dinner the last night of any location shoot.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> Poehler would start impromptu dance parties in the makeup trailer on set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amy-poehler-stories_n_6063530|title=11 Amy Poehler Stories You've Never Heard Before, But Will Totally Relate To Your Life|last=Van Luling|first=Todd|date=October 31, 2014|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425025645/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amy-poehler-stories_n_6063530|archive-date=April 25, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Poehler wrote several episodes throughout the series, starting with the season two episode "[[Telethon (Parks and Recreation)|Telethon]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/tv/article/amy-poehler-on-parks-and-recreation-snl-101593|title=Amy Poehler on 'Parks and Recreation' & SNL|last=Topel|first=Fred|date=May 6, 2010|website=[[CraveOnline.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509054135/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/tv/article/amy-poehler-on-parks-and-recreation-snl-101593|archive-date=May 9, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="VanDerWerff, Todd, Michael Schur walks us">{{Cite web|url=https://tv.avclub.com/michael-schur-walks-us-through-parks-and-recreation-s-t-1798227003|title=Michael Schur walks us through Parks And Recreation's third season (Part 4 of 4)|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|date=July 28, 2011|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032347/https://tv.avclub.com/michael-schur-walks-us-through-parks-and-recreation-s-t-1798227003|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> Other episodes she penned include "[[The Fight (Parks and Recreation)|The Fight]]" (season three),<ref name="VanDerWerff, Todd, Michael Schur walks us" /> "[[The Debate (Parks and Recreation)|The Debate]]" ([[Parks and Recreation (season 4)|season four]]),<ref name="Ryan, Maureen, Season 4 Finale Scoop">{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/parks-and-recreation-season-4_n_1267881.html|title='Parks And Recreation': Season 4 Finale Scoop, Bradley Whitford Guest Stars And Campaign Heats Up|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|date=February 10, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=February 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211001544/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/parks-and-recreation-season-4_n_1267881.html|archive-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> "Second Chunce" ([[Parks and Recreation (season 6)|season six]]) and the finale "One Last Ride". Producer [[Dan Goor]] praised Poehler's writing as "exceptionally good" and theorized, "[i]f Amy Poehler submitted a blind script to any staff, she would be hired."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/emmys-greg-daniels-michael-schur-parks-and-recreation-317343/|title=EMMYS: Greg Daniels And Michael Schur On 'Parks & Rec'|date=August 11, 2012|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032344/https://deadline.com/2012/08/emmys-greg-daniels-michael-schur-parks-and-recreation-317343/|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> Poehler's writing of "The Debate" was recognized with nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]] and the [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy]].<ref name="Emmy bio, Amy Poehler" /><ref name="Villarreal, Yvonne, Writers Guild">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-dec-06-la-et-st-wga-awards-tv-nominations-20121206-story.html|title=Writers Guild of America announces TV nominations|last=Villarreal|first=Yvonne|date=December 6, 2012|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032300/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-dec-06-la-et-st-wga-awards-tv-nominations-20121206-story.html|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to writing "The Debate", Poehler also directed the episode.<ref name="Ryan, Maureen, Season 4 Finale Scoop" /> Additionally, she directed the episodes "Article Two" (season five)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/04/parks-and-recreation-article-twojerrys-retirement.html|title=Parks and Recreation: "Article Two"/"Jerry's Retirement" (Episodes 5.19 & 5.20)|last=Gandert|first=Sean|date=April 19, 2013|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423165932/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/04/parks-and-recreation-article-twojerrys-retirement.html|archive-date=April 23, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> and "Gryzzlbox" ([[Parks and Recreation (season 7)|season seven]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefilmchronicles.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/parks-and-recreation-7-05-7-06-gryzzlboxsave-jjs-review/|title=Parks and Recreation 7.05-7.06: "Gryzzlbox/Save JJ's" Review|last=Singh|first=Akash|date=January 28, 2015|website=The Film Chronicles|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032308/https://thefilmchronicles.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/parks-and-recreation-7-05-7-06-gryzzlboxsave-jjs-review/|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>

=== Golden Globe Awards ===
Poehler and Fey co-hosted the [[Golden Globe Awards]] ceremony for the first time in 2013. The program was watched by 20 million viewers, a 17 percent increase over the previous year.<ref name="Fox, Jesse David, History of Fey and Poehler's Best Friendship" /> The pair co-hosted again in 2014 as part of a three-year contract.<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/3662908/tina-fey-golden-globes/|title=Tina Fey Says She and Amy Poehler Done With the Golden Globes After This Year|last=Linshi|first=Jack|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2015|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117034535/http://time.com/3662908/tina-fey-golden-globes/|archive-date=January 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Time">{{cite magazine|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|url=http://time.com/3657644/amy-poehler-tina-fey-golden-globes/|title=Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Hilarious New Video Will Get You Pumped for the Golden Globes|date=January 7, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122042313/http://time.com/3657644/amy-poehler-tina-fey-golden-globes/|archive-date=January 22, 2015|magazine=Time}}</ref> Gilbert Cruz of ''[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]'', wrote: "They killed it last year with their opening monologue and they did so again this year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vulture.com/2014/01/watch-tina-fey-amy-poehler-golden-globes-monologue.html|title=Watch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Hilarious Golden Globes Monologue|last=Cruz|first=Gilbert|date=January 13, 2014|website=Vulture|publisher=New York Media, LLC|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122052532/http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/watch-tina-fey-amy-poehler-golden-globes-monologue.html|archive-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2014 show garnered its highest ratings in ten years.<ref name=":1" />

Before the 2015 Golden Globes, Poehler confirmed it would likely be the last time she and Fey hosted.<ref name=":4" /> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' wrote afterward that the pair "left no superstar unscathed during their riotous opening monologue" in which they "casually roasted the assembled masses".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/golden-globes-2015-tina-fey-amy-poehler-monologue-20150111|title=Golden Globes 2015: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Roast Hollywood One Last Time|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=January 11, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918020934/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/golden-globes-2015-tina-fey-amy-poehler-monologue-20150111|archive-date=September 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2020 [[Television Critics Association]] winter press tour, NBC announced Poehler and Fey would host the Golden Globes again in 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tina-fey-amy-poehler-returning-as-golden-globes-hosts-1268699|title=Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Returning as Golden Globes Hosts|last=Rose|first=Lacey|date=January 11, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111190626/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tina-fey-amy-poehler-returning-as-golden-globes-hosts-1268699|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Poehler and Fey hosted the Golden Globes from separate locations with Poehler in Los Angeles and Fey in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coyle|first=Jake|date=March 1, 2021|title='Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes|url=https://apnews.com/article/nomadland-borat-winners-golden-globes-c1a33414af2358ff72f3ceda7f02125e|url-status=live|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=AP NEWS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302095448/https://apnews.com/article/nomadland-borat-winners-golden-globes-c1a33414af2358ff72f3ceda7f02125e |archive-date=March 2, 2021 }}</ref>

===''Making It''===

In March 2017, NBC ordered to series a Poehler-produced crafting series, then-titled ''The Handmade Project''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/the-handmade-project-nbc-crafts-competition-reality-series-by-amy-poehler-nick-offerman-1202054122/|title=NBC Orders 'The Handmade Project' Crafts Competition Reality Series Hosted By Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 28, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813020050/https://deadline.com/2017/03/the-handmade-project-nbc-crafts-competition-reality-series-by-amy-poehler-nick-offerman-1202054122/|archive-date=August 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The show, retitled ''[[Making It (TV series)|Making It]]'', debuted on NBC in July 2018 with Poehler and her ''Parks and Recreation'' co-star [[Nick Offerman]] as co-hosts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/amy-poehler-nick-offerman-making-it-nbc-crafting-parks-and-recreation|title=Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman Just Want to Make Something Nice|last=Liebman|first=Lisa|date=July 30, 2018|work=HWD|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308153819/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/amy-poehler-nick-offerman-making-it-nbc-crafting-parks-and-recreation|url-status=live}}</ref> The debut episode tied for the highest-rated premiere of summer 2018 and earned Poehler and Offerman a Primetime Emmy Nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program|Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/making-it-debut-ratings-solid-nbc-beat-shazam-america-got-talent-1202438133/|title='Making It' Ratings Match Best Of Summer 2018 Debut; 'Beat Shazam' Even|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=August 1, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816093610/https://deadline.com/2018/08/making-it-debut-ratings-solid-nbc-beat-shazam-america-got-talent-1202438133/|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pederson, Making it gets season 2">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/making-it-season-2-premiere-date-amy-poehler-nick-offerman-nbc-replacing-bluff-city-law-1202763813/|title='Making It' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date; Will Take Over NBC's 'Bluff City Law' Slot|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=October 18, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211014704/https://deadline.com/2019/10/making-it-season-2-premiere-date-amy-poehler-nick-offerman-nbc-replacing-bluff-city-law-1202763813/|archive-date=December 11, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> The show returned for a second season which aired in December 2019.<ref name="Pederson, Making it gets season 2" /> NBC has picked up ''Making It'' for a third season.<ref name=":0" />

===Film===
In 1999, Poehler had a small role in the movie ''[[Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://screenertv.com/news-features/parks-and-recreations-amy-poehler-before-the-emmys-deuce-bigalo-male-gigolo/|title='Parks and Recreation's' Amy Poehler: Before the Emmys, 'Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo' and 'Undeclared'|last=Bucksbaum|first=Sydney|date=September 4, 2013|work=[[Zap2it|Screener]]|access-date=August 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093740/http://screenertv.com/news-features/parks-and-recreations-amy-poehler-before-the-emmys-deuce-bigalo-male-gigolo/|archive-date=August 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she was cast in the film ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]''.<ref name="Collis, Clark, We Hot American Summer">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/06/24/wet-hot-american-summer-crazy-story-behind-cult-classic/|title='Wet Hot American Summer': The crazy story behind the cult classic|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=June 24, 2011|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 20, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093832/https://www.ew.com/article/2011/06/24/wet-hot-american-summer-crazy-story-behind-cult-classic/|archive-date=August 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Wet Hot American Summer'' was the first film from [[David Wain]], who cast Poehler based on her work with Upright Citizen's Brigade.<ref name="Collis, Clark, We Hot American Summer" /> The film, which cost only $1.8 million to make, was not a success initially when it was released in 2001. It gained a following after its release on DVD.<ref name="Collis, Clark, We Hot American Summer" /> Poehler also appeared in the 2004 movie ''[[Mean Girls]]'', written by Tina Fey.<ref name="Buchanan, Mean Girls Director">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html|title=Mean Girls Director Mark Waters Spills 10 Juicy Stories, 10 Years Later|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|date=April 30, 2014|website=www.vulture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805000013/https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html|archive-date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Fey wrote the role of self-described "cool mom" with Poehler in mind; however, Fey and director Mark Waters had to push for Poehler's casting.<ref name="Buchanan, Mean Girls Director" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/09/amy-poehler-cool-mom_n_5290487.html|title=An Ode To Amy Poehler's 'Cool Mom' On Mother's Day|last=Goodman|first=Jessica|date=May 11, 2014|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528023450/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/09/amy-poehler-cool-mom_n_5290487.html|archive-date=May 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The studio had been wary of casting too many ''SNL'' cast members and were concerned that Poehler was too young to play the mother of [[Rachel McAdams]], who is only seven years younger than her. Poehler filmed the role in [[Toronto]] during the week while filming ''SNL''.<ref name="Buchanan, Mean Girls Director" /> The movie grossed $129 million at the box office worldwide and saw its popularity continue to rise after its release on DVD.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/05/mean-girls-reunion/|title=EW's 'Mean Girls' reunion: The cast looks back on the 2004 hit|last=Stack|first=Tim|date=November 5, 2014|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805000011/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/05/mean-girls-reunion/|archive-date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Amy Poehler and Tina Fey by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|alt=""|[[Tina Fey]] and Poehler at the premiere of ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' in New York, April 2008]]

In 2008, she starred in ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'', which reunited her with Tina Fey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-career-highlights-26020|title=Amy Poehler career highlights|date=July 28, 2010|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421023656/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-career-highlights-26020|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> Poehler plays trashy Angie Ostrowiski, who is hired by Fey's Kate to be her child's surrogate mother.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1735059,00.html|title=Come to Baby Mama|last=Corliss|first=Richard|date=April 25, 2008|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=April 20, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0040-781X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421023655/http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1735059,00.html|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film opened on April 25, 2008, and was the number one movie at the box office in its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-mama-delivers-box-office-win/|title="Baby Mama" Delivers Box Office Win|date=April 28, 2008|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421023653/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-mama-delivers-box-office-win/|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The film went on to gross over $60 million at the U.S. box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=babymama.htm|title=Baby Mama (2008) - Box Office Mojo|website=[[BoxOfficeMojo.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020125153/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=babymama.htm|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> Poehler and Fey also co-starred in the movie ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]]'' (2015).<ref name="Campbell, Jerome" /> Other film credits include: ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]'' (2004), ''[[Southland Tales]]'' (2006), ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' (2006), ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' (2007), ''[[Mr. Woodcock]]'' (2007), ''[[Hamlet 2]]'' (2008), ''[[Spring Breakdown]]'' (2009), ''[[A.C.O.D.]]'' (2013), and ''[[They Came Together]]'' (2014) and ''[[The House (2017 film)|The House]]'' (2017).<ref name="Gale, Newsmakers">{{Cite web|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1618004837/GPS?sid=wikipedia|title=Amy Poehler|date=November 7, 2018|website=Newsmakers|publisher=Gale|access-date=April 28, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116054240/https://galeapps.gale.com/apps/auth?userGroupName=&sid=wikipedia&origURL=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.gale.com%2Fps%2Fi.do%3Fp%3DGPS%26u%3D%26id%3DGALE%7CK1618004837%26v%3D2.1%26it%3Dr%26sid%3Dwikipedia&prodId=GPS|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/06/26/house-amy-poehler-will-ferrell/103090848/|title=Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler play 'House' in long-awaited comedy team-up|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|date=June 26, 2017|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605071157/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/06/26/house-amy-poehler-will-ferrell/103090848/|archive-date=June 5, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>

Poehler has also voiced several characters in animated films. Her [[voice-over]] credits include: ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007), ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008), ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]'', ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (both 2009), ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil|Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011), ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]]'' (2011), [[Arrietty|''The Secret World of Arrietty'']] (2012),{{Efn|Poehler was part of the cast for the American dub of the Japanese film. A different cast was used for Great Britain.|name=|group=}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-21/arrietty-to-have-different-dub-casts-in-u.s-u.k|title=Ghibli's Arrietty to Have Different Dub Casts in U.S., U.K.|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|date=June 21, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001174000/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-21/arrietty-to-have-different-dub-casts-in-u.s-u.k|archive-date=October 1, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Free Birds]]'' and ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (2015).<ref name="Gale, Newsmakers" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/actors-lend-voices-to-cgi-horton-1117960998/|title=Actors lend voices to CGI 'Horton'|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=March 13, 2007|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=April 28, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726072250/https://variety.com/2007/film/news/actors-lend-voices-to-cgi-horton-1117960998/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/snls-amy-poehler-and-maya-rudolph-fight-prince-charming-in-shrek-the-third/|title=SNL's Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph Fight Prince Charming in Shrek the Third|last=Orange|first=B. Alan|date=May 15, 2007|website=MovieWeb|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125151244/http://movieweb.com/snls-amy-poehler-and-maya-rudolph-fight-prince-charming-in-shrek-the-third/|archive-date=January 25, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref> In [[Pixar|Pixar's]] ''Inside Out'', Poehler provides the voice for the main character, [[Joy (Inside Out)|Joy]], an emotion living inside an 11-year-old girl. Poehler also received a screen credit for writing some of Joy's dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/amy-poehler-takes-pride-and-joy-in-inside-out/|title=Amy Poehler takes pride and joy in 'Inside Out'|last=Jones|first=Chad|date=June 16, 2015|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421030958/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/amy-poehler-takes-pride-and-joy-in-inside-out/|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The film has a 98% fresh rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_animation_movies/|title=Top 100 Animation Movies - Rotten Tomatoes|website=rottentomatoes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320110531/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_animation_movies/|archive-date=March 20, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> and went on to gross $857 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pixar2014.htm|title=Inside Out (2015) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417043430/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pixar2014.htm|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> Poehler will reprise her role as Joy in ''[[Inside Out 2]]'', scheduled for release on June 14, 2024.<ref>{{Citation |last=Mann |first=Kelsey |title=Inside Out 2 |date=2024-06-14 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22022452/ |type=Animation, Adventure, Comedy |access-date=2023-10-20 |others=Diane Lane, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith |publisher=Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115213248/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22022452/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Director ===
Poehler made her film directorial debut with ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]]'', which premiered on [[Netflix]] on May 10, 2019. She also stars in the film, along with [[Maya Rudolph]], [[Rachel Dratch]], [[Ana Gasteyer]], [[Paula Pell]] and [[Emily Spivey]]. The screenplay is loosely based on a real trip the actresses took together to Napa Valley. Poehler directed the film adaptation of the 2017 novel ''[[Moxie (film)|Moxie]]'' by Jennifer Mathieu, also for Netflix, which was released on March 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Amy Poehler To Direct 'Moxie' At Netflix; Riot Grrrl-Inspired Teen Starts Feminist Revolution At Her High School|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/amy-poehler-moxie-netflix-tamara-chestna-script-1202560888/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220212242/https://deadline.com/2019/02/amy-poehler-moxie-netflix-tamara-chestna-script-1202560888/|archive-date=February 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" />

In 2022, Poehler directed ''[[Lucy and Desi]]'', a documentary film about the lives and relationship of [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. The film premiered on January 21, 2022, at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was released worldwide on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on March 4, 2022. The film includes home audio recordings of Ball and Arnaz that had not before been made public as well as interviews with their two children, [[Lucie Arnaz|Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill]] and [[Desi Arnaz Jr.]], Lucy's brother [[Fred Ball]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Bette Midler]] and [[Norman Lear]], among others. The film was well received, with a 94% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lucy_and_desi | title=Lucy and Desi | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=April 21, 2022 | archive-date=April 21, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421194446/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lucy_and_desi | url-status=live }}</ref> Poehler was nominated for an Emmy Award for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program|Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program]]. The film was nominated for a total of six Emmy Awards, winning two.

=== Producer ===
In 2001, Poehler set up her own production company, [[Paper Kite Productions]],<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /><ref name="Guthrie, Coming of Rage" /> which is part of [[Universal Television]]. As of 2019, the production company's staff is all female. To describe her success as a producer, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called Poehler "a powerful arbiter of sophisticated comedy."<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" />

Poehler co-created, produced, and starred in an animated series for [[Nickelodeon]] titled ''[[The Mighty B!]]'', about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/arts/television/12nick.html|title=SpongeBob SquareProfits: Nickelodeon Swears by Cartoons|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|date=December 12, 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 4, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212214122/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/arts/television/12nick.html|archive-date=December 12, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mighty-b-125562|title=The Mighty B!|date=April 22, 2008|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423055035/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mighty-b-125562|archive-date=April 23, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> The character of Bessie was inspired by a character Poehler performed doing improv.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/poehler-scouting-nick-gig-1117938322/|title=Poehler scouting Nick gig|last=Martin|first=Denise|date=February 16, 2006|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183522/https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/poehler-scouting-nick-gig-1117938322/|archive-date=January 25, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> Season 1 averaged 3.1 million viewers and ranked as one of the top five animated programs in television. Nickelodeon renewed the show for a second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/nickelodeon-picks-two-new-series-renews-mighty-b|title=Nickelodeon Picks Up Two New Series, Renews Mighty B|last=Moody|first=Annemarie|date=September 17, 2008|website=[[Animation World Network]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191251/http://www.awn.com/news/nickelodeon-picks-two-new-series-renews-mighty-b|archive-date=March 5, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2009 and 2010, Poehler earned [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]].<ref name="Bierly, DAytime Emmy">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/05/14/daytime-emmy-aw/|title=Daytime Emmy Awards: 'One Life to Live', 'Ellen DeGeneres' top nominations|last=Bierly|first=Mandi|date=May 14, 2009|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 30, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318171445/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/14/daytime-emmy-aw/|archive-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="PBS, ABC Lead 37th">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/pbs-abc-lead-37th-daytime-emmy-award-nominations-17259/|title=PBS, ABC Lead 37th Daytime Emmy Award Nominations|date=May 12, 2010|website=www.thewrap.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416063407/https://www.thewrap.com/pbs-abc-lead-37th-daytime-emmy-award-nominations-17259/|archive-date=April 16, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>

She has been an executive producer on series such as ''[[Difficult People]]''<ref name="Goldberg, Billy Eichner Comedy">{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/billy-eichner-comedy-amy-poehler-749822|title=Billy Eichner Comedy From Amy Poehler Ordered Straight to Series at Hulu|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|date=November 18, 2014|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906050247/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/billy-eichner-comedy-amy-poehler-749822|archive-date=September 6, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Broad City]]''.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> In 2014, [[Hulu]] ordered the comedy ''Difficult People'', as the streaming service's first ever scripted series.<ref name="Goldberg, Billy Eichner Comedy" /><ref name="Hartman, How to Pitch">{{Cite news|url=https://www.glamour.com/gallery/how-to-pitch-a-tv-show-to-amy-poehler|title=How to Pitch a TV Show to Amy Poehler|last=Harman|first=Justine|date=September 26, 2018|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|access-date=April 25, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426021609/https://www.glamour.com/gallery/how-to-pitch-a-tv-show-to-amy-poehler|archive-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> Starring [[Billy Eichner]] and [[Julie Klausner]], ''Difficult People'' ran for three seasons.<ref name="Hartman, How to Pitch" /> ''Broad City'' grew out of a web series starring [[Abbi Jacobson]] and [[Ilana Glazer]]. Jacobson and Glazer used their connections at UCB to approach Poehler about starring in the finale of their web series. Poehler agreed to appear in it and then joined Jacobson and Glazer to executive produce a television series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/2019/03/15/broad-city-oral-history-series-finale-1346360.html|title='Broad City,' an oral history: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer on the rise and finale of their culture-shaking show.|last=Menta|first=Anna|date=March 7, 2019|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320063829/https://www.newsweek.com/2019/03/15/broad-city-oral-history-series-finale-1346360.html|archive-date=March 20, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> After initially selling a script to [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], the project ultimately landed at [[Comedy Central]] where it aired for five years until its 2019 series finale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/abbi-jacobson-ilana-glazer-broad-city-1203113207/|title=As 'Broad City' Ends, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Preview Their Big Plans for the Future|last=Framke|first=Caroline|date=January 23, 2019|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203154211/https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/abbi-jacobson-ilana-glazer-broad-city-1203113207/|archive-date=February 3, 2019|access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Poehler appeared in the Season 1 finale.<ref name="AV Club S01E01 review">{{cite web|url=https://avclub.com/review/what-a-wonderful-world-107188|title=Broad City: 'What A Wonderful World'|last=Framke|first=Caroline|date=January 22, 2014|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140130192911/http://www.avclub.com/review/what-a-wonderful-world-107188|archive-date=January 30, 2014|access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>

''[[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)|Welcome to Sweden]]'' is a Swedish sitcom that premiered in March 2014, and began airing on NBC in the United States three months later. It is based on the experiences of Greg Poehler, who moved with his girlfriend to her native country of Sweden in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/mr-robinson-carmichael-show-premiere-date-august-welcome-to-sweden-summer-premiere-dates-1201399248/|title=NBC Sets Premiere Dates For 'Mr. Robinson', 'Carmichael Show', Reality Series - Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808121608/http://deadline.com/2015/03/mr-robinson-carmichael-show-premiere-date-august-welcome-to-sweden-summer-premiere-dates-1201399248/|archive-date=August 8, 2015|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref> The series was canceled by NBC on July 28, 2015, after two seasons due to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/welcome-to-sweden-cancelled-nbc-amy-poehler-1201486609/|title='Welcome To Sweden' Cancelled At NBC In Middle Of Season 2|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729124749/http://deadline.com/2015/07/welcome-to-sweden-cancelled-nbc-amy-poehler-1201486609/|archive-date=July 29, 2015|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref> Amy Poehler makes cameo appearances in multiple episodes as herself as a celebrity client of her brother's character, a former New York tax accountant. She is also co-executive producer with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/nbc-acquires-comedy-series-welcome-to-sweden-from-amy-and-greg-poehler-eone-605790/|title=NBC Acquires Comedy Series 'Welcome To Sweden' From Amy and Greg Poehler, eOnee|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330064727/http://deadline.com/2013/10/nbc-acquires-comedy-series-welcome-to-sweden-from-amy-and-greg-poehler-eone-605790/|archive-date=March 30, 2015|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>

Poehler, along with [[Natasha Lyonne]] and [[Leslye Headland]], created and executive produced the comedy-drama series ''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]]'' for Netflix.<ref name="Press, Joy, Natasha Lyonne Can't Stop">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/natasha-lyonne-russian-doll-amy-poehler-interview|title=Natasha Lyonne Can't Stop Living|last=Press|first=Joy|date=January 31, 2019|website=HWD|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201022340/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/natasha-lyonne-russian-doll-amy-poehler-interview|archive-date=February 1, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Clark, Travis, Netflix's new hit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-russian-doll-stared-with-call-from-amy-poehler-7-years-ago-2019-2|title=Netflix's new hit show 'Russian Doll' started with a phone call from Amy Poehler 7 years ago|last=Clark|first=Travis|date=February 5, 2019|website=[[Business Insider]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411092720/https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-russian-doll-stared-with-call-from-amy-poehler-7-years-ago-2019-2|archive-date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> The series premiered on February 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/russian-doll-trailer-netflix-natasha-lyonne-amy-poehler-leslye-headland-1202531787/|title='Russian Doll' Trailer: Natasha Lyonne Relives Death On An Endless Loop In Netflix Comedy|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=January 9, 2019|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202213105/https://deadline.com/2019/01/russian-doll-trailer-netflix-natasha-lyonne-amy-poehler-leslye-headland-1202531787/|archive-date=February 2, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> The genesis of the series started seven years earlier after Poehler remarked Lyonne was always "the oldest girl in the world."<ref name="Clark, Travis, Netflix's new hit" /> Poehler and Lyonne liked the idea of a female character being many things at once, but joked the only way to have a female character that complex would be to re-do the part repeatedly.<ref name="Press, Joy, Natasha Lyonne Can't Stop" /> The idea evolved into the series where Lyonne's character dies repeatedly on her 36th birthday.<ref name="Press, Joy, Natasha Lyonne Can't Stop" /> Poehler, Lyonne and Headland put together an all-female team of writers and directors.<ref name="Press, Joy, Natasha Lyonne Can't Stop" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-russian-doll-amy-poehler-natasha-lyonne-20190201-story.html|title='Russian Doll': Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland dissect their trippy Netflix comedy|last=Blake|first=Meredith|date=February 1, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319125650/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-russian-doll-amy-poehler-natasha-lyonne-20190201-story.html|archive-date=March 19, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> The series debuted on Netflix with a 100% fresh rating on the ratings aggregate website ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''.<ref name="Clark, Travis, Netflix's new hit" /> As of December 28, 2020, the rating remained at 97%.<ref>{{Citation|title=Russian Doll: Season 1|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/russian_doll/s01|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201215733/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/russian_doll/s01/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2016, BBC America announced it is developing a scripted series called ''Zero Motivation''. The project is being executive produced by Brooke Posch and Poehler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/bbc-america-preps-poehler-drama/|title=BBC America preps Poehler drama|date=June 1, 2016|publisher=C21Media|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603180346/http://www.c21media.net/bbc-america-preps-poehler-drama/|archive-date=June 3, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Poehler is an executive producer on the upcoming series ''[[Three Busy Debras]]'', a comedy series being produced for [[Adult Swim]] that stars [[Mitra Jouhari]], Alyssa Stonoha, and Sandy Honig.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> In addition to serving as an executive producer, Poehler also provides the voices for two main characters in the series [[Duncanville (TV series)|''Duncanville'']], which premiered on Fox on February 16, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/ty-burrell-amy-poehler-fox-animated-family-comedy-duncanville-1202609838/|title=Ty Burrell Joins Amy Poehler In Fox's Animated Family Comedy 'Duncanville'|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=May 8, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508191520/https://deadline.com/2019/05/ty-burrell-amy-poehler-fox-animated-family-comedy-duncanville-1202609838/|archive-date=May 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-last-man-standing-duncanville-deputy-masked-singer-outmatched-9-1-1-lone-star-1202768301/|title=Fox Midseason Premiere Dates: 'Last Man Standing', 'Flirty Dancing', 'Deputy', 'Duncanville' & More|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=October 24, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229204803/https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-last-man-standing-duncanville-deputy-masked-singer-outmatched-9-1-1-lone-star-1202768301/|archive-date=December 29, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref>

=== Other work ===
In 1999, Poehler and [[Tina Fey]] provided voices for the video game ''[[Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City]]''.<ref name="deerhunter">{{Cite web|url = https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tina-fey-amy-poehler-deer-avenger_n_7223520|title = That Time Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Voiced A PC Video Game Called 'Deer Avenger 2'|date = May 6, 2015|access-date = May 4, 2020|archive-date = July 22, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200722083133/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tina-fey-amy-poehler-deer-avenger_n_7223520|url-status = live}}</ref>

In September 2008, Poehler, Meredith Walker and [[Amy Miles]] founded ''[[Amy Poehler's Smart Girls|Smart Girls at the Party]]'', an online community and digital web series aimed at empowering girls.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Day |first=Elizabeth |date=December 13, 2015 |title=Amy Poehler: 'Vanity is the death of comedy' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Observer]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/13/amy-poehler-interview-vanity-is-death-of-comedy |url-status=live |access-date=January 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415073834/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/13/amy-poehler-interview-vanity-is-death-of-comedy |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2016/11/07/amy-poehlers-smart-girls/|title=How The Cofounders of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Are Empowering Young Women|last=Gross|first=Elana Lyn|date=November 7, 2016|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203133647/http://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2016/11/07/amy-poehlers-smart-girls/|archive-date=December 3, 2016|access-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref> The first season premiered online on November 17, 2008, with [[Mattel]]'s [[Barbie]] signed on as the lead sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Poehler and Friends to Launch New Digital TV Show Aimed at "Smart Girls" and Their Parents|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080918005279/en/Amy-Poehler-Friends-Launch-Digital-TV-Show|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=January 22, 2015|date=September 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122071002/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080918005279/en/Amy-Poehler-Friends-Launch-Digital-TV-Show|archive-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Smart Girls at the Party'' returned in 2012 as part of the [[YouTube Original Channel Initiative]] that focused upon the creation of new content. The new ''Smart Girls at the Party'' YouTube Channel went live on July 2, 2012, including new episodes of the series along with additional shows by Poehler, Walker and Miles.<ref name="Amy Poehler's 'Smart Girls' Kicks Off With Mattel's Barbie on Board">{{cite news|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/11/14/amy-poehlers-smart-girls-kicks-off-with-mattels-barbie-on-board|title=Amy Poehler's 'Smart Girls' Kicks Off With Mattel's Barbie on Board|publisher=[[Tubefilter]]|date=November 14, 2008|access-date=November 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123111331/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/11/14/amy-poehlers-smart-girls-kicks-off-with-mattels-barbie-on-board/|archive-date=January 23, 2009|url-status=live}}http://www.tubefilter.com/2008/11/14/amy-poehlers-smart-girls-kicks-off-with-mattels-barbie-on-board/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032037/http://www.tubefilter.com/2008/11/14/amy-poehlers-smart-girls-kicks-off-with-mattels-barbie-on-board/ |date=November 17, 2015 }}</ref>

Four years after the launch of ''Smart Girls at the Party'', digital network company Legendary Entertainment acquired ownership of the project. Poehler said in a statement, "We at Smart Girls are excited to be working with Legendary and look forward to providing funny and inspirational content for all of the goofballs out there."<ref name=":2" /> By the time of the deal, over five million views were registered on its YouTube channel and over 550,000 fans had liked the initiative on Facebook.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Graser|title=Legendary Entertainment Buys Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at the Party|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/legendary-entertainment-buys-amy-poehler-smart-girls-at-the-party-1201328807/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 22, 2015|date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052633/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/legendary-entertainment-buys-amy-poehler-smart-girls-at-the-party-1201328807/|archive-date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On the ''Smart Girls'' YouTube channel, viewers have the opportunity to ask for life advice from Poehler in segments called ''Ask Amy''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |title='Parks and Recreation' finale: 'Find your team' |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-parks-and-recreation-finale-20150225-column.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=August 4, 2018 |date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804202128/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-parks-and-recreation-finale-20150225-column.html |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Smart Girls'' celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/inside-amy-poehlers-smart-girls-10th-anniversary-dinner-exclusive-1203086918/|title=Inside Amy Poehler's Smart Girls 10th Anniversary Dinner (Exclusive)|last=Pajer|first=Nicole|date=December 11, 2018|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428025735/https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/inside-amy-poehlers-smart-girls-10th-anniversary-dinner-exclusive-1203086918/|archive-date=April 28, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:The First Lady on the Fourth Anniversary of Let's Move!.webm|left|thumb|Poehler introduces First Lady Michelle Obama on the Fourth Anniversary of Let's Move! in 2014]]
Poehler has also publicly championed a number of social and political causes.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> In 2012, she collaborated with the [[National Domestic Workers Alliance]] to film a [[public service announcement]] (PSA) to draw attention to the proposed California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorlines.com/articles/actress-amy-poehler-stars-california-domestic-workers-bill-rights-psa|title=Actress Amy Poehler Stars in California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights PSA|last=Rivas|first=Jorge|date=August 24, 2012|website=colorlines.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829145357/https://www.colorlines.com/articles/actress-amy-poehler-stars-california-domestic-workers-bill-rights-psa|archive-date=August 29, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ssir.org/articles/entry/labor_of_love|title=Labor of Love \|last=Lerner|first=Sharon|date=Summer 2013|website=ssir.org|publisher=[[Stanford Social Innovation Review]]|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214105704/https://ssir.org/articles/entry/labor_of_love|archive-date=December 14, 2017|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> The law, providing overtime pay to domestic workers, was signed into law the following year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/california-governor-signs-domestic-worker-bill-rights/|title=California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights|last=Flanders|first=Laura|date=September 26, 2013|work=[[The Nation]]|access-date=January 11, 2020|url-status=live|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014051856/https://www.thenation.com/article/california-governor-signs-domestic-worker-bill-rights/|archive-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> Poehler also supported [[One Fair Wage]], a campaign to require New York businesses to pay tipped workers the general minimum wage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a18370797/amy-poehler-better-pay-restaurant-workers/|title=Amy Poehler Is Doing the Damn Thing|last=Kahn|first=Mattie|date=February 22, 2018|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504011504/https://www.elle.com/culture/a18370797/amy-poehler-better-pay-restaurant-workers/|archive-date=May 4, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> Poehler has served as a celebrity ambassador for Worldwide Orphans Foundation, traveling to Haiti in 2013.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> The following year, Poehler joined [[Michelle Obama]] in [[Miami]] to celebrate the four year anniversary of her [[Let's Move!]] youth health initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/michelle-obama-visits-miami-to-promote-fitness/115974/|title=Michelle Obama Visits Miami Parks and Rec Center to Promote Fitness With Amy Poehler|date=February 5, 2014|website=[[NBC 6 South Florida]]|language=en-US|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111193307/https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/michelle-obama-visits-miami-to-promote-fitness/115974/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Poehler's memoir, ''[[Yes Please]]'', was published on October 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/books/amy-poehler-reveals-cover-her-forthcoming-book-yes-please-2D79721827 |title=Amy Poehler reveals the cover of the forthcoming book 'Yes Please' - Books - TODAY.com |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625050054/http://www.today.com/books/amy-poehler-reveals-cover-her-forthcoming-book-yes-please-2D79721827 |archive-date=June 25, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> She explained in a promotional interview with [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) that she was "used to writing in characters and not really writing about myself... it was easier to share the early parts of my life rather than my own current events." Topics covered in the book include body image, parenthood, and learning about the limitations of physical appearance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Candid Memoir From Comedian Amy Poehler? 'Yes Please'|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/10/28/359566469/a-candid-memoir-from-comedian-amy-poehler-yes-please|website=NPR|access-date=January 22, 2015|date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608030018/https://www.npr.org/2014/10/28/359566469/a-candid-memoir-from-comedian-amy-poehler-yes-please|archive-date=June 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The book debuted at number one on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name="Campbell, Jerome" />

In 2011, Poehler was included on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s "[[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]".<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066436,00.html "The 2011 Time 100"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423233135/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066436,00.html |date=April 23, 2011 }} ''Time''.</ref> She also delivered the Class Day address to [[Harvard University]]'s class of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6514384/amy-poehlers-harvard-graduation-speech|title=Amy Poehler's Harvard Graduation Speech — CollegeHumor Video|date=May 26, 2011|publisher=Collegehumor.com|access-date=October 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529094259/http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6514384/amy-poehlers-harvard-graduation-speech|archive-date=May 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] invited Poehler to become a member as part of its 2017 class.<ref name="seven74">{{cite news |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |url=https://collider.com/oscars-academy-new-members-2017/#actors |title=Oscars Break Record with 774 New Member Invites, Including Jordan Peele & Gal Gadot |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509115808/http://collider.com/oscars-academy-new-members-2017#actors |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Poehler is a known fan of the musical group [[Beastie Boys]]. She has a role as a disgruntled cafe patron in the music video for the group's song "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]", which was nominated for the MTV Video of the Year in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|title=Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise (Video 2011) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6715232/characters/nm0688132|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422233822/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6715232/characters/nm0688132|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler also wrote a chapter in the ''[[Beastie Boys Book]]'' in which she reviews 17 of the group's music videos.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=November 3, 2018|title=Amy Poehler, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson Team Up With Beastie Boys on New Retelling of the Group's Formation Story|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beastie-boys-book-amy-poehler-spike-jonze-wes-anderson-1203016656/|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727235539/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beastie-boys-book-amy-poehler-spike-jonze-wes-anderson-1203016656/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the chapter, Poehler states, "Beastie Boys mean a great deal to me. Their music was the soundtrack I heard while I sat in my room, drank in the woods, and rode my bike to my dead-end job."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Diamond & Horovitz|title=Beastie Boys Book|publisher=Spiegel & Grau|year=2018|location=New York|pages=469–472}}</ref> She is also featured as a voice on the audio version of the book.

Poehler's weekly scripted podcast series, ''Say More with Dr? Sheila'', was released on September 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyman |first=Lizzie |date=2023-09-20 |title=Amy Poehler Offers Hilarious Relationship Advice on New Podcast 'Say More with Dr? Sheila' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/amy-poehler-offers-hilarious-relationship-advice-on-new-podcast-say-more-with-dr-sheila-exclusive-7972175 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020172529/https://people.com/amy-poehler-offers-hilarious-relationship-advice-on-new-podcast-say-more-with-dr-sheila-exclusive-7972175 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Poehler married Canadian actor [[Will Arnett]] on August 29, 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Cindy|title=Amy Poehler and Will Arnett have split|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/amy-poehler-and-will-arnett-have-split/1|access-date=June 13, 2014|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703232212/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/amy-poehler-and-will-arnett-have-split/1|archive-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> They met in 1996 when he saw one of her performances and they started dating four years later.<ref name="Wulff, Jennifer, Poehler Express" /> During their relationship, Poehler and Arnett worked together on several projects, including the series ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', the 2007 film ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]]'', and ''[[Arrietty|The Secret World of Arrietty]]''. Poehler and Arnett announced their separation in September 2012;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/amy-poehler-will-arnett-separate/|title=Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Separate|date=September 6, 2012|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301190811/https://people.com/celebrity/amy-poehler-will-arnett-separate/|archive-date=March 1, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> and Arnett filed for divorce in April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Takeda|first=Allison|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/will-arnett-files-for-divorce-from-amy-poehler-19-months-after-split-2014164|title=Will Arnett Files for Divorce From Amy Poehler 19 Months After Split|date=April 16, 2014|work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=December 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225153917/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/will-arnett-files-for-divorce-from-amy-poehler-19-months-after-split-2014164|archive-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>

She is an active [[feminism|feminist]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Marisa|last=Guthrie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004/|title=Amy Poehler's Coming-of-Rage Story: Comedy's Subversive Star Is Defining Her Own Feminism|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 6, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106150957/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Poehler and Arnett have two sons: Archie Arnett, born October 25, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/amy-poehler-gives-birth-to-baby-boy/|title=Amy Poehler Gives Birth to Baby Boy|last=Laudadio|first=Marisa|date=October 26, 2008 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027041326/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20235875%2C00.html|archive-date=October 27, 2008 |url-status=live |quote=Archie Arnett was born on Saturday&nbsp;... their rep Lewis Kay said in a statement.}}</ref> and Abel Arnett, born August 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/amy-poehler-and-will-arnett-welcome-baby-no-2/|title=Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Welcome Baby No. 2|first=Eunice|last=Oh|access-date=February 1, 2019|date=August 6, 2010|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816163039/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/06/amy-poehler-and-will-arnett-welcome-abel-james |archive-date=August 16, 2010|url-status=live|quote=The 'Parks and Recreation' star, 38, gave birth to the couple's second son Friday morning, her rep tells 'People'. Abel James Arnett...}}</ref> Poehler lives with her children in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> She praised her children's [[nannies]] as part of her ''[[Time 100]]'' speech for helping to take care of them and allowing her to balance her career and family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/04/amy_poehler_out-delights_every.html#_ga=2.198188079.1438476179.1556929320-1963620569.1555284091|title=Amy Poehler Out-Delights Everyone at Time 100 Gala|last=Yuan|first=Jada|date=April 27, 2011|website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427170329/https://www.vulture.com/2011/04/amy_poehler_out-delights_every.html#_ga=2.198188079.1438476179.1556929320-1963620569.1555284091|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>

From 2013 to 2015, Poehler dated fellow comedian [[Nick Kroll]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Blasberg|first=Derek|title=Nick Kroll, Comedy's Ultimate Tool, Is Actually a Pretty Decent Guy|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/nick-kroll-is-actually-a-pretty-decent-guy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623113246/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/nick-kroll-is-actually-a-pretty-decent-guy|date=November 1, 2016|archive-date=June 23, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2019|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, Poehler received a letter from the city of Beverly Hills for her excessive water usage during [[2011–2017 California drought|the state of California's drought that year]]. Poehler's property used approximately 3,000 gallons per day.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thewrap.com/amy-poehler-david-geffen-scolded-by-beverly-hills-for-wasting-water/|title = Amy Poehler, David Geffen Scolded by Beverly Hills for Wasting Water|date = March 14, 2016|access-date = May 7, 2022|archive-date = June 11, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220611164934/https://www.thewrap.com/amy-poehler-david-geffen-scolded-by-beverly-hills-for-wasting-water/|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Main|Amy Poehler filmography}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book|first=Amy|last=Poehler|title=[[Yes Please]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins|Dey Street]]|date=2014|isbn=978-0062268341}}

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Amy Poehler}}

==See also==
* [[Saturday Night Live parodies of Hillary Clinton|''Saturday Night Live'' parodies of Hillary Clinton]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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