Funny Facts About Amy Poehler
“Be yourself. No one else can be you.”
Since she burst onto the scene as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler has established herself as one of the leading voices of contemporary comedy, and has helped shape the culture of funny in America over the past two decades.
Amy Poehler Facts
25. Home
A Massachusetts native, Amy Poehler attended Boston College. At BC she started her improv career as a member of the improv troupe "My Mother’s Fleabag." Sounds delightful.
24. Cross Country Comedy
After college, Poehler moved to Chicago and began classes at Second City, where she met Tina Fey. While in Chicago, she also studied under the tutelage of Del Close, one of the fathers of modern improv comedy.
23. Reality Meets Fiction
During the first two seasons of Arrested Development, Poehler appears as the wife of Gob Bluth, played by Will Arnett. The chemistry on the show was the real deal, though, as the two were actually married in real life. In 2007, she played the sister of Arnett's character in Blades of Glory.
