Amy Poehler Credits Tina Fey For Helping Her Get SNL | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I remember SNL really wanted you to do. it and you were hesitant. Do you. remember that? Yes, I remembered there. was I don't know if that's but I. remembered it wasn't like yes yes yes. yes unless I'm remembering it. incorrectly but that's how it felt to. me. I I think I was I don't think I was. ever hesitant, but at the time I had auditioned for a. couple things that were and I and I had. this stress of almost like this good. girl stress of like I can't say no to. these other things that might happen and.

they were all LA jobs because it was. during pilot season. And I remember. thinking, what if I tell the people I. told them yes and I'll have to tell them. no? Like I was very stressed about that. Um, but I don't remember waiting very. long to to and you know I had the. privilege of Tina really vouching for me. because she was already there and Drach. and Horatio and people that were there. who kind of were able to say like she. might be a good hire. Take a look at. her. But um yeah, I'm so glad I did. And.

then you guys did update you and Tina. did Update for four years. Was it four. or five? No, I Yeah, it must have been. four I think cuz then uh but but I but. I'm not sure. Well, I need to know. I. know. I think I we called your publicist. that we need exactly four. I don't know. It's all That doesn't help me. It's all. a blur. I'm so sorry. Five. Four. Okay. Let's just not do this anymore. Um I'm. sorry, Conan. Two. One. It was 15 years that you did.

Um Yeah, but I I came in after Jimmy. left. And and you know like the fun. thing about that show is people leave. and people think how is this show going. to go on and it just does it keeps going. on. Yeah. Like you know I I started in. 2001 2 weeks after September 11th when. the whole country was like we're never. going to laugh again right comedy's. over. That's it. That's a wrap. And I. remember thinking. um but I hear you and yes respectfully I.

hear you. There was a famous. There was a famous article that said uh. I think it was Kurt Anderson or someone. just said irony is dead like they'll. never be nothing will ever be ironic. again and except that statement. Yeah. Exactly. It's just like well no human. this is what humans do. Yeah. We go. through whether it's the fires in Los. Angeles whether it's 911 where it's you. know we get hit over the head. We are. stunned. We collect ourselves and then. we go back to doing what we do. Well, that's why I'm I'm happy to be here. today and um why I'm starting a podcast,

too, is because all I want to do now is. laugh. That's it. Like, I need I want to. be around people who like upregulate me. I want to find joy in things. It's been. a rough and rowdy um 10 years and I just. feel like it's I just need to find for. my own mental health that kind of thing. I think first of all you're gonna kill. it, but second of all, I think I mean. everyone's gonna want to talk to you and.

you can do both. You can be funny, but. you can also talk about real things. I. mean to me that's the secret is just to. be open and accessible. I think what's. been the best part of doing this? Like I. have to say I just us Yeah. Oh, sorry. These aren't my prescription glasses. Let me see who's talking. Yeah. Oh. Oh, no. Oh, no. That's okay. Who's that? me. Oh, God. No. Um, a tiny tiny me. I think what I like. about it didn't get in here is after all.

those years. of Okay, we're back. Now, our next. guest, you know, you know him from the. song Rocket Man. Elton John's whatever. six minutes and then John everybody. All. right. You know what's the matter with. you? You know him from the song from the. song Rocket. If you don't mention Rocket. Man, no one knows who Elton John is. That's a true fact. I brought him out. and said you know him from Betty and the. Jets. He gets nothing. People boo. But I. think my favorite thing is that this. this format Yeah. is really liberating.

and so um I mean how many times have you. and I encountered each other over the. years? How many times have you done the. show? But now I really get to sit and. talk to you and it's a treat for me. I. look forward to it. I was excited today. that you were coming in because I. haven't talked to you for like a solid. 45 minutes before. Yeah. And this is. fun. There's no like magic trick. It's. just fun to do. It is fun. And I would.

say I would posit a deeper uh thing. there is that it's connection. Like it's. actual intimacy and connection which I. do think we're very hungry for. Yes. um. everything uh feels very front-facing. and very external and like out into the. world and I do think we're lonier than. ever. Yeah, I agree with you. I. think what you hear or if you're looking. at clips online on this podcast or see. is what it is. So this is what it is and.

then if we break and go to lunch, we. fight and bicker and joke and put each. other down the way we would here on the. P. This is just what it is. M it's not. okay. Got to get ready to pretend to be. this person. And I'm saying this for. better or for worse. This is, you know, this is who I am. This is who you are. I'm not sure what you're doing. No, I'm. not. You're just a big mess, man. Yeah. I don't You're a shape shifter. It's. been a tough 10 years. Yeah.