Read more Amy Poehler stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24913/amy-poehler.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60636/twilight-sweeps-mtv-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly . Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight , and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby...http://www.newser.com/story/60636/twilight-sweeps-mtv-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 2:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57961/weekend-update-goes-primetime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFans of Saturday Night Live ’s “Weekend Update” segment won't have to wait for the weekend to get their update, as NBC plans to air up to 13 primetime, half-hour episodes on Thursday nights next season, the New York Times reports. Seth Meyers will reprise his usual hosting gig, though...http://www.newser.com/story/57961/weekend-update-goes-primetime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 6:57:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56246/new-shows-offer-nbc-ray-of-hope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter years of poor ratings, NBC may be on the rebound with the help of two new series: cop show Southland and Amy Poehler’s comedy Parks and Recreation . Parks scored only 6.9 million total viewers, but it maintained 88% of The Office ’s coveted young-adult audience. Southland topped CBS’...http://www.newser.com/story/56246/new-shows-offer-nbc-ray-of-hope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 12:03:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55458/can-amy-poehler-save-nbcs-bacon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation , Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office ”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—the show...http://www.newser.com/story/55458/can-amy-poehler-save-nbcs-bacon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 17:50:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54658/amy-goes-obama-on-parks-and-rec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmy Poehler, whose Hillary Clinton impression made her a household name on Saturday Night Live last fall, now embodies the yes-we-can ethos of the Obama generation on her new NBC sitcom, writes Joshua Alston in Newsweek . Parks and Recreation follows Poehler’s haplessly hopeful bureaucrat as she tries to overcome setbacks...http://www.newser.com/story/54658/amy-goes-obama-on-parks-and-rec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 17:15:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50400/top-10-preggo-performances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome women are born to perform, and they’re not gonna let a baby bump get in the way. Time lists the top 10 pregnant performers: MIA gave an impressive Grammy performance on her due date. Amy Poehler rapped alongside Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live with a big bulge. Lucille...http://www.newser.com/story/50400/top-10-preggo-performances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 18:19:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45277/poehler-bids-funny-sad-farewell-to-snl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn her second week back from maternity leave, Amy Poehler bid a heartfelt goodbye to Saturday Night Live, reports Access Hollywood —and was promptly upstaged. As the actress became choked up, cast member Fred Armisen, playing blind New York Gov. David Paterson, wandered in front of the camera. Poehler finished...http://www.newser.com/story/45277/poehler-bids-funny-sad-farewell-to-snl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Dec 2008 10:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44675/poehlers-snl-return-only-a-cameo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmy Poehler made a surprise return to Saturday Night Live as Hillary Clinton, reports TV Guide, but the appearance was only a cameo. With Darrell Hammond at her side as husband Bill, Poehler lampooned Clinton's appointment as secretary of state in an opening sketch. The comedienne gave birth 6 weeks...http://www.newser.com/story/44675/poehlers-snl-return-only-a-cameo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 8:36:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42515/snl-addresses-estrogen-deficit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe election cycle is over, along with Tina Fey's impersonations of Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler's run on Saturday Night Live . Lorne Michaels has plucked two young female comediennes to help fill the gap, the Comic's Comic reports. Abby Elliott, the daughter of eccentric funnyman Chris Elliott, and Michaela Watkins...http://www.newser.com/story/42515/snl-addresses-estrogen-deficit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 17:34:41 CST