8 posts and columns on Amy Poehler

Viral Video: David@Denny's

in Media on May 9, 2011 at 12:17 am PT

This is a very funny CollegeHumor video series, called “Always Open With Dave Koechner,” a great if unsung comic. It is set at a Denny’s restaurant. Really.

Viral Video: Katy Perry Defiles Elmo

in News on September 28, 2010 at 12:14 am PT

Okay, it’s admittedly a very funny mock skit from this weekend’s season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” featuring singer Katy Perry and her problems related to a canceled appearance on “Sesame Street.” But must poor Elmo suffer? You’ll figure out why right away.

Hulu Has Fewer Eyeballs, More Room for Advertisers

in Media on December 16, 2008 at 4:48 am PT

Last summer, you couldn’t buy an ad at red-hot Hulu if you wanted to. Just like everything else in online ad sales, that has changed in just a few months.

Weekend Update, 11/8/08

in News on November 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm PT

It was an eventful week–a new President-elect, Yahoo still playing the field with no takers, and the hovering recession beginning to hit a little harder, a little closer to home. It was hard to keep the storylines straight, so let’s approach it thematically. Election 2008 Whether or not those voting machines malfunctioned or miscounted votes, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States, much to the chagrin of comedians like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who–since the beginning of the McCain/Palin partnership–were handed once-in-a-lifetime material. Between the brilliant Saturday Night Live parody sketches of (and by) both Palin and McCain, and Obama’s victory speech, the other big winner (by a mile) was YouTube.

Sarah Palin Plays Sarah Palin on SNL and Nails It

in News on October 19, 2008 at 12:37 am PT

Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin did a very smooth–if sweetly awkward–job in her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” last night. It was a good decision to go low key and also do a bit of stunt casting by bringing in Mark Wahlberg, who was mocked in an impersonation last week by SNL, and also Alec Baldwin. Palin also appeared later, rocking out to a very funny rap. Sometimes politics can be really ugly and sometimes silly–this time Palin managed to poke fun at herself without being either.

Sarah Palin and Tina Fey: A Perfect Marriage

in News on October 6, 2008 at 8:47 am PT

The third time is charming, in fact, as has been every appearance on “Saturday Night Live” by Tina Fey impersonating Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. This one, of course, is on last week’s debate between Palin and Democratic VP candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, with Queen Latifah also doing a perfect double-taking turn as moderator Gwen Ifill.

Okay, Tina Fey's Return as Sarah Palin Is Too Adorkable to Resist…

in News on September 30, 2008 at 10:39 am PT

How did we miss this one from Saturday Night Live this past weekend? If you are feeling bad about the tech stock meltdown yesterday, this spoof–the second hysterical one–video by Tina Fey as Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will make you feel much better.

As Promised–Tina Fey as Sarah Palin as Tina Fey…

in News on September 15, 2008 at 2:38 am PT

While you might have seen it everywhere by now, BoomTown promised this would actually be the last post of the multitude of video spoofs about Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that have popped up on the Web of late. Thus, here is Tina Fey’s version–which, as I expected, is the best–of Palin on “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend. She is joined by Amy Poehler, who does a perfect slow-burn impression of New York Senator Hillary Clinton. It will doubtless be the most popular video online this week.