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April 21, 2009

The Best Of Amy Poehler On Weekend Update

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This past weekend's SNL was "The Best Of Amy Poehler," and it was soooo good. I almost didn't watch it because, you know, rerun, but I was curious about how Amy's manic, childlike characters had stood the test of time, and the answer was almost too well. I guess all "Best Of" SNL episodes feel like this if the actor has left the show, but something about it had this almost obituary quality, like not like she's gone, but like Amy's grown up now and has put aside childish things. Which is crazy, because we're only two episodes into Parks And Recreation, and what is she going to do, her Dakota Fanning impression? Anyway, I thought the best part of the show was this highlight reel of the best of Amy on Weekend Update, both because it was hilarious (and sad at the end), and because on a total girl level, her hair changed so much from show to show!

The show just put up a few recent bits and pieces, so here's the whole thing:

And, totally aside from the missing-wild-crazy-Amy stuff, it was absolutely surreal to watch the Sarah Palin/Hillary Clinton press conference sketch and realize, holy shit, it's only been eight months since Sarah Palin was thrust into our lives. Since the Sarah Palin sketches depended as much on the tension of whether or not Sarah Palin was going to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, this sketch has become a whole other thing. The comedy comes from how close we got, and how absurd that was, instead of an imminent threat:

I can't believe how much NOSTALGIA is involved in watching that. It feels high-school-far away. Anyway, Amy Poehler rules.

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It's like I'm Haley Joel Osment and I see people whose absence is going to make SNL not as funny.

Good night sweet princess

Posted by: TalbainJ profile link at 04/21/09 6:14 PM  | Reply
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I can't believe how much NOSTALGIA is involved in watching that. It feels high-school-far away.

Seriously. Remember when there was actually a chance she could be VP? Now, knowing what a has-been she already is, and how crazy-bananas her family is, we see what a clusterfuck (with a capital "CLUSTERFUCK") that would have been.

Posted by: EtWB profile link at 04/21/09 6:15 PM  | Reply
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the best-of just made me realize how hard snl-ers have to work to be noticed. it takes years. i mean, amy's been great for like ever, but she didn't really receive meaningful attention until 18 or so months back.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 04/21/09 6:44 PM  | Reply
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That Weekend Update mash-up was nice. I'll miss her on the show. :(

Posted by: Anono profile link at 04/21/09 6:57 PM  | Reply
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the short/wet/thinning hair look was BAD FOR BUSINESS. hilarious though. her comedic timing, not the hair.

Posted by: grace6697 profile link at 04/21/09 9:23 PM  | Reply
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The sketch where she was the little girl in the music store was great too. Amy is best when silly!

Posted by: HateGrime profile link at 04/21/09 9:38 PM  | Reply
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um... did you not get the memo? i'm still around. me 2012, bitches! put that imminent threat on your librul sandwich with fake american cheese!

Posted by: sarah palin at 04/21/09 11:02 PM  | Reply
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I still don't know what a flerg is...

Posted by: neptuneflame profile link at 04/21/09 11:23 PM  | Reply
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FLIRGE: First Lady? I'd Rather Get Elected.

Posted by: Kater Tot profile link  in reply to  neptuneflame's comment at 04/22/09 3:15 PM  | Reply
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"Flashin' beav' is part of the game"
*chuckle*

Posted by: PJ Beardsley at 04/22/09 12:37 AM  | Reply
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I'm glad the 50 cent update made it. Classic!

Posted by: dudethisrocks profile link at 04/22/09 2:42 AM  | Reply
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The "right backatcha" from NYC to Madonna has got to be one of the best Weekend Update quips EVER.

Posted by: Detroit Dutchgirl profile link at 04/22/09 11:17 AM  | Reply
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with RIIICK in the music store was great but that damn one-legged reality show contestant makes me laugh hard every time. "Jealous?"

Posted by: falfa at 04/22/09 12:10 PM  | Reply
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I couldn't believe that there wasn't a Needlers skit in here (in her "Best of") somewhere. We laughed until we were almost crying at every one.

Posted by: robinm profile link at 04/22/09 1:45 PM  | Reply
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I'll admit I did like a couple sketches she was in, but overall I did not care for her. Especially weekend update. Weekend update is always the longest and most painful part of SNL to watch. What is worse was everyone praising all of their most recent election coverage. Colbert and the Daily Show do it way better and it is actually news when they cover it, by the time SNL does their lame one liner on the news it already happened a week ago.

Posted by: jace profile link at 04/22/09 2:04 PM  | Reply
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I love Amy Poehler. Whenever she and Tina Fey are together, it's like a collision of amazing.

Posted by: noisysignal profile link at 04/22/09 11:31 PM  | Reply
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Amy is awesome!
But please, make a "Debbie Downer" special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Dabo at 07/11/09 4:48 PM  | Reply
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