Amy Poehler

Introduction Amy Poehler has many memorable roles, from being a recurring member on Saturday Night Live, to her award-nominated portrayal of Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. Poehler is an American-comedian classic. When she was chosen as the 2011 Harvard Class Day Commencement Speaker, she took on a serious and honorable role. Poehler gave the graduating class of 2011, a hilarious, engaging, and inspirational speech. Poehler was chosen to give a speech that was out of her ordinary comfort

grow up? Amy Poehler always knew her lifelong dream: being an actress. In her autobiography, Yes Please, she talks about growing up acting. If someone wants to know more about the life of an actor, this nonfiction book contains a lot of relevant information; therefore, what really happens behind the scenes. Amy’s novel contains some serious and empowering chapters of her life but also incorporates a lot of comedy. Overall, this book was intriguing and had many interesting stories about Amy during her

In the novel Yes Please by timeless and endlessly hilarious Amy Poehler, Poehler offers in a memoir-esque, first person point of view manner, a unique and intimate perspective of not only her endeavors in the acting and comedy scene, but also a more behind-the-scenes detail of herself, as aforementioned, a brilliant actress-comedian and improv extraordinaire, but also a down-to-earth, relatable, and kind-hearted soul indigenous of none other than suburban Massachusetts. As a lifetime, devoted,

I have read many books over the course of this school year. Choosing Yes Please by Amy Poehler was purely based on the fact that in Bossypants, Poehler was mentioned frequently. I was curious about how one woman would write about the other. However, after reading the novel, I noticed that there are plenty of similarities between Poehler’s book and some of the other books that I have read for this class. The construction of essays is reminiscent of Sedaris’ novels Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day

interesting and little known facts about Amy Poehler. The article wasn't long enough to cover all of the material, so now we're back with part two. Number Eight: She Makes Movies with Tina Fey as a Way to Ensure Quality Time Together These two actresses are quite well known best friends. Unfortunately, they are both so busy that it's hard to find time to hang out. Making films together is one way to ensure that this is possible. Number Seven: Amy Poehler Was Nominated 2 Years in a Row She has

often tend to shift towards the “societal norms” and don’t ever want to be pushed out of their comfort zone. While many people write about the struggles with these situations, two authors seem to do a great job at explaining it in their own lives. In Amy Poehler’s preface, “Writing is Hard,” and in Tina Fey’s excerpt Bossypants, they both describe what it’s like to live with the difficulties and demands of today’s society with Poehler’s being more from the work side and Fey’s being from the beauty side

“It’s called Yes Please because it is the constant struggle and often the right answer,” (Poehler, xix). Yes Please, by Amy Poehler, is a nonfiction book depicting Amy Poehler’s life and her view on how to “do” life. Yes Please was published by William Morrow Publishers in New York, NY in 2014. This book encompasses a wide range of topics from Poehler’s career in comedy to how to treat yourself right. Poehler makes many compelling statements, and tells rich stories about a variety of things throughout

Comedienne Amy Poehler did a speech about the life and the importance to graduating seniors at Harvard University on Saturday May 25. In the speech she did important points about life like not going at something alone. “And that is this: you can’t do it alone. As you navigate through the rest of your life be open to collaboration,” said Poehler. The audience was laughing and cheering throughout the whole speech. When speech ended there was loud clapping and cheering. Poehler stressed that most of

discussing what it was like to work for Saturday Night Live. She was a writer. This portion of the book was one of the more humorous parts, because she discusses different experiences seen while working at SNL. She worked with some of her closest peers: Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon. One of her favorite

Do Titles Really Matter When Tina Fey Called Her Book “Bossypants”? In her book, Bossypants, Tina Fey uses her unflattering memories and past experiences to teach her readers about the lessons that she has learned throughout her life. Through her unflattering memories, Tina Fey paints herself in a light that perceives her as the person in the wrong in most situations. She wants her readers to know what she has done throughout her life and how she became a better person through her experiences. Her