Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler remembers her early days as an improv comedian in New York City when she used to cross paths with an edgy young stand-up named Marc Maron. She also talks about her feelings toward Lorne Michaels, her fear of being compared to Steve Carrell and her marriage to another very funny individual. This episode is sponsored by Mail Chimp, where you can create email newsletters and mailing lists for free.
That there is this weird & wonderful comedy/improv/lower eastside history of careening, colliding and cross-pollinating content machines to rival anything anybody ever put together when telling the story of, say, post-punk popular music.
Or some such crazy mixed-up thing.
Take Del Close, for example....
I had no idea that American Improv had a zen master that was one part Jonathan Richman and one part Johnny Thunders with a dash of ?, if not the Mysterians too, thrown in for good measure.
Thanks.
She's easily one of the most wonderful people in the world and my Monday became a little bit awesome when this showed up on my itunes this morning. I have so much respect for her and her career.
Thank you, Marc!
She's hawt!
Don't get confused as which one you're meant to be banging and which one you're meant to be acting with!