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Amy Poehler gives Young Hollywood some advice on the best way to launch a studio in New York - complete with graffiti and cab drivers. Augmenting NBC's powerhouse comedy lineup with her show "Parks & Recreation," Amy also gives supportive words (kinda) to those trying to break onto the comedy scene. Hosted by RJ Williams.

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Amy Poehler

I love great haircuts, frisbees, and snowmobiles. Palm trees, they make me nervous. Put your couch on the street, let a bunch of cab drivers operate your cameras. Take the money you were going to spend on the show and buy drugs. Stay out of here. We don't want you here. No.

Young Hollywood

RJ here. We're hanging out at the Young Hollywood Studio with Amy Poller. Hello. What's up? How are you?

Amy Poehler

Hello. I'm good. I'm feeling young and feeling like I'm part of Hollywood.

Young Hollywood

That's good. So you got you got both elements. You're young and you're part of Hollywood. I like it. So we got to talk first the East Coast, West Coast thing. Because SNL, New York, now you're doing parks here in LA. Who you loving? Which side are you supporting?

Amy Poehler

Well, you're a West Coast guy, right?

Young Hollywood

Born and raised.

Amy Poehler

A lot of great stuff out here in the West Coast, but I'm an East Coast girl. I'm drift. Still love. Yeah, for sure. That's where I live. New York is my home. Just I have I've been away from it for a little while. And I grew up in Boston. There's some I don't know. I am I always something palm trees I don't know. They make me nervous.

Young Hollywood

Why? Why would a palm tree make you nervous? I want to hear this one.

Amy Poehler

Because it feels like I'm on vacation.

Young Hollywood

What's wrong with that? That's a good thing.

Amy Poehler

But I'm not. I'm working.

Young Hollywood

Young Hollywood definitely has to come East. Young Hollywood's working on you. We're going to do this whole same same setup. You're going to come hang out and you're going to like educate us when New York. Yeah. Since that's your town. I mean, this is our town. We know what to do here.

Amy Poehler

I know. What what what would I show you guys? What what would make it more New York? You guys should take this couch but just do it like on the street.

Young Hollywood

I like that. Put some graffiti on it. That's kind of a good angle. Graffiti the couch. What would the Young Hollywood New York studio look like? Put some real weird like LA graffiti on it. Um uh, what's that? What would the Young Hollywood New York studio look like?

Amy Poehler

It would look, okay. This is what I'm going to pitch you guys.

Young Hollywood

Let's hear it.

Amy Poehler

Um, put your couch on a street, um, let a bunch of um, uh, cab drivers operate your cameras. And um, take the money you were going to spend on the show and buy drugs.

Young Hollywood

So this Funnier or Die video we saw with your husband, how did you allow that to happen?

Amy Poehler

Wait, which one was that? Oh, there are a couple.

Young Hollywood

The With Will, the kissing scene with the other guy and you were there watching the whole thing.

Amy Poehler

Oh, yeah. Yeah. We did that together.

Young Hollywood

I know. That's what I'm saying.

Amy Poehler

Oh, yeah. Sorry. The um. Too many Funny or Die videos. I know. That's so sounds so douchey what I just said. Like, which one? Oh, hey. Hey. It's so good to see you. Yeah, you too, man. Yeah. Hi. I'm Amy. Sarah. And what was it like to actually watch that that whole interaction? It was super hot. Right? Turned you on? Mm.

Young Hollywood

What are three things that Amy Poller is loving right now? It could be fashion, it could be hot spots. What do you love?

Amy Poehler

I just love fashion, fashion, fashion. No. Not at all. Um, um, I love um, uh, great haircuts. Um, frisbees and um, snowmobiles.

Young Hollywood

I like it. Three things we we haven't read yet. What makes a great haircut?

Amy Poehler

Um, attitude.

Young Hollywood

If you were to have to sum up Amy Poller in just one word.

Amy Poehler

Oh my gosh. Juicy.

Young Hollywood

I like that. Thank you. Now explain because you can interpret juicy in a lot of a lot of different ways.

Amy Poehler

I can't I can't explain. I'm just I'm only here to deliver the message. It is what it is. You're going to have to figure it out. I can't go into detail. I've given you the word. What you do with it is up to you.

Young Hollywood

Everyone wants to break into comedy. You always hear different paths of doing it. And, you know, things are always changing, but what do you think is sort of someone out there that wants to

Amy Poehler

I say don't do it. I say there's just too many people already in it.

Young Hollywood

I agree. You don't want your job to be threatened.

Amy Poehler

No, there's not enough jobs and there's already too many funny people. So I would say don't do it. That's what I would say. I would say, stay out of here. We don't want you here. No. I would say, um, I would say, honestly, genuinely, um, be prepared to be broke for like 15 years. And if you can do that, if you can hang on for 10 years with no money while the rest of your friends buy houses and have babies, and you're and you can try to create your own stuff and you work with the right people, something will happen. Something good will happen.

Young Hollywood

So parks and recreation. Let's talk new season, new time slot. What what's it like?

Amy Poehler

Super happy to be back, super happy to be behind the office. Aziz and Nick Offerman and and Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt. Genius and Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe. I mean, it's

Young Hollywood

Well, it's all the names you're mentioning in one show. That's pretty heavy.

Amy Poehler

That is a heavy roster. That's a serious roster.

Young Hollywood

That is a serious roster. I agree. Amy Poller, Parks and Recreation. Check it out. Bye.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • RJ Williams

    Host of the interview

  • Amy Poehler

    Interview subject, actress on Parks & Recreation

  • Will Arnett

    Amy Poehler's husband, mentioned for a Funny or Die video

  • Aziz Ansari

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

  • Nick Offerman

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

  • Aubrey Plaza

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

  • Chris Pratt

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

  • Rashida Jones

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

  • Rob Lowe

    Cast member on Parks & Recreation

FAQ

Where did Amy Poehler grow up?+
Amy Poehler grew up in Boston, Massachusetts.
What show is Amy Poehler promoting?+
Amy Poehler is promoting her show "Parks & Recreation" and its new season.
What is Amy Poehler's advice for aspiring comedians?+
Amy Poehler humorously advises aspiring comedians not to enter the field due to too many existing funny people and limited jobs, but then more seriously suggests being prepared to be broke for many years while creating their own material and working with the right people.
Which cast members of Parks & Recreation are mentioned?+
The cast members mentioned are Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, and Rob Lowe.
Why do palm trees make Amy Poehler nervous?+
Palm trees make Amy Poehler nervous because they make her feel like she's on vacation, and she gets nervous when she's supposed to be working.
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