Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971)
is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. Poehler was a cast member on the
NBC
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sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and ...
series ''
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serve ...
'' from 2001 to 2008. From 2004 until her departure, she served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment, ''
Weekend Update
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''. Poehler left ''SNL'' halfway through her eighth season in 2008 to star as
Leslie Knope
Leslie Barbara Knope ( ) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. She is portrayed by Amy Poehler. For most of the show's run, she serves as deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Departm ...
in the NBC sitcom ''
Parks and Recreation
''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, f ...
'', which she produced and starred in from 2009 to 2015.
After studying
improv
Improv may refer to:
*Improvisation, an act of spontaneous invention
** Improvisational theatre (includes improvisational comedy)
**Musical improvisation
Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative