Amy Poehler and Seth Reminisce About Their 2001 SNL Auditions

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  • Amy Poehler talks to Seth about when they auditioned for Saturday Night Live 20 years ago, gushes over her Making It co-star Nick Offerman and shares her experience working with Late Night producer Michael Shoemaker.
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  • @polkabills
    @polkabills Před 2 lety +731

    this is what screen chemistry looks like. They look like such good friends.

  • @ODUBlue
    @ODUBlue Před 2 lety +2081

    THIS is what I want from my late night television. Never let the audiences back in. You've evolved past them.

    • @captainmercy87
      @captainmercy87 Před 2 lety +44

      YES, a thousand times Yes!

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 2 lety +47

      Yeah, I can't stand Colbert with the audience back.

    • @angelfaye101
      @angelfaye101 Před 2 lety +8

      100th like! 👍🏾

    • @EricaGamet
      @EricaGamet Před 2 lety +11

      one thousand percent this

    • @TriniBelle111
      @TriniBelle111 Před 2 lety +29

      @@Richard_Nickerson I actually really ‘discovered’ him during this whole quarantine & I like it audience-less too, and I prefer ‘Quarantinewhile’ 😅😅

  • @DMLand
    @DMLand Před 2 lety +1135

    She is crushing it: her brain is so fast. Years of improv.

    • @vikayee
      @vikayee Před 2 lety +41

      I felt like I was watching an improv master class.

    • @kzeich
      @kzeich Před 2 lety +4

      WHAT!? idk to me she is so average. She always looks like she doesn't want to be there. She's aloof. Most would agree with you I know I just never got on the poehler* train

    • @trent_k
      @trent_k Před 2 lety +10

      @@kzeich in the interview she said she becomes cocky as a defense mechanism when she is nervous so that is probably the aloofness you are picking up on.

    • @LoddyDah
      @LoddyDah Před 2 lety +3

      @@kzeich what??!!
      Well there's no room on the train anyway. 😑
      She is as average as any other average real person. So what about it?
      And please explain why you watch videos and comment on other comments when you don't even like her.
      ???
      🤷‍♀️

    • @Ohm521
      @Ohm521 Před 2 lety +1

      Streets ahead

  • @bb-ih9hg
    @bb-ih9hg Před 2 lety +902

    "does he take all Daniel Day?" is a thing now

    • @RoeLuv1
      @RoeLuv1 Před 2 lety +5

      I’m definitely using this

    • @abigailsalmanac
      @abigailsalmanac Před 2 lety +2

      That pops into my head like once a day 😂

  • @birdeee461
    @birdeee461 Před 2 lety +471

    That whole whispering conversation was so engaging n funny, would not have been possible with audience's interfering noisy laugh.

  • @Adj4ni
    @Adj4ni Před 2 lety +612

    Seth and Amy's Daniel Day-Lewis tangent are the best.

  • @laurass20
    @laurass20 Před 2 lety +772

    I know how important the audience is but this format is so much better.

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 2 lety +30

      I've come to truly loathe the audience. I watched every Colbert segment during the pandemic. Now I'm thinking about unsubbing from him... the audience is the WORST part about these shows.

    • @laurass20
      @laurass20 Před 2 lety +46

      @@Richard_Nickerson agree- for Seth especially, he turns interviews into a conversation so easily and that's his best quality, the lack of audience helps that.That episode with Mulaney and the one with Wally the cue card guy are good examples, the audience wouldn't give a s- about a crew member being interviewed.

    • @lizrosabassoon
      @lizrosabassoon Před 2 lety +5

      @@laurass20 you'd be surprised. Wally's a NY legend

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 2 lety +6

      @@lizrosabassoon
      Only because of the new format forced by the pandemic. No one knew who he was or cared about him before 2020.

    • @laurass20
      @laurass20 Před 2 lety +4

      @@lizrosabassoon he's great.

  • @alantully455
    @alantully455 Před 2 lety +668

    Some excellent ad libbing there. You can see why they were both hired on SNL.

    • @toddb813
      @toddb813 Před 2 lety +34

      It was so good it almost felt scripted. They’re both so talented

    • @mamanessa
      @mamanessa Před 2 lety +28

      @@norm-fy5mo Amy is a UCB founder.

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 2 lety +15

      And unlike when most people try to riff these days, they actually agreed with each other on everything.

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 2 lety +15

      @@norm-fy5mo
      She's an original founder, along with SNL alum Horatio Sanz. And it would appear that half the cast of Parks & Rec came from there too.

    • @eyeojo
      @eyeojo Před 2 lety +1

      You could hear it too

  • @jb3512
    @jb3512 Před 2 lety +217

    The best part about Amy being a guest on Seth's show is that they just do an entire improv show in the middle of the interview 🤣

  • @aaryarnamboodiri1509
    @aaryarnamboodiri1509 Před 2 lety +624

    we need a day drinking segment with Amy Poehler!!

  • @jessamineprice5803
    @jessamineprice5803 Před 2 lety +413

    This was like hanging out at home with two of the funniest people who’ve ever lived. Comedy gold.

  • @brendanr4934
    @brendanr4934 Před 2 lety +193

    So just have Seth and Amy do this for 60 minutes a night. Bring Tina and Fred in as well. Maybe grab Kristen and Bill for a few minutes. Ok, just reunite that entire SNL cast. Thanks.

  • @BoyAditya
    @BoyAditya Před 2 lety +696

    I don't think Seth need audiences right now 😂 I'm happy with this format

    • @KimberlyStrode
      @KimberlyStrode Před 2 lety +25

      ME TOO! I’ve been wishing this for the longest. It’s funnier without an audience. Same for Desus & Mero

    • @helloiamthegirlracer
      @helloiamthegirlracer Před 2 lety +24

      Yes! I prefer to wait to hear Amber or John Mulaney laugh hardest when everyone else’s laughter has died down. Strangers in the studio would just ruin the vibe that we, as an intimate group of best friends, have spent the last year cultivating.

    • @babs8562
      @babs8562 Před 2 lety +17

      We need a sea captain poll to decide it

    • @helloiamthegirlracer
      @helloiamthegirlracer Před 2 lety +6

      @@babs8562 Scollins doesn’t get a vote, though
      The tank top has disqualified him from any and all vote and vote-like activities, including but not limited to Rock Paper Scissors, coin flips, and punch buggy. But who are we kidding, we’ve seen his arms…. Scollins ain’t punching *nobody* with those soggy baguettes. .
      I would feel badly about making that joke, but because we have gone through so much together and hav become such good friends, I can bust his balls. I love how close we are now!

    • @babs8562
      @babs8562 Před 2 lety +4

      @@helloiamthegirlracer hahaha jeeeez get emmm

  • @edthebunny
    @edthebunny Před 2 lety +264

    So THIS is Tiny Secret Whispers! Now I understand why Seth is so obsessed with it!

  • @Thedownwardmineon
    @Thedownwardmineon Před 2 lety +162

    "he's one of my Top 20 work friends" LMAO I don't know why that made me laugh so hard

    • @momosaku16
      @momosaku16 Před 2 lety +17

      we still don`t talk sometimes...

    • @marksherrick
      @marksherrick Před 2 lety +5

      workplace proximity associates. :)

  • @embrio.
    @embrio. Před 2 lety +153

    And then Shoemaker told me, "I'm gonna M. Night M. Night!" 💀

  • @soloseraphimheartsong3710
    @soloseraphimheartsong3710 Před 2 lety +84

    Watching you two nerds 'Yes And' each other is so freaking cute.

  • @amh7114
    @amh7114 Před 2 lety +103

    Hearing Amy call Tina Fey her "comedy wife" filled me up with so much joy that I had to hear that another two times! Dynamic comedy duo forever... along with Seth too!

  • @jodijohnson23
    @jodijohnson23 Před 2 lety +34

    I love how he doesn’t interview her. They just talk. It’s like we are watching two friends go out to coffee together and just talk. And there just happens to be a camera recording it. And I love it!

  • @anniejankovic8056
    @anniejankovic8056 Před 2 lety +65

    "It's like, is your last name Day or Lewis, you know what I mean?"
    "Oh absolutely"

  • @MagicTimeTravel
    @MagicTimeTravel Před 2 lety +131

    this is HILARIOUS they're really like Emmys aren't watching we're going to do whatever the hell we want

  • @Leblribrbrrq
    @Leblribrbrrq Před 2 lety +152

    "I never talked about my time on SNL before. Anyway, welcome to Second Chance Theater."

  • @anneceferron4595
    @anneceferron4595 Před 2 lety +80

    I love this new private joke kind of connection with the show so much!

  • @notlobparrot3057
    @notlobparrot3057 Před 2 lety +62

    I'm losing my mind that "Corrections" got an Emmy Nomination. 😂😂😂

  • @Soumsi01
    @Soumsi01 Před 2 lety +51

    I’m not even kidding, I fully believe Monica would be Daniel Day Lewis’ best Friends impression.

  • @shawnuel
    @shawnuel Před 2 lety +34

    Performing 10+ minutes of improv on a Late Night Network TV show is BADASS!

  • @JustUjan22
    @JustUjan22 Před 2 lety +61

    If ever ratings goes down for late night just bring in Amy Poehler she'll boost up ratings in a single day!! She and Seth together are the perfect pair from weekend Update on SNL to here. Love them ❤️

  • @millymillymilly
    @millymillymilly Před 2 lety +88

    Maybe Daniel Day-Lewis DID get it… I mean, have we ever seen Kenan Thompson outside of SNL? 🧐

  • @TheGreatAtario
    @TheGreatAtario Před 2 lety +45

    That whole whispering part felt like the Fred Armisen/Vanessa Bayer "_________'s Best Friends From Growing Up" bit

    • @jossminion
      @jossminion Před 2 lety

      That was exactly where my mind went, too!

  • @ccziv
    @ccziv Před 2 lety +34

    Amy's hair color is perfect!

  • @easylistening-soundstostud4688

    I could watch Amy and Seth whispers crazy stories about Schumacher all day.

  • @janoskis2725
    @janoskis2725 Před 2 lety +170

    It's so weird to me that when somebody says "asshole" on air they beep the "hole" and not the "ass" :)

    • @MyAngrySanta
      @MyAngrySanta Před 2 lety +15

      Probably because -bleep- hole sounds even worse once your imagination gets started.

    • @Leblribrbrrq
      @Leblribrbrrq Před 2 lety +4

      @@MyAngrySanta And people self-censored "shithole" to s-hole which is somehow better. :D

    • @jrojala
      @jrojala Před 2 lety +8

      It’s because ass isn’t a swear word, but asshole is.

    • @millymillymilly
      @millymillymilly Před 2 lety +5

      @@jrojala lol what. “Hole” isn’t a swear word either my dude.

    • @sgarrett9446
      @sgarrett9446 Před 2 lety +6

      @@millymillymilly No he means when you ADD the 'hole,' there's no doubt that you didn't mean 'donkey'!

  • @judekeefe6852
    @judekeefe6852 Před 2 lety +121

    Improv to its core, with a sparse audience but not letting that get in the way of the play 👏

  • @jojomakes
    @jojomakes Před 2 lety +24

    I love the _SNL_ skit where Seth and Amy are a passive aggressive married couple lol

  • @EmmaaCaplan
    @EmmaaCaplan Před 2 lety +45

    I absolutely live for Seth and Amy’s improved bits

  • @dylanchangedeverythingfore1312

    That was classic. I think what really entertains me about Seth and in this interview with Amy is that I realize they both are just being themselves. Making each other and those around them laugh. They no doubt love to make everyone around them laugh as a matter of everyday living. This riffing and improv on their SNL tryouts was just hilarious. I love it when Seth imitates Lorne. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, and Fallon do funny impersonation of Lorne too.

  • @senicanastasia
    @senicanastasia Před 2 lety +25

    This conversation made me feel like I was on drugs as well 🤣

  • @demonsnfan
    @demonsnfan Před 2 lety +26

    I could just watch these two forever

  • @apriludgate
    @apriludgate Před 2 lety +15

    the energy of two best friends just doing bits is so entertaining. i look forward to every time she comes on this show. absolute magic.

  • @sashapaloooza
    @sashapaloooza Před 2 lety +131

    Improv masterclass. Never not love an interview with Amy. :)

  • @UncleJimmi_ID
    @UncleJimmi_ID Před 2 lety +25

    I feel like there wasn't a shred of truth spoken in the first half of this whole video 😆

  • @doodoobutter101
    @doodoobutter101 Před 2 lety +41

    They are such a delight! Always love seeing them together

  • @SteveSmartPoetryandMusic
    @SteveSmartPoetryandMusic Před 2 lety +23

    Can we have a regular 'Seth and Amy's stage whispers' segment? If we don 't get an 'Amy and Seth whisper about Scollins' bit, I'm gonna fake cry all over the internet :-(

  • @estopesto2647
    @estopesto2647 Před 2 lety +30

    Spent the whole segment being giggling idiots, then Amy just does her own plug. Amazing 😂

  • @claudiamiller7730
    @claudiamiller7730 Před 2 lety +29

    What a great team….”Shoemaker Whisperers”………bless you!

  • @pinkdavisgurl07
    @pinkdavisgurl07 Před 2 lety +26

    This. Was. Amazing.

  • @seanmatyas3938
    @seanmatyas3938 Před 2 lety +61

    So...this is the difference between a random guest who has their one "funny/interesting" story prepared and just two funny people having a good time.
    I usually hate the guest spots but when you get a real comedian in there it just makes it so much fun to watch.

  • @tragicrhythm
    @tragicrhythm Před 2 lety +5

    I can watch them all Daniel Day and all M Night.

    • @PU_Ky
      @PU_Ky Před 2 lety +1

      I see what you did there 😉

  • @k_drive
    @k_drive Před 2 lety +11

    amy continuing to bring the i am legend ref back into the bit is GOLDEN

  • @judydoyle1124
    @judydoyle1124 Před 2 lety +9

    “Best whispering interview on a talk show” Emmy is right around the corner!

  • @thesmileyeffect
    @thesmileyeffect Před 2 lety +12

    This is my favorite thing about improv. I so miss them together!

  • @tatasuzanne4316
    @tatasuzanne4316 Před 2 lety +34

    This is so funny, they’re both excellent

  • @reverendbStaard
    @reverendbStaard Před 2 lety +41

    Amy looks great and is the funniest we've seen....

  • @makiburgess5733
    @makiburgess5733 Před 2 lety +16

    I like Amy’s Lorne Michaels impression best. She makes him sound Canadian. Even more so than Mike Myers’ impression.

  • @trick351
    @trick351 Před 2 lety +7

    LOVE HER!!! “NEW PHONE, WHO DIS?” 🤣😂🤣

  • @davidb6576
    @davidb6576 Před 2 lety +139

    The second part of this segment was a guerilla marketing campaign for "Tiny Secret Whispers", wasn't it??

  • @phraydedjez
    @phraydedjez Před 2 lety +26

    you guys are the best, you just click. Legends

  • @bradford433
    @bradford433 Před 2 lety +59

    Wow, it's hard to believe they're actually improv'ing most of this. This is crazy talented.

  • @Meggs23
    @Meggs23 Před 2 lety +9

    One of the greatest examples of 'Yes, and...'

  • @mooxim
    @mooxim Před 2 lety +7

    After seeing Seth do Shoemaker in his Corrections segments so many times, it gives me so much joy to see Amy do him too.

  • @benpunter
    @benpunter Před 2 lety +12

    Come On!, Give these 2 a podcast already.

  • @bjarnerost2002
    @bjarnerost2002 Před 2 lety +13

    This was a brilliant piece of television

  • @MikesTropicalTech
    @MikesTropicalTech Před 2 lety +12

    Watching these two improv the crap out of an initial thought is simply amazing!

  • @old_house_1906
    @old_house_1906 Před 2 lety +76

    This belong to the "corrections" as a whole.

  • @shawncharles9980
    @shawncharles9980 Před 2 lety +15

    This audience-free format is SO much better. As much as I'd love to see a live taping of the show, please don't let me in the building!

  • @SamDonaldBowers
    @SamDonaldBowers Před 2 lety +15

    This is the best interview they've ever done.

  • @AFishBicycle
    @AFishBicycle Před 2 lety +6

    Wally with the cue card save at the end.
    Classic Wally!

  • @lizrosabassoon
    @lizrosabassoon Před 2 lety +22

    8:03 starts the two minute roast of Shoemaker

  • @BetteDavis19
    @BetteDavis19 Před 2 lety +3

    i love how the titles do not at all describe the content of the videos with amy and seth

  • @Ayaamid
    @Ayaamid Před 2 lety +6

    Nothing gets me happier than Amy’s appearances with Seth

  • @coryclay8423
    @coryclay8423 Před 2 lety +8

    Absolutely loved it. I love everything about this show these days.

  • @pixieelegance
    @pixieelegance Před 2 lety +6

    Oh my gosh, I could just listen to Seth and Amy riff off each other FOREVER. Throw in Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon on occasion, and maybe occasionally a couple others, and just rotate them out, but never ANYTHING planned, nor is it regular stand-up, just them riffing off each other for hours on end. It would become the soundtrack of my life.

  • @ryanchase7036
    @ryanchase7036 Před 2 lety +2

    i love this interaction so much! well done you polished improvisers and, also, friends :-)

  • @marcavonevans
    @marcavonevans Před 2 lety +19

    This is the best run ever!!! I love them together. I am laughing my ass off virtually!!! #virtualaudience

  • @kennap2506
    @kennap2506 Před 2 lety +2

    literally obsessed w their dynamic 😭

  • @Leblribrbrrq
    @Leblribrbrrq Před 2 lety +15

    They should make all guests read their own promo. :D

  • @abigailsalmanac
    @abigailsalmanac Před 2 lety +2

    They have the best chemistry

  • @15798377
    @15798377 Před 2 lety +8

    I LOVE when Amy is on this show. Her, and Martha Stewart.

  • @bexyPTX
    @bexyPTX Před 2 lety +5

    This was pure chaos and I love it

  • @BetteDavis19
    @BetteDavis19 Před 2 lety +8

    i can't believe they brought up daniel day lewis again. brilliant.

  • @Youtube221B
    @Youtube221B Před 2 lety

    This is the best video I've seen this year!

  • @breeanaflannery
    @breeanaflannery Před 2 lety +2

    I cried watching the bit about Shoemaker! Just so good

  • @lindaclark7727
    @lindaclark7727 Před 2 lety +2

    This is so so so great!

  • @jonimitchellneverlies
    @jonimitchellneverlies Před rokem +2

    me cracking up at this whole bit as if I also auditioned for SNL 20 years ago, alongside amy and seth and perfectly understand all the inside jokes about shoemaker and lorne michaels hahaha

  • @erinhelen007
    @erinhelen007 Před 2 lety +5

    This is amazing

  • @chillaryclintonn
    @chillaryclintonn Před 2 lety +4

    i swear amy and seth are the best duo they need a podcast

  • @Sdority905
    @Sdority905 Před 2 lety +2

    I like that they have a long conversation about the same topic, instead of constantly changing topic and getting sounds bytes for everything every minute. This is so much better

  • @humancomputerinteraction8237

    The BEST improv ever seen on TV. 😂😂😂

  • @marcusmcdowell7844
    @marcusmcdowell7844 Před 2 lety +5

    Amy and Seth doing improv for a whole segment. Fucking awesome

  • @pattydonohue5452
    @pattydonohue5452 Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you for this morning's gut-bust. I love laughing at people laughing. Muah!...i love you both.

  • @Milamber310
    @Milamber310 Před 2 lety +4

    I would like to see more of this stuff! Just Seth being real with his friends. Insanely funny, yet intimate.

  • @cece8095
    @cece8095 Před 2 lety +6

    Omg Amy is hilarious, I love them both. 😂
    I’ve heard she’s one of the nicest people in the business. That’s why she’s a role model. You can be a boss, get stuff done & still be good to people. That’s part of why people get ahead. The DDLewis bit was so funny, he’s sooo extra

  • @tashamiel
    @tashamiel Před 2 lety

    love these two so much. their chemistry is [chef's kiss]

  • @sweetsensation28
    @sweetsensation28 Před 2 lety

    More of this please. I'll watch all day.

  • @KEJosephFavorites
    @KEJosephFavorites Před 2 lety +4

    The whispering about shoemaker reminds me of the weekend update bit vanessa bayer and fred armisen used to do hahaha

  • @sophiekaufman7349
    @sophiekaufman7349 Před rokem +2

    can we pls have a seth goes day drinking with amy?!

  • @MichaelDarlingCo
    @MichaelDarlingCo Před 2 lety +5

    Wait. What?! Seth was on SNL?
    OMG- Corrections is going to be so great this week.

  • @marcusmcdowell7844
    @marcusmcdowell7844 Před 2 lety

    Great continuous bit

  • @AhmdsYT
    @AhmdsYT Před 2 lety +2

    Amy makes everything awesome! 💗

  • @sunnywhether
    @sunnywhether Před 2 lety +1

    In tears!