What Amy Poehler has said about Women in comedy
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 30, 2026
Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian and podcast host, formerly of Saturday Night Live, has been quoted on Women in comedy once in 1 episode of Good Hang with Amy Poehler, most recently on June 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Poehler argues that young women's entry into comedy in the late 1980s and 1990s was fraught in ways men did not face.
“young women, especially in the late 80s and 90s, their way into comedy, like how you get in was really fraught in a way that men just did not have to worry about”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Mindy Kaling (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 18:29
Episodes
Mindy KalingGood Hang with Amy Poehler · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Amy Poehler talks with Mindy Kaling about her path from Dartmouth improv and Matt & Ben to The Office, The Mindy Project, and Not Suitable for Work.
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