Amy Poehler Was Asked To Do A Fluff Interview In 2018 And She Did NOT Play Along
"Who cares? The whole world is on fire."
This is Amy Poehler. She's a national treasure!
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And this is 2018. It's not great!
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Okay. So. Amy was just named one of the Hollywood Reporter's most powerful people in comedy.
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As part of their profile on her, they asked Amy to take part in a little Q&A. But given all the crazy shit going on in the world right now, Amy did NOT want to play along.
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And now, thanks to Amy's BFF Rachel Dratch, her interview is going viral. Because, well, just take a look:
Amy Poehler was named one of the 40 most powerful people in comedy and her answers to these questions are genius: (Also before you bust me out- I realize my battery is on 4%) https://t.co/C1VaChgota
Basically, she hijacked the entire interview and made it about real issues going on in the world. We stan.
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People online are obsessed with how she handled the interview.
I didn’t know it was possible to idolize someone more than I already idolize Amy Poehler, but then she gave this interview to the Hollywood Reporter and now I am deceased https://t.co/yzNKfUlsd8
It was definitely a ~mic drop~ moment.
@TheRealDratch I read this and was like
And pretty much everyone who reads it is like, "SAME."
@TheRealDratch Amy's responses are my current mood. Who cares? 💩 is raining from the sky.
Here's more info about that whale Amy was talking about, by the way. And here's further reading about the crisis in Puerto Rico.
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Thanks for making us laugh even in the darkest of times, Amy.
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