Amy Poehler: ‘Comedy Has Saved My Life Many Times’
Amy Poehler accepted the innovation in comedy award at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards in New York, where she spoke about how comedy brings joy and connection. She said it had “saved my life many times” and thanked the people she has met and worked with through comedy.
Poehler also described art as a way to escape difficult feelings and be transported through stories. Best known for “Saturday Night Live” and “Parks and Recreation”, she recently launched the podcast “Good Hang”; fellow honorees included Rosalía, Martin McDonagh and Demis Hassabis.
In short
- Amy Poehler received an innovation in comedy award.
- She said comedy had saved her life many times.
- Poehler praised art’s power to offer escape and connection.