Amy Poehler on Blowing Her Chance with Prince, Learning a New Thing Every Month & Inside Out 2

Amy talks about her Slash experience in LA, being on the cover of a Yo La Tengo CD, meeting Prince at SNL and blowing her chance with him, her journey to learn a new thing every month, making coleslaw, her new movie Inside Out 2, and shooting the epic Star Wars filibuster scene with Patton Oswalt on “Parks and Recreation.”
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[@ashleyelliott6875]

Amy Poehler’s energy is contagious. I am in a better mood after watching her! She’s such a joy. Jimmy Kimmel thank you for having her on your show and causing many more laughs! Can’t wait to watch her new movie.

[@fadalerabrasool3563]

hence her character joy

[@kristenfrench4732]

Agreed!

[@janet1424]

Amy Poehler is a national treasure

[@imalwaysright]

She definitely needs to come back in a year and do a showcase of the 12 skills she learned 😂😂😂😂

[@Chr1st8l]

Great idea!!!!

[@annjohnson8437]

Yes!!! ❤

[@zukonjs9421]

this would be awesome

[@azeetrona]

Agreed!!!!

[@matthewsutphin7508]

"Lavender haze of talent", ..nice pull Amy. Prince was walking legend

[@hendrickb6491]

*Floating legend 😂😂

[@matthewsutphin7508]

@@hendrickb6491 true. I miss him

[@nmbtraveler1545]

"We are not the same species." 😂

[@davidgoosen1633]

How was he?😂😂😂😂

[@trick351]

We just started Parks and Recreations all over again 🙌🏼❤️😎

[@jasoncinema]

I really need to quit procrastinating and finally binge watch it. Especially since I’m a huge huge Aubrey Plaza fan!

[@anyag9172]

Amy Poehler has a great talent. Watched Parks and Recs so many times, really helps me when i feel depressed. Thank you Amy!!!

[@annjohnson8437]

Amy Poehler is extremely entertaining! I love her personality and her comedy! ❤

[@jessicaarcher2517]

Amy poehler funny as hell I just love when she comes on jimmy kümmel ❤️

[@MamboKing215]

Poehler's hilarious; I can imagine the expressive face Prince gave as he floated away after she genuinely asked about his summer.

[@debrajosephs]

Makes me laugh. I can just picture him and his voice, seductive and her being her. Priceless.

[@truthhurts3524]

I love Amy’s laugh. 😂😂

[@TheTaurean]

I didn’t realize how much i missed Amy until this interview. God I need her back on my screen.

[@Sbannmarie]

Love how Amy Poehler learning all these Asian games.

[@ndew7]

I nearly fall from my chair when I saw Slash. That's Slash!

[@h7opolo]

10:36 the most significant event of 2014, for me, was Robin Williams' passing in October. completely devastating

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

She’s so lovely.

[@aamir18]

There is zero doubt in my mind as to why Joaquin Phoenix had a crush on this woman

[@eneobande7433]

He did 😮😮

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

To be crushed on by Joaquin.... what a dream 😍🤩

[@danielgo3898]

Right?! I’m scrolling through the comments just to see if it’s just me. Amy looking awfully fine these days. Then her humor & smarts on top of that?! 😤🫠

[@treborretsnom6186]

Andy Richter's little sister is a treasure ❤️

[@Zymaric]

Wow she looks GOOD

[@nicholase.9195]

Jimmy stepped all over her best line in the interview: “He glided off into the elevator in a lavender haze of talent.”Absolutely a genius line. Too bad nobody heard it.

[@Holmesisaok]

Amy poehler has made my life better, could add more to it but just know she helped me when I needed it and I wouldn't be here without her. Plus she's hilarious

[@jorgel.6612]

I never get tired of watching Amy Poehler talk! She is so funny & entertaining! A national treasure for sure! Kristen Wiig & Wanda Sykes are my other two favorite female comedians!

[@c.taylormorgan3668]

❤❤❤

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

I love the SNL”Good Morning Meth” skit.

[@odradekk]

She’s just in a class of her own. I always remember that Don Rickles loved her. Comedy royalty.

[@debrahelmlinger6256]

Love when Jimmy's guests make him laugh😂

[@DanoSuits]

❤Her, and had worked with her multiple times years ago in LA. She had remembered me on Parks n Rec w Nick Offerman, I was a regular bg actor on the show and Community.

[@SeattleSun2013]

Inside Out 2 - I’m so excited!!! YAAY! 😃👏❤️

[@angrydoc4769]

Wow I’ve been doing that but giving myself a year. So far learning Spanish the piano and this year sewing

[@LindaC616]

Felicidades!

[@raymonddigiacomo3072]

I was at a nightclub once when Prince arrived. He came on the dancefloor & was literally encircled within a group of bodyguards. He was short, & there were so many bodyguards, I had to keep craning my neck & jumping up to try to catch a glimpse of him over their shoulders. I thought to myself, if he's gonna completely isolate himself from everyone else on the dancefloor, why go to a club? He could've just stayed home & danced in his own apartment lol He was a real character!

[@christasticus1408]

She's so much fun

[@ethanaleman]

Seeing Inside Out 2 in June with my 5 kids.

[@azpeach5680]

Loved this interview!

[@evaadams8298]

Love her! ❤

[@m1k3br4v0]

Love Amy. Brings a smile to my face whenever I see her. So funny.

[@usemybox]

My daughter loves inside out 😊 can't wait for the new movie

[@gus4u2c]

She was great in the Upright Citizens Brigade show

[@LightsOn128]

So so love Amy ❤❤❤❤

[@grinningturtle]

I’ve kept a hackysack in my car just in case for decades! Too funny. 😂

[@syedraza9927]

I would love to see that movie Inside Out 2!

[@SaraBryan-sw7ri]

You're a star, keep shining bright!

[@calibby85]

ROBOT ALERT

[@flpalves]

Amy is just a wonderful human being ❤

[@detalidonresearch]

Oh my goodness, I just saw this full episode. I also practice Tae Chi, and found a link from that experience to Qi Gong, and then into Reiki. By what Amy said at several points, she could easily bridge into the Reiki energy process. That would be a cool thing for her to experience. Here is the spooky thing that I found. I combined some elements I knew about 'energy' and put that into my '1st form' practice. At one point I found I could not do that at night after my wife goes to bed. Each time I do that form, at the start, it wakes my wife up, and she complains that 'I FELT THAT". And finds it hard to go back to sleep, being too stimulated.. I later found I had put a Qi-Gong move into the first step (along with my other interventions). This is an 'energy transfer', which is what Reiki is attempting to do. FACINATING.

[@BATgirl57]

Another new thing Amy could learn would be knitting, if she doesn’t know how already! It’s a great skill to have for so many reasons

[@nataliep6385]

You really think somebody that is good for 100+ million dollars, want to sit around and knitting?

[@JT-lp9ng]

@@nataliep6385Why not?

[@BATgirl57]

@@nataliep6385Nobody said anything about sitting around! Also, what’s her monetary worth got to do with it?? Amy said she wanted to LEARN NEW THINGS and knitting is an excellent skill for the brain!

[@h7opolo]

btw, the black and white speckled/crackled print is on point. i dreamt of it the night before this video was uploaded.

[@scruffd0g193]

We need a Parks and Rec revival.

[@heebjeeb2009]

I am obsessed with Parks and Rec. It is so funny

[@lararesende7499]

Como eu amo essa mulher! 💖

[@JT-lp9ng]

I love her so much.

[@margash1015]

Jimmy, in Mexico we get both the original and the dubbed version

[@BansheeMilk]

Listen to her silly laugh!!! So adorable!!

[@dollskrusz6732]

I LOVE Amy’s energy and attitude ❤

[@emic621]

Amy is so whimsical 🥰

[@lizadoesray]

I loved your book!

[@joannejohnson7006]

What a sweet person 😊

[@michaelnunes7589]

I LOVE her!!

[@user-gw9rw5ei8m]

This movie comes out on my birthday:)

[@loveforeignaccents]

I love her cute giggle.

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

I missed IF in theaters so I can go watch Inside Out 2 next month. It better be worth it! 😂

[@khallo151]

CDs were the best coasters. I miss that

[@jaimeantoniomangune5793]

the voice of joy (disney pixar’s inside out)

[@markkokopelliwatkins1495]

A comedic star “par excellence!!”🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟♥️🌹❣️

[@lashendawest7509]

We love amy poehler and jimmy kimmel

[@drlessismore]

She’s underrated. Shes hilarious 😂

[@memoirsofaredhead734]

I just got excited to hear a Leslie Knope "hahaha!"

[@jameshernandez3902]

I love her...SOOOO MUCH!

[@tylerhackner9731]

She’s so funny

[@gregdahlen4375]

how was your summer is a reasonable convo starter?

[@ERS556]

I love her so much! I hope we get to see her more often.

[@Icebergwallst]

My kindred spirit Amy chalkboards, styrofoam and squeaky balloons are like kryptonite to me 😅

[@shivanithapliyal7518]

National treasure, this woman!!

[@rudijohnson529]

when she smils and leans forward, she actually has the same look you see on Emily Blunts face 12:57

[@blazinhard4897]

I LOVE AMY POEHLER!!!!!!!!!

[@juanitab7076]

Love her. She’s a beauty.

[@gzucc]

Jimmy! I made that last night1

[@lastpme]

She is so cute and seems so cool 😎…huge fan of hers.

[@barbaraj6340]

Love Amy!

[@AdrianMunch]

Cornhole board toss game is huge in rural areas,

[@JessicaBruno-tp1ij]

If Amy Poehler were my officemate, I would be THRILLED to have a serving of coleslaw every day for lunch.

[@user-ys9dz1no3b]

Excellent

[@MarcoMarco777]

Keep Slash!

[@gregdahlen4375]

there's drumming on venice beach. or maybe singing lessons (apologize if she says those later, i'm halfway thru the vid)

[@March1966]

“It’s all about the flow” would be the perfect segue into a Progressive commercial.

[@dianeatpeace337]

or menstrual pad ad 😅

[@notintohandles]

An exceptional person.

[@andrewlopez9697]

A different time lol still absolutely stunning

[@FreeBird_6791]

I love that Amy laughs at herself. lol

[@userhFDR7PBw]

Her maniac laughter 😂

[@lashendawest7509]

Good morning jimmy kimmel fans

[@katiemkeeton]

Amy Poehler is such a class act, I will watch anything she is in.

[@imalwaysright]

Hi Slash 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@mommab1969]

Amy, 4-5 day old coleslaw with high vinegar content is on its way to being sauerkraut 😂

[@annelousteau9799]

Hackysack is now called Footbag, I believe. 😊

[@hopeewing5583]

Amy is so funny in all her movies

[@lavitaebella27]

Please bring Amy back in a year to show off her 12 skills! Please!

[@edwerthissell262]

she's got a great spontaneous laugh

[@walterfristoe4643]

Maybe Amy could learn to solve Rubik's cube! It's a lot of fun! 😎

[@coderedj68]

Amy Poehler , my suggestion, Judo June!

[@jennifersiegel7722]

Knitting, painting, ceramics

[@BucolicNightlife]

Glass blowing, flower arrangements, wig styling, French braiding, cupping, knife sharpening, darning socks-damn, I’m gonna do this now.

[@Bjin1900]

Fermentations 🎉🎉 GO Amy 🎉🎉

[@crystalbluepersuasion7556]

I have a Sheaffer Calligraphy set with a cartridge pen, 3 nibs, ink cartridges, instructions, and specially lined paper that Ms. Poehler is more than welcomed to if someone tells me where to send it.

[@eastcoast8435]

Mahjong May was a hard nut to crack, one of the toughest bosses of the Taipei underground gaming market.

[@mallurypollard7815]

Why didn’t you ask her why she didn’t stand up for the original actors to get a better offer to recur their roles? She had what they call, leverage.