Sept. 16, 2025

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler
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Celebrating Amy Poehler's birthday with trivia about the beloved comedian's television career, voice work, and contributions to sketch comedy.

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Callarogus Shark Media. Greetings, trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're celebrating Amy Poehler's birthday with questions about this

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comedy legend. Question one on what long running sketch comedy

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show was Amy Poehler a cast member from two thousand

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and one to two thousand and eight? Question two? What

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character did Amy play on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation?

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Question three? Amy Poehler co founded what Improv Comedy Group?

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Question four? What animated movie did Amy Poehler star in

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as the voice of a main character? Question five? Amy

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Poehler co hosted What Major Awards Show multiple times with

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her comedy partner Tina Fay. We'll be right back with

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these hilarious answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans.

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Let's reveal today's comedy answers. Question one. What sketch show

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was Amy on from two thousand and one to two

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thousand and eight? Answer? Saturday Night Live. Amy was a

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cast member and a head writer, known for her weekend

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update co anchor role with Tina Faye. She left the

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show while pregnant with her first child. Question two, what

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character did Amy play on parks and recreation Answer Leslie Nope.

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Amy played the enthusiastic and optimistic deputy director of the

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Parks Department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, earned

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her a Golden Globe Award and multiple Emmy nominations. Question

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three What improv group did Amy co found? Answer? Upright

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Citizens Brigade UCB. Along with Matt besser, Ian Roberts, and

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Matt Walsh, Amy helped create this influential improv and sketch

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comedy group that started in Chicago and later moved to

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New York, becoming a launching pad for many comedy careers.

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Question four what animated movie did Amy voice? Answer? Inside Out?

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Amy voiced Joy, the optimistic emotion inside the mind of

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eleven year old Riley. The Pixar film was both a

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critical and commercial success, earning Amy widespread praise for bringing

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the character to life. Question five What award show did

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Amy co host with Tina Fay? Answer? The Golden Globe Awards.

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Amy and Tina hosted together three times twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen,

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and twenty fifteen, bringing their chemistry and wit to the ceremony.

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Their hosting was widely praised for its humor and sharp

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commentary that concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison,

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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads,

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check the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.