Tribeca Report: Poehler on Life, ‘SNL,’ But Not Babies

April 30, 2008

Filed under: New Releases, Tribeca, Festival Reports, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom

Amy Poehler certainly didn’t look pregnant when she showed up for a chat at the Apple store in Soho last weekend (as part of a series of speaks taking place during the Tribeca Film Festival), but in retrospect, the Baby Mama star had the sprightliness of a gal with a special secret. Along with moderator and Saturday Night Live co-star Fred Armisen, Poehler really worked the room, gently mocking the crowd (”I think all these guys are waiting to get into the Genius bar”) while slipping in occasional hints that she actually has an authentic strategy behind her career.

“I would like to do more serious acting,” she stated, not mentioning her current voiceover work for Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil. “I’ve been doing sketch comedy for a long time, and it’d be nice to turn the volume down a little bit and try other stuff. I have a secret desire to be on Law & Order, but I wish I could be on an old Law & Order, with Jerry Orbach.” Armisen, somewhat facetiously, stated he would never tire of comedy. “It’s like eating to me,” he claimed.