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This is the seventh and apparently last year for Amy Poehler
on “Saturday Night Live,” as the comedienne apparently plans to focus on
maternity and acting.
The Dish Rag is reporting that Amy Poehler intends to take a
break from NBC show “Saturday Night Live” after the November election as she is
expecting her first child.
Poehler, who is married to “Arrested Development” actor Will
Arnett, confesses in an interview for Men’s Vogue, the new issue, that her departure
will be heartbreaking.
“It’s gonna be really hard - Boyz II Men hard - to say
goodbye to yesterday,” Poehler humorously says. “‘SNL’ was dangerous,
late-night, last-minute and star-studded, but like any good drug, you need to
know when to put it down.”
The mom-to-be will therefore take her leave of absence –
indefinitely. Once her baby is born, Poehler makes no promise to return to
“SNL.” Instead, she will star in her own NBC series, as of now a mysterious
project from the producers of “The Office.”
While originally thought to be a spin-off of “The Office,”
the show will actually be a brand new project. Aziz Ansari also stars; “The
Office” writers-executive producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur are likewise on
board.
Poehler has been a regular cast member of “SNL” since 2001;
in 2004 she started presenting the parodic “Weekend Update” with Tina Fey,
replacing Jimmy Fallon and when Fey left a year later, she co-anchored with
Seth Meyers.
Fey made a comeback this weekend, for the show’s season
premiere, portraying Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, while
Poehler portrayed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the opening skit.
The premiere was a great success, marking the show’s most
watched episode since 2002, when Al Gore hosted.
Poehler and Fey have taken their collaboration beyond “SNL,”
starring this summer in the Universal Pictures comedy “Baby Mama.”
Poehler currently lends her voice to the lead animated
character Bessie Higgenbottom of Nickelodeon series “The Mighty B.” She is co-creator
of the show along with Cynthia True and Erik Wiese.
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