And the Winner Is…Amy Poehler

September 19th, 2011
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Tina Fey (left) and Amy Poehler (right)
Comedian Amy Poehler broke new ground last night at the Emmys ceremony and I hope you saw it!

I loved watching as the nominees for lead actress in a comedy series were read.  Amy’s name was first and she immediately jumped out of her chair, ran to the stage and then stayed there.  Nobody knew what she was doing but they knew it was going to be funny.

Then as the rest of the category’s nominee’s names were read — Tina Fey, Martha Plimpton, Melissa McCarthy, Edie Falco and Laura Linney — each … Read More