{"id":41946,"date":"2026-08-13T00:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41946"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:20:25","slug":"at-a-live-recording-amy-poehler-shows-the-energy-it-takes-to-be-a-good-hang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41946","title":{"rendered":"At a Live Recording, Amy Poehler Shows the Energy It Takes to Be a \u2018Good Hang\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap body dropcap\">Amy Poehler knows her audience. Shortly after taking the stage Tuesday for a live recording of her podcast, <em>Good Hang,<\/em> she posed a simple question: \u201cHow psyched are you that this show is at six o\u2019clock?\u201d The crowd responded with a thundering roar of approval, a wave of elder-millennial enthusiasm that might have been loud enough to prick the ears of a Times Square Elmo harassing tourists several blocks away.<\/p>\n<p>The folks assembled that night\u2014a murder of morning people\u2014had come to New York\u2019s Town Hall theater to see Poehler show off her superpower: corralling other famous people for interviews that are relentlessly positive yet somehow also not boring. Gene Siskel liked to judge movies using a surprisingly <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/interviews\/farewell-my-friend\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/interviews\/farewell-my-friend&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/interviews\/farewell-my-friend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">difficult-to-pass test<\/a>: \u201cIs this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch together?\u201d <em>Good Hang<\/em> dispenses with the film and goes straight to the lunch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain William Jackson Harper Abbi Jacobson Adult Person Furniture Table Conversation and People\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_768,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a7cb89b2abbb9b930e17ff8\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/VF0812-AMY-4.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-bpPcvW kzGGxb caption AssetEmbedCaption-eZIMNW gMgneI asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionText-cQpRdU klhnDX hbiMYj caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy Poehler, Abbi Jacobson, and William Jackson Harper<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk gsdIcD hRFzlA caption__credit\">Spotify<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In the 18 months since its debut, <em>Good Hang<\/em> has earned critical <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/28\/arts\/feel-good-podcasts-amy-poehler.html\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/28\/arts\/feel-good-podcasts-amy-poehler.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/28\/arts\/feel-good-podcasts-amy-poehler.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acclaim<\/a>, a devoted audience\u2014it\u2019s a frequent presence on Spotify\u2019s <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/us\/top-podcasts\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/us\/top-podcasts&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/us\/top-podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top podcasts chart<\/a>, where it currently outranks celebrity-fronted programs including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/brad-pitt-alcoholics-anonymous-dax-shepard\" class=\"text link\">Dax Shepard\u2019s<\/a> <em>Armchair Expert<\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2021\/02\/celebrities-flock-to-podcasting-for-fun-and-profit\" class=\"text link\">SmartLess<\/a>,<\/em> a show cohosted by Poehler\u2019s ex-husband Will Arnett\u2014and the inaugural Golden Globe for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/amy-poehler-wins-the-inaugural-best-podcast-award-at-the-2026-golden-globes?srsltid=AfmBOooNhyQiNIkPOs7vWbgBkHE1HXjzY0ooR_lwfuCyOzueSVp7y1w5\" class=\"text link\">best podcast<\/a>. Poehler accepted that award this winter with a speech that neatly summarized <em>Good Hang<\/em>\u2019s ethos: \u201cThis is an attempt to try to make a very rough and unkind world filled with a little bit more love and laughter\u2014and laughing with people, not at them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The live show\u2019s audience, filled with women in floral maxidresses and bearded men who probably host their own podcasts, was more than ready for love and laughter. (Minus, perhaps, the woman sitting directly in front of me, who spent the moments before the show googling the name \u201cAmy Poehler.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">They reacted warmly when Poehler revealed her surprise guest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/08\/darcy-carden-a-league-of-their-own\" class=\"text link\">D\u2019Arcy Carden<\/a>, an alum of <em>The Good Place<\/em> (created, like the Poehler vehicle <em>Parks and Recreation,<\/em> by nice-guy showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2020\/07\/good-place-michael-schur-shorter-tv-interview\" class=\"text link\">Michael Schur<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2019\/01\/broad-city-millennial-rage-ilana-glazer-abbi-jacobson\" class=\"text link\"><em>Broad City<\/em><\/a> (executive produced by Poehler). They might have been even more excited to learn who Poehler had invited for the show\u2019s first segment, in which she and an also famous friend of her main interviewee \u201cspeak well\u201d behind that person\u2019s back, explaining why they are so great: <em>The Good Place<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/william-jackson-harper-little-gold-men-awards-insider\" class=\"text link\">William Jackson Harper<\/a> and <em>Broad City<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2018\/10\/abbi-jacobson-book-i-might-regret-this\" class=\"text link\">Abbi Jacobson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Poehler knows her audience. 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