Stories about King Charles, rules changes in MLB, Twitter blue checks and the upcoming “Barbie” movie were skewered with scalpel-like precision.īut the humorous instincts of the pair were most noticeable in the little things. (The pair hosted the “Saturday Night Live” segment from 2004 to 2005.) Fey, wearing her trademark glasses, and Poehler scooted in their desk chairs from opposite sides of the stage to tackle headlines in their matching dark blazers. The sold-out crowd whooped when a functional “Weekend Update” set was erected on stage. It was a school trip,” Fey mused).Ī quick change into throwback clothes and wigs to showcase how the duo met in the ’90s becomes funnier when Fey, 52, and Poehler, 51, disclose that they can’t specifically recall when they became friends, other than while performing with Second City in Chicago.Īnd thus, a reenactment is born via improv (Philadelphia, barber shop, a sex toy, the Mafia and rom-coms factored in the scenario on this night) until Poehler summarizes their burgeoning friendship: “You had brown hair and I had blond hair, and we all know that’s the only way women can be friends.”

Tickets for their outings – their first live comedy shows together – sold out so quickly that what was initially a handful of dates expanded to a 12-show run scattered between April and June.Īn opening segment with the pair in glittery gowns as a self-effacing nod to their four-time stint as Golden Globes hosts includes a slot for local-market jokes (“I haven’t been to Washington since Jan. On Friday, the spitfire duo kicked off their Restless Leg tour at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Sort of a Gen-X Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda – two cool women whose banter ping-pongs naturally and who can read each other from a mile away. Friends for 30 years, partners in film (“Mean Girls,” “Sisters”) and TV ( “Saturday Night Live”), theirs is a relationship built on shared scrappiness that led both to significant success. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – Emmys winners, authors, actors and, above all, comedians – are a joint unicorn.

WASHINGTON – From Steve Martin and Martin Short to Cheech and Chong to Waldorf and Statler, famed comedy duos lean on at least a little bit of shtick. Watch Video: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph dish on their home baking

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