Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are famous for being best friends and Saturday Night Live costars. They spent two years doing the show's "Weekend Update" sketch together. But the SNL duo almost didn't happen. Fey actually had to convince Poehler to join SNL. Crazy, right?
According to E! News, the pair met at an improv theater in Chicago. From there, they worked on their own improv show, "Women of Color," together. After spending some time working for the same improv touring company, the friends worked on separate projects. Poehler worked in the New York improv group the Upright Citizens Brigade, while Fey soon joined SNL. Fey spent years asking Poehler to join her on the show, and finally Poehler accepted Fey's offer.
Fey wrote about it in her book Bossypants (via E! News), saying, "I was so happy. Weirdly, I remember thinking, 'My friend is here! My friend is here!' Even though things had been going great for me at the show, with Amy there, I felt less alone."
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