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On the latest SmartLess episode, Will Arnett shuts down Jason Bateman's invasive question about whether he ever pooped in front of ex-wife Amy Poehler, insisting it’s not a topic for clicks. Arnett and Poehler, who dated in 2000, married later, and split in 2012, share two sons and co-parent. Bateman has sparked backlash in the past for similar questions on the show.
On a SmartLess episode, Will Arnett refused to answer Jason Bateman’s question about whether he ever pooped in front of Amy Poehler, telling him it’s none of his business and implying he was chasing clicks; the moment references their past marriage (2003–2016) and their two sons, with Poehler later discussing the divorce and co-parenting in her memoir.
During a recent SmartLess episode, Jason Bateman asked Will Arnett a shocking, personal question about whether he ever pooped in front of ex-wife Amy Poehler; Arnett immediately shut it down, asking if Bateman was seeking clicks and declaring the topic 'none of your business.' Poehler and Arnett were married from 2003 to 2012 and share two children, with the moment underscoring the tension between candid podcasting and respecting personal boundaries.
Tom Holland revealed on The Good Hang with Amy Poehler that he is ‘heavily dyslexic’ and nervous about reading cue cards on live TV, explaining why he has turned down SNL hosting despite loving the show. He shares expert strategies like highlighting lines and learning scripts in advance. The candid discussion sparked broader conversations about accessibility for dyslexia in entertainment and support from fans, with comparisons to other celebrities who’ve faced similar challenges and calls for possible accommodations.
Tom Holland reveals on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast that he’s been asked to host Saturday Night Live several times but has declined due to dyslexia and fear of reading handwritten cue cards live on air; he says reading aloud triggers a mental block, though he loves the show and would consider performing in the future.
Steve Carell shared on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler that Paul Rudd warned him not to audition for The Office, saying “Don’t do it, man” and there’s “no way.” Carell ignored the advice and went on to play Michael Scott from 2005–2011, noting the pilot’s poor initial reaction but the show’s enduring impact as a source of comfort for viewers.
Netflix is developing a half-hour scripted comedy starring Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo as fictionalized versions of themselves in an NYC-set series, with executive producers Amy Poehler and Kay Cannon and Universal Television as the studio; the project grew from a pitch and leverages the pair’s Giggly Squad dynamic and reality-TV roots.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that SNL is launching The Rundown, a short-form digital series where current and former cast members pick their favorite sketches and performances to assemble a fantasy episode to be streamed on Peacock, YouTube and SNL’s social channels. Colin Jost is first up, focusing on a difficult cold open and drawing from a Palin–Poehler Weekend Update parody from season 34, written by Seth Meyers; future installments will feature other stars and guests, and new episodes will debut on Wednesdays during SNL breaks through mid‑June. The next live installment is set for April 4 with Jack Black hosting and Jack White as musical guest.
Variety reports NBC's SNL launched a new short-form series on Peacock and YouTube called The Rundown, where SNL alumni review favorite clips and add them to Lorne Michaels’ Rundown board; Colin Jost hosts the inaugural episode, breaking down the craft of writing a cold open and spotlighting Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin, with guests Dana Carvey, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Questlove; new episodes air Wednesdays during hiatus through mid-June.
On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang, Claire Danes reveals she had a meltdown when she found out she was pregnant at 44, crying convulsively to her OB/GYN after calculating the odds of natural conception at that age (less than 1%). She notes this third pregnancy came after a long infertility journey that included IVF for her second child, Rowan, making the surprise arrival a later‑in‑life but joyful addition to her family.
Claire Danes revealed on podcasts that she learned she was pregnant with her third child at 43 after two rounds of IVF, describing the moment as a tearful meltdown and later recounting feelings of shame about late-in-life pregnancy. She notes her children are spaced nearly five years apart: Cyrus (12), Rowan (7), and Shay (3).
Megyn Kelly criticized Amy Poehler on her show after Poehler won the Golden Globes’ inaugural Best Podcast award for Good Hang, calling the win embarrassing and disrespectful and quipping about Poehler’s interview approach after clips of her guest Gwyneth Paltrow were shown. Kelly had previously withdrawn her own podcast from consideration for the category, and the Globes’ ceremony honored Poehler among other nominees such as Armchair Expert, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and NPR’s Up First.
During the 2026 Golden Globes, Snoop Dogg was briefly censored while presenting the Best Podcast award; the uncensored footage captures him quipping about being high—“I’m high as a motherfucker right now”—before naming the winner, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, with some livestreams cutting the moment short.
Amy Poehler’s Good Hang won the inaugural Golden Globes award for Best Podcast, beating nominees such as Armchair Expert, SmartLess, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, and Up First; the Globes’ podcast category debuted this year, with Poehler thanking the voters as Snoop Dogg presented the award. The show launched in March on Spotify’s The Ringer with Tina Fey as a guest and has featured guests including Rashida Jones, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Reneé Rapp, Cole Escola, and Michelle Obama.
Amy Poehler won the inaugural Golden Globes award for Best Podcast for Good Hang, beating five nominees including SmartLess, Armchair Expert, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast and NPR’s Up First. In her acceptance speech she thanked producer Jenna Weiss-Berman and collaborators, and described Good Hang as a show to spread love and laughter by chatting with celebrities and friends in a world that could use it.