'SNL': Amy Poehler Reuniting With Aubrey Plaza Has 'Parks and Recreation' Fans in Their Feels
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aubrey trying extremely hard not to laugh at Amy is my favorite part, this was so good 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— imyafavsfavorite💕they/them (@darkfaedarkbae) January 22, 2023
Fans can watch hours and hours of April and Leslie on Parks and Rec, but seeing them play the characters live was different. Many were pleased to see Plaza nearly break character and laugh at her long-time collaborator.
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I love how this is completely indistinguishable from your average April and Leslie interaction https://t.co/e2fWhv9LU3
— M Bechtoldt 🏳️🌈 (@CavsMax13) January 22, 2023
Many fans joked that it was hard to tell when Poehler and Plaza were in character and when they were not. Some have a hard time separating the art from the artists when it comes to these characters.
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@parksandrec Can't wait to see Leslie's scrapbooks from this!
— 💙 Annalemma 💙 (@ahitchins) January 22, 2023
The Eagleton Parks Department could never 🤩🤩
— Parks and Recreation (@parksandrec) January 22, 2023
The official Parks and Recreation Twitter account tweeted about this clip in character, and many fans played along with the roleplay.
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there are tears in my eyes of course amy poehler would return to 8h just for aubrey plaza 🫶🫶 pic.twitter.com/7QklwzUeGb
— nell (@lesIiebens) January 22, 2023
we as a society should be talking about amy poehler and aubrey plaza more pic.twitter.com/akWqlirHbY
— katie PARKS FAMILY REUNION (@selinaknope) January 22, 2023
Die-hard fans pointed out the parallels to other occasions when Poehler and Plaza displayed their friendship in real life. Many remarked on how much this relationship inspired them when they were younger.
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aubrey plaza and amy poehler really said we givin you irl leslie knope and april ludgate and i appreciate them for that pic.twitter.com/DIZhDXMsHe
— ‘ (@harperspiIler) January 22, 2023
when aubrey plaza and amy poehler brought back april ludgate and leslie knope during weekend update #SNL pic.twitter.com/EmoDcBBKz9
— kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) January 22, 2023
Parks and Rec has generated a lot of memes even by modern sitcom standards, and they were utilized to full effect on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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oh yeah i love amy poehler and aubrey plaza to death, not sure if that’s something i’ve mentioned before pic.twitter.com/k1QQUUgiby
— nell (@lesIiebens) January 22, 2023
amy poehler blowing a kiss just added 10 years to my life pic.twitter.com/ktKPD8LycF
— maria | stream big shot on disney+ (@aliciafIcrrick) January 22, 2023
While fans went wild over the two sketch appearances, some pointed out the more subtle moment between Poehler and Plaza at the end of the episode.
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Desperately need an Amy Poehler comeback.
— Smith (@Gravybox) January 22, 2023
It's time for Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler to star in another movie together pic.twitter.com/XuGr04TF8p
— Dave Quinn (@NineDaves) January 17, 2023
Finally, after seeing them back on stage together many fans felt like they needed to see Poehler, Plaza and their other collaborators work together more. They wondered when they'd get a chance to watch these icons in action again.
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