
Meyers isn’t the only cameo in this eclectic memoir. Seth Meyers, who makes a brief guest contributor appearance in “Yes Please,” says that when he wants to smile, he thinks about Poehler’s son - who was born a week after she performed that rap - watching his mother’s virtuosity one day. Because she was there, she is human, she knows it was special to be so pregnant, so electric, producing satire so immediate on live television. One of many small gifts Poehler gives readers of “Yes Please” is writing about that moment from her perspective - a glimpse into what it felt like to be on the inside of something special. She mime-shot at a guy in a moose costume and shouted, “Now you’re dead, because I’m an animal and I’m bigger than you.” She was nine months pregnant and rapping. Then, at the Weekend Update desk, with Palin a few feet away, Poehler rose and went for it. Sarah Palin stopped by “Saturday Night Live,” and looked on while Tina Fey - whom Poehler calls her “comedy wife” - reprised her spot-on impression of the Republican vice presidential nominee. The general election was less than three weeks away. But, more directly, with her Sarah Palin rap from 2008. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuīored with midterm elections analysis? Of your Twitter feed? Of the way this particular weekday afternoon is dragging out its disappointments? Amy Poehler can help.
