ucbbook:

CONAN O’BRIEN: Amy Poehler first popped for us [on Late Night] because someone had the idea for a character who’s a huge, over-the-top Conan fan who has a mouth retainer. The piece would always go the same way: She would be over–the-top, and then I’d finally say, “I’m too old for you,” and suddenly, her whole demeanor would change, just like a cloud would pass over her face, and then she would become demonically angry and rage at me [laughs.]. It’s a funny idea, but it’s all in the performance. And Amy would absolutely destroy it every time. She was completely unknown—she didn’t have the benefit of the crowd saying, “Hey, look, it’s Amy Poehler.” But she hit it out of the park every time.

man, my roommate and I used to watch Conan all the time in college (which was around this time). I vaguely remember these sketches, but did not realize that was Amy Poehler!

Another reason she is fabulous.

(via splitsider)

Source: ucbbook

owsome: Sometimes when you’re scared, you just have to let yourself be scared

chels:

My surgery is next week and I’ve been acting strange all week. In general, my way of dealing with stressful or scary things is just to sort of keep them in my peripheral vision. “Just don’t look straight at it, and it won’t ever be real.” I’m finding out that that’s a terrible way to process…

Thinking of you, Chelsea!!!

Beyond "I Touch Myself": Chrissy Amphlett's Punk Rock Legacy

flavorpill:

 Amphlett was a genuine trailblazer as a female performer — a fact to which even those who’ve only heard “I Touch Myself” can attest. People writing obituaries this week have climbed over one another to gush about her “sex appeal” and “school uniforms and fishnet stockings.” She was often called “controversial,” a description that’s only accurate in so far as depictions of female sexuality are inherently controversial. That was a notion that Amphlett’s very existence served to challenge, and in this respect, she was both a pioneer and a provocateur.

The lead singer of The Divinyls died?!