‘Nick Offerman and I used to make out every year for the blooper reel’: Amy Poehler and the cast of Parks and Rec on the comedy turning 15
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones in ‘Parks and Rec', the show that invented Galentine’s Schur: One of Greg’s many theories is that the premise of a show should be very boring so the thing that’s interesting is its characters. ‘I thought to myself: I’m going to be the asshole that ruins Amy Poehler’s career’ With his concept locked down, Schur started recruiting his Parks Department staffers, led by Poehler’s tirelessly optimistic Leslie Knope. Chris Pratt would often be like “Jimmy, this one seems really rough…” when they were doing bits against Jerry but I’d be like: “Dude, it’s all good. open image in gallery Poehler and Schur, with the cast of ‘Parks and Rec’, celebrating the 100th episode Poehler: If our beginning was bumpy, it felt like we really stuck the landing.