Amy Poehler Calls Out Problematic ‘SNL’ Sketches of the Past – 𝖀𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘 𝟐𝟒

Amy Poehler is addressing how comedic sketches and characters on “Saturday Night Live” have aged since she starred on the show.

On the July 17 episode of her podcast, “Good Hang with Amy Poehler,” the “Parks and Recreation” actor chatted with fellow comedian Will Forte, reminiscing on their “SNL” days.

While recalling an interaction where they used humor during an inappropriate time, the former castmates admitted they look back at indecent jokes they’ve made that were “all about getting a laugh.”

“Everything has an expiration date,” Poehler said of how comedy evolves.

“Even on (‘SNL50’), when they had that segment which was like, ‘Here’s all the ways we got things wrong,’ and they showed way inappropriate casting for people,” she continued.

During the 50th anniversary special for “SNL,” Tom Hanks introduced the show’s “In Memoriam” sketch, in which a video compilation revisited “characters and sketches that have aged horribly.”

“Even though these characters, accents and … let’s just call them ‘ethnic’ wigs were unquestionably in poor taste, you all laughed at them,” Hanks told the live audience. “So if anyone should be canceled, shouldn’t it be you, the audience? Something to think about.”

The insensitive jokes featured in the montage were categorized as sexual harassment, problematic stereotypes, body shaming, ableism, sexism and racism, among other offensive themes.

“We all played people that we should not have played,” Poehler said on the podcast episode. “I misappropriated. I appropriated. I didn’t know. I did know. It’s very real.”

She added, “The best thing you can do is make repairs, learn from your mistakes (and) do better. It’s all you can do.”