Move over Liz Lemon (sadly now in sitcom heaven), with your sarcasm and smart asides, Leslie Knope is the complete opposite: an absurdly earnest and endearing (if extremely annoying) local government jobsworth. While we haven’t had a bad word to say about Tina Fey (‘bleurgh’ is now forever in our lexicon), we’re just more into her Golden Globes sidekick Amy right now. In real life, Ms P was married to Will Arnett, Jack’s gay nemesis in 30 Rock, before divorcing last year — there’s only room for one comedian in any relationship, and in battles for laughs, Amy always wins… As Taylor Swift found out when she tried to exact revenge after being mocked for her dating habits in Poehler and Fey’s Golden Globes skit, saying, ‘There’s a special place in Hell for women who don’t help other women.’ Amy, the consummate comedy professional, responded thus: ‘I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to Hell, but for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff.’ You don’t get sassy with Amy Poehler; she will destroy you… with a smile.
