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Their best friendship isourbest friendship.
It reminds us that people are kind and funny and able to photobomb each other.
Amy (fromYes kindly): Charna took a liking to me, and me to her.
She told me I was just as good as the big boys.
She believed in me.
Her name was Tina and she was like me but with brown hair.
Co-founder of ImprovOlympicCharna Halpern: They were just instantly brilliant …
They were not the typical women who get steamrolled by men.
[They] were no shrinking violets.
They were bold and ballsy and fearless.
Tina Fey: Yes, yes.
But I bang one horse and now Im a horse banger for all eternity?
Thats what I am?
I think Hillary Clintons got to be able to relate to that.
(Apparently, this Catherine the Great joke is not safe for television.)
Amy (fromYes just): She was sharp, shy, and hilarious.
We took classes together and sat in the back.
When we did scenes together, they werent particularly funny or interesting.
Amy: Actually, we met in class at the ImprovOlympic Theater.
You taught me my first real beauty lesson.
So this was a big thing that happened to me, and I passed that information on to you.
Amy: Back then, I used to get my hair dyed at a place called Big Hair.
It cost $15.
Together they help start the improv team Inside Vladimir.
Tina and Amy eventually perform a two-woman show together atImprovOlympic called Women of Color.
There is only one performance.
(A young Seth Meyers is in attendance.)
They audition for Second Citys touring company on the same day.
Summer 1997:Amy comes back to Chicago to perform with Tina, among others, inImprovOlympics 20th-Anniversary Show.
1997:Tina moves to New York to write onSaturday Night Live.
She commonly performs with Amy inASSSSCAT, the Upright Citizens Brigades weekly improv show.
1999:Tina appears briefly in an episode of the second season of theUpright Citizens BrigadeTV show.
September 2001:Amy joinsSaturday Night Live, after years of Tina asking her to.
and shell be like, No, no, love UCB.
And then she was like, Well, maybe now.
I cant believe it worked out.
Tina(fromBossypants): I was so happy.
Weirdly, I remember thinking, My friend is here!
My friend is here!
April 2004:Amy appears inMean Girls, a film starring and written by Tina.It was fun to shoot!
September 2004:Tina and Amy become the first female co-anchors of Weekend Update.
It was Tinas idea, as she basically told Lorne Michaels it was happening.
September 2005:Tina appears with Amy in the one-hourASSSSCATspecial on Bravo.
Lorne Michaels: Amy and Tina have transcended [the classic pretty girl/ugly friend roles].
Neither is pinned down to that archetype either one could play either role.
Holland Taylor inParade: I worked with [Tina Fey] and Amy Poehler [inBaby Mama].
Oh my God, Ive never had so much fun working with anybody as with those two.
Theyre very different [women].
Tina is very cool and mental.
Amys just this gushing little oil pump of affection.
And yet theyre absolutely peas in a pod.
They adore each other.
Theyre like Scottie and Westie puppies in a basket.
Maybe even better than the movie was the lovable press tour they did together.
InMarie Claire, Amy: Being a tough, capable broad has never been easy look at us.
Tina: We love pranks.
That was a good one.
Amy: I had an assistant fill your trailer with rats on Christmas Eve, and we laughed.
Oh, the pranks.
Tina: So much pranking.
May 2008:Oprah!
Wed make a lovely mother and mother-in-law of the bride.
Soon after, they kill at the Emmys.
April 2009:Parks and Recreationpremieres, joining30 Rockon NBCs Thursday nights.
Amy and Tina come to define the lineup over the next four years.
November 2010:Tina wins the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize.
Amy, of course, is there to hilariously honor her friend.
Amy on Tina: c’mon, no.
I am not amazed [Tina wrote a book while balancing the rest of her life].
Look, if she sets her mind to it, it gets done.
Tina is not the kind of artist who makes people wait around and misses her deadlines.
(And I mean that in the sexual sense.)
But she was a lot less rich.
That was the only difference: She was like 100 percent less rich.
August 2011:Tinas second daughter, Penelope, is born.
Its no coincidence that Amy has two sons and Tina two daughters.
They will all eventually marry and spawn the futures funniest people.
November 2011:Amy ishonored byVarietys Power of Comedy.
Tina sends in a heartfelt message:Dictionary.com defines Amy Poehler as results not found.
I take that as a testament to your uniqueness.
January 2012:These two at the Golden Globes.
No wonder they were asked to host the next year.
April 2012:Amy plays Liz Lemon in a cutaway during the live episode of30 Rock.
October 2012:Its announced that Amy and Tina will host the2013 Golden Globes.
It is the best news.
Amy (fromYes yo): Sometimes Tina is like a very talented bungee-jumping expert.
All it takes is Tina to softly say, We can do this, right?
and I suddenly feel like I can jump off a bridge.
They raise $72,000 and weep while watching Katy Perry perform.
January 2013:Amy and Tina host the Golden Globes.
January 2013:Tina gives a tour of Liz Lemons office.
She reveals that the whole time Liz had a framed photo of Amy on the cover ofBustmagazine.
Who cares if that destroys the fictional reality!?
January 2013:At the SAG Awards, Tina beats Amy for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
Shes visibly upset that Amy didnt win and tells her she loves her in her thank-you speech.
September 2013:Now award-show hosting pros, Tina and Amy heckle Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmys.
October 2013:Amy and Tina sign on tohost the next two Golden Globes.
Amy: And we like the rule of threes.
Tina: Its out there.
Tina: We have committed that were both going to wear peach to the wedding.
Amy: You got Faith Popcorn on the line!
Tina: I have Faith Popcorn on retainer.
Im sorry what I meant to say is that I have popcorn stuck in my retainer.
Its hard to say if they won, because does anyone ever win in war?
Fine, they totally won!
January 2014:Amy and Tina host the Golden Globes again.
Our love for them and their love for each other hits a new peak.
In the film, written by longtimeSNLwriter Paula Pell, they play two sisters (finally!)
May 2014:Amy steals Seth Meyerss credit card.
Tina helps her buy things with it.
Why wouldnt I want to connect myself to the fiercest and most talented voice in the comedy world?
I am mistaken for Tina all the time.
She was confused and perhaps racist, but it only made me happy.
Im happy that people call me Tina because she is my friend and she happens to be crushing it.
But there is more to come.
September 2015:Tinareveals theSNLladies have a group text.
I want to go there.
I would be able to get her an interesting book on art, or something to do with crafting.
Or an interesting household appliance.
Tina: I would take anything.
But Tina and I do what good friends do, which is we dont expect presents from each other.
Im a grown adult.
I dont need a Christmas present.
We havent bought each other presents for a while.
Tina: When we were all atSNLtogether we would buy gifts.
That, and the fact that you invented the wordflerm.
Amy: Thank you.
kindly note that as we talk to each other, were holding hands and were touching feet.
Amy and I vow to make a movie every seven years until we make 100 movies, Tina promised.
To which Amy responded, Or we lose a pact with the devil and one of us ages.
AfterSistersis released torave reviews, Tina and Amy are ready to take onStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
It was her show.
March 2016:While promotingWhiskey Tango Foxtrotin aTown and Countryprofile,Tina reflects on the press tour forSisters.
What do you fight about?
And wed say, We fight about the same things Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg fight about.
Do you ask them that question?
So while I cant take credit for the trend, I am definitely not part of the problem.
Tina is very tan.
Everything is connected to everything else.
They tell some jokes and its fun!
Amy: In my experience, all actresses are outstanding supporting actresses because women naturally support each other.
I support both of you financially.
Tina: And I hold your boobs while you jog.
Tina has a small part.
To promote the movie, the cast appears onBusy Tonight.
The footage has sadly been lost to the sands of time and the whims of the E!
connection, but we have pictures of the event.
Look how much fun theyre all having.
Listen, we all wish we couldve been in Mom Jeans.
We assume they each got a Jonas Brother as a souvenir.
They appear together at the NBC upfronts.
March 2020:Remember early pandemic, when we were still doing fun at-home activities?
May 2020:Remember late-early pandemic, when everyone was doing charity?
The friendship is palpable.
February 2021:A country apart but together in spirit!
Tina:Oh, Ive missed you, my love.
I just thought it would be later.
