Tina Fey has been winning much praise lately for her impression of Sarah Palin, and rightfully so. But let's pause for a minute to give it up for Amy Poehler, another hard-working comedy star who is about to push out her first child any minute now.
Poehler is hardly the only pregnant woman to ever work right up to her due date. But she is one of the few who has done so while working on a high-profile, weekly, live comedy series. Even though she has announced her plans to exit "Saturday Night Live," she is still appearing in numerous sketches, not to mention pulling double duty with the "Weekend Update Thursday" editions of the show. (The final one of those airs tonight on NBC, after "The Office.")
But Poehler really outdid herself on last Saturday's "SNL" with her Sarah Palin rap, not just because she had the cojones to bust (gently) on Palin in her presence or because she sounds pretty awesome when she shouts, "Can I get a what-what from the senior section?" She deserves props for shaking that big baby-belly of hers proudly on national TV, and looking pretty good while doing it.
Some people presume that pregnant ladies need to have their feet up at all times, or should be resting when they're not busy wolfing down pickles and ice cream. (Never craved that. Not. Even. Once.) Poehler reminds us that it's possible to be both with-it and with-child at the same time. I salute her for that. Apparently so does feministing. And perhaps you do, too.
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