Amy Poehler

SNL star makes her way to the big-screen

By JOSEF ADALIAN

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JUDD AND HIS MERRY MEN

• Judd Apatow
• Seth Rogen
• Michael Cera
• Jonah Hill

FEATURE THESPS

• Tim Allen
• Rowan Atkinson
• Kevin James
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
• Adam Sandler
• John Travolta
• John C. Reilly

HELMERS & SCRIBES

• Jason Reitman & Diablo Cody
• The Hot Fuzz Guys
• Walt Becker
• Tyler Perry

TOON TALENT

• Brad Bird
• The Simpsons troika
• Jerry Seinfeld

LIVE LAUGHS LEADERS

• Jim Gaffigan
• Demetri Martin
• Katt Williams
• Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan

WEB HEADS

• The Lonely Island Guys
• Perez Hilton
• Funnyordie.com

TUBE TITANS

• Bill Engvall
• Jenna Fischer
• Tina Fey
• Bryan Fuller
• Flight of the Conchords
• Tracy Morgan
• Steven Koonin
• Chuck Lorre
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Ricky Gervais
• Jaime Pressly
• Conan O'Brien
• Jon Stewart
• Amy Poehler
• Sarah Silverman

After seven season on "Saturday Night Live" (and three as "Weekend Update" co-anchor), Poehler has established herself as one of the show's central voices.

She's also following a trail blazed by past "SNL" ers by expanding into movies. Last spring, she skated onto the bigscreen with a meaty role in Will Ferrell's "Blades of Glory," then followed up with a vocal turn in "Shrek the Third." In March, she toplines the coed comedy "Spring Breakdown," and in April she'll reunite with Tina Fey for "Baby Mama." She's also putting on a producer's hat, mounting the Nick animated skein "Mighty B."

Point of view

Having grown comfortable in her role on "SNL," Poehler thinks she's found a way to ensure long-term showbiz success. "I want to make enough money to freeze my brain so I can live forever," she explains. "If I get my brain frozen, I'll be able to do anything I want."