I will be watching the best of Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, will you? Actually, that's kind of a lie because I likely will not be home to watch it, but it seemed like a more interesting way of letting you know that I love Amy Poehler and that you should watch the show than just telling you that I love Amy Poehler and that you should watch the show. Capiche?

I'm enjoying Parks and Rec so far...a little bumpy here and there, and I'm hoping both Aziz and Rashida will have more of a chance to flex their comedy muscles, but I'm sure they will, and I have no doubt this will be another acclaimed hit for Schur and Daniels. Speaking of which, I'm loving the new Office direction...it's definitely the kick in the pants the show needed.

I bought John Mulaney's The Top Part over the weekend, and highly reccommend it. His set was a highlight of SF Sketchfest for me, and the album doesn't disappoint. Maria Bamford's new album Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome comes out on the 21st, and that should be fantastic as well. I really wish Tig Notaro would release an album. I'm so obsessed with her. Which brings me to...In The Motherhood. Is anyone watching this? I really want to love it for the following reasons: a) It's based on a web series created by a (non-mother!) funny woman (Chelsea Handler), is written and directed by many talented women, and involves potentially three-dimensional, funny female characters b)Tig Notaro is in it c) Ken Marino is in it d) Horatio Sanz is in it e) Shows about kids and parents are generally really unfunny, so making one that is actually funny could change comedy as we know it and could specifically change the 'mom' role in comedy f) Rachel Harris is in it. The problem is that I'm not actually loving it, really. The plots are bland and formulaic, the main characters (also bland) don't seem to stray much from their 'type of mom' categories, and the performances aren't particularly funny (except for Tig! I love you, Tig!!). I believe Cheryl Hines and Megan Mulally have it in them to give strong comedic performances. I just really want a comedy about women to be really funny. Make it work, people!!