Amy Poehler Promises ‘Good Dumb Fun’ with New Podcast, “Good Hang”: 'We Need to Laugh'

Amy Poehler has a new podcast, and she promises it's not out to teach listeners anything but the importance of a good laugh.

On Monday, Feb. 10, the Saturday Night Live alumna appeared on the Today show where she revealed to Savannah Guthrie that she'll be launching her interview-based podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler in March.

"I checked and I’m officially the last person to not have a podcast, so I figured I’d jump in," teased Poehler.

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Asked by Guthrie if the comedian was going to speak deeply with guests about their childhood during their interviews, Poehler insisted her podcast wouldn't be like that.

"These are tough times, we’re just trying to have a good laugh," she added. "I think sometimes we ask women to be teachers and healers. I’m looking for some good dumb fun."

That got Guthrie's sign-off. "Listen, I’m here for that. No gurus! Please, I don’t want to learn anything," she joked. "I would like to leave dumber. Can you promise me that?"

"I want to just start getting worse," Poehler laughed.

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler is produced by Spotify’s The Ringer and Poehler's own Paper Kite Productions. Poehler will both host and serve as an executive producer alongside The Ringer founder Bill Simmons and Jenna Weiss-Berman, head of Paper Kite Audio.

According to a release, Good Hang "will offer a hilarious mix of comedy, personal stories and not-too-serious conversations with esteemed guests." Poehler will check in with famous faces about "what makes them laugh, what they found funny recently and much more. She’ll also talk to the people in her life about what makes her laugh and to solicit questions for podcast guests."

"We are really excited," Poehler said on Today. "We’re going to have a lot of our friends there. It’s going to be very fun."

"I love the format, I listen to a ton of shows, so I’m excited to just get started," she continued.

In addition to being available on all podcast platforms, videos from the show will also be released.

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Poehler has already found success in the podcast format.

Back in 2023, she starred in the scripted comedy podcast Say More with Dr. Sheila, which hit No. 1 on the Apple Podcasts comedy chart and was named by the New York Times as one of the best podcasts of the year. The series was part of a three-season comedy podcast franchise with Audacy.

To celebrate the launch of Good Hang, a few of Poehler's famous friends offered advice in a video shared by The Ringer and Spotify on Instagram. Stars included Simmons, Dax Shepard, Patti LuPone, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers and her ex-husband, Will Arnett.

"So you're doing a podcast, huh? That is awesome," Arnett, 54 — who was married to Poehler from 2003-2016 — said in the clip. "Would you happen to know my blood type? I have to put it down on this form."

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