Comic Poehler singes Harvard roasters
Amy Poehler turned the tables on her roasters, poking fun at Harvard and its famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe during its annual Woman of the Year award Thursday.
The actress joked at the irreverent affair that she never expected to be feted by the Ivy League school she raised a “middle finger” to growing up in nearby Burlington, Massachusetts.
“I want to thank Hasty Pudding for reminding us how hard it is to write funny jokes,” she said after two student roasters teased her about past roles in comedies such as “Baby Mama” and “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.”
The “Parks and Recreation” star and “Saturday Night Live” alum also poked fun at the university’s elitist reputation and pointed out the lack of female actors in her performance with the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe.
“It’s unsettling that there will be no women on stage tonight,” Poehler said to applause. “You know it’s time for a change when the Augusta National Golf Club has lapped you.”
She then quickly quipped: “I haven’t seen so many smiling white faces since I took my top off at a mime convention.”
Later, Poehler rapped while wearing a baseball cap of her alma mater, Boston College, that her dad tossed on stage from his seat in the audience.
“Wow, Amy. You can rap, act and dance. You’re a regular Mark Wahlberg,” said Jason Hellerstein, president of the student group, who roasted Poehler along with group vice president Samuel Clark.
Chris Pratt, Poehler’s co-star on “Parks & Recreation” who starred in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, is Hasty Pudding’s 2015 Man of the Year. He gets his own parade and roast Feb. 6.
Bieber apologizes for past two years
Justin Bieber has apologized for his bad behavior in a new video posted to Facebook.
The singer says in a two-minute video posted early Thursday that his “arrogant and conceited” attitude over the past two years was just to cover up his true feelings. He said growing up in the industry is tough.
Bieber visited “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday and said he was “nervous” about the appearance. He said he didn’t know how people would react to him.
Birthday bunch
Actress Dorothy Malone is 90. Actor Gene Hackman is 85. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 78. Singer Phil Collins is 64. Actor Charles S. Dutton is 64.