Amy Poehler And Tina Fey Text About Formula And Nannies

Balancing a hit new show and motherhood can be a tricky thing. Amy Poehler isn't complaining a bit, though. She's enjoying her new show, Parks and Recreation, and the exciting ride that it's been.

It's super exciting. I've always felt very proud of the stuff we've been doing, and then to have people notice it has been great. The journey of the show is: You hope the pilot gets picked up, you hope the back nine gets picked up, you hope people watch it, you hope people like it. The slow process of that has been exciting for everybody.

She also chats about the great writing team the show has:

What surprises me most is how many times people think we're improvising when we're not. We're just doing the script, which is an indication of how great the writers are. People think, "Oh that seems really loose and you're improvising." No, that's an actual really loose and well-written joke in character. That's been really fun.

Amy is good friends with her former SNL co-star, Tina Fey. But she can't find the time in her crazy schedule to appear on Tina's show, 30 Rock.

Has Tina Fey asked you to come over to 30 Rock yet?
Poehler: Well, you know Will is over there all the time, which is so great. We talked a lot about how we're both working long hours with kids. Our emails and texts are mostly about formula and nannies [Laughs]

Amy says balancing work and motherhood is not much different for her than any other parent:

Any working mother will tell you that it's a day-to-day thing. You just do your best and try to make it work. Some days are harder than others. I mean, I'm lucky to have a great job and people that help me. I wouldn't be able to do it without them.

Have you been watching Amy's show? What do you think?

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