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The recent Golden Globes was a confused ceremony that made you, more than anything, yearn for the days when comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler regaled us with killer jokes about everything from James Cameron’s marriage to Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating habits.

Well, the wait for more Tina and Amy is over.

Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that Fey and Poehler are set to embark on their first live tour together, “ Tina Fey & Amy Poehler : Restless Leg Tour.” The Live Nation-produced tour will see the dynamic comedy duo hit four cities, kicking off on April 28 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., before stops at Chicago’s The Chicago Theatre on May 20, Boston’s MGM Hall at Fenway on June 9, and its final date: June 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena.

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“Tina and I have big news we want to share with you: We are headed out on tour. Join us for the Restless Leg Tour, coming to your city soon,” says Poehler. “It’s gonna be an evening of comedy, conversation improv, maybe a little slow-dancing between us… we don’t know yet! But it’s gonna be awesome,” adds Fey.

Tickets for the Restless Leg Tour go on presale with the code RESTLESS on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m., and the general onsale begins Friday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. on ticketmaster.com . A limited number of VIP merchandise bundled tickets will also be available for each show.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Joint Comedy Tour Just Added New 2024 Dates

The comedy legends' Restless Leg Tour  has been extended in 2024, adding nine new stops—including four in New York City.

Great news for Tina Fey  and  Amy Poehler  fans in Atlanta, the Bay Area, and NYC—the sold-out  Restless Leg Tour  has been extended into February with nine additional stops!

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The two shared the news on Instagram , noting that tickets go on sale Wednesday, September 27 at 10am local time "with the code RESTLESS."

Check out the additional dates below, and visit tinaamytour.com

History is being made as two of comedy's funniest friends have teamed up for their first-ever joint comedy tour. 

Related: Remember When Mariska Hargitay's Husband Played Liz Lemon's Crush on  30 Rock ?

Parks and Rec 's Poehler and  30 Rock 's Fey kicked off their very first live comedy tour, the  Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour , back in April 2023. The show's lineup of East Coast performances were a hot ticket almost immediately, selling out through fall 2023.

Fans who haven't seen the show yet now have nine more chances. They can expect a celebration of friendship, as  Poehler and Fey reflect  on their 30 years of being pals. The  SNL  alums tell jokes and swap iconic stories in a night of conversational entertainment, bound to be a blast. 

In a statement for the tour,  Poehler and Fey quipped , “If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship!”

RELATED: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Funniest  SNL  Moments

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy tour 2023-2024 dates 

Friday, April 28 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall

Saturday, May 20 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre

Friday, June 9 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway 

Saturday, June 10 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena

Thur Sept 21 – Cleveland, OH – State Theatre at Playhouse Square

Sun Oct. 1 – Denver, CO – Bellco Theatre

Thur Oct 12 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

Sun Oct 15  – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

Fri Nov 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Resorts World Theatre

Sat Nov 11 – Las Vegas, NV – Resorts World Theatre

Thur Dec 14 – Philadelphia, PA  – The Met

Thur Dec 16 – Philadelphia, PA  – The Met

Fri Jan 12  – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Sat Jan 13 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds

Fri Jan 19  – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre

Fri Jan 26  – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

Sat Jan 27  – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre

Wed Feb 7   – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

Thurs Feb 8   – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

Fri Feb 9   – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

Sun Feb 11   – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

How to buy tickets to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy tour 2023-2024

Pre-sale tickets for Fey and Poehler's comedy tour begin Wednesday, February 15 at 10 a.m. local time on Ticketmaster, including an Artist pre-sale with code RESTLESS. The general sale begins Friday, February 17 at 10 a.m. local time on Ticketmaster. There will also be a limited number of VIP merchandise bundled tickets available at each show. Fans can head to ticketmaster.com and tinaamytour.com for more information about the tour. 

Fey is an award-winning writer, actress, author, and producer, known for creating and  starring as Liz Lemon in  30 Rock ,  which proudly holds the record for the most Emmy nominations in one season for any comedy series. Before  30 Rock , Fey completed nine seasons as head writer and  cast member on  Saturday Night Live . While at  SNL , Fey wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls , which she would later star in and adapt into a Broadway musical. As far as her notable TV projects outside of  30 Rock , Fey also co-created the series  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt  and  Mr. Mayor.  On film, Fey starred in  Baby Mama  and  Sisters  alongside Poehler, plus  Date Night  and  Soul.  Fey's memoir,  Bossypants , topped the New York Times best-seller list and has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. since its release. 

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Poehler, also an established actress, writer, and producer, is best known for her starring role as  Leslie Knope in  Parks and Recreation .  Poehler can currently be seen as co-Host alongside Maya Rudolph in the  second season of Peacock’s  Baking It . Other recent producing projects include FOX’s animated series  Duncanville , Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series  Russian Doll , Amazon’s  Harlem,  and Adult Swim’s  Three Busy Debras . Poehler made her documentary directorial debut with Amazon’s documentary  Lucy & Desi . She recently starred and directed in Netflix’s  Moxie  and appeared as co-Host (alongside Nick Offerman) of the hit crafting competition series  Making It.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are going on their 1st comedy tour — here's what to know

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hitting the road together for their first live comedy tour this spring.

On Feb. 13, the comedians announced the “Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Restless Leg Tour,” which includes limited dates in Washington, DC, Boston, Chicago and Atlantic City.

“It’s going to be an evening of comedy, conversation, improv, maybe a little slow dancing between us,” Fey said in an Instagram video announcing the tour. “We don’t know yet, but it’s gonna be awesome.”

Fey and Poehler have teamed up several times over the years, co-starring in multiple comedies, including 2008’s “Baby Mama” and Fey’s 2004 classic teen satire “Mean Girls.”

The longtime friends have also hosted the Golden Globes together four times.

“If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship!” the duo joked in a press release.

Tickets for the tour are nearly sold out, but there are still tickets available for a handful of dates. Some additional dates have also been added due to demand, so it is worth checking the tour’s official website for any future dates that may become available. 

Read on for everything you need to know about the “Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Restless Leg Tour.”

What are the tour dates?

The tour will kick off in Washington, DC in April and wrap up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in June.

• April 28: Washington, DC at DAR Constitution Hall
• April 29: Washington, DC at DAR Constitution Hall
• April 30: Washington, DC at DAR Constitution Hall
• May 19: Rosemont, Illinois at the Rosemont Theatre
• May 20: Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Theatre
• May 21: Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Theatre
• June 9: Boston, Massachusetts at MGM Music Hall at Fenway
• June 9: Boston, Massachusetts: MGM Music Hall at Fenway (Late show)
• June 10: Atlantic City, New Jersey at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
• June 11: Atlantic City, New Jersey atHard Rock Live at Etess Arena

How can you buy tickets?

Tickets were first available during a presale period beginning Feb. 15, and general ticket sales opened on Feb. 17.

While almost all of the shows are sold out, there are still tickets available for one show, according to the tour’s website as of this writing:

• The June 11 show at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City

To buy tickets, follow the link for the show of your choice on the tour’s official website , which will take you to Ticketmaster.

Prices for the remaining June 11 tickets are currently going for between $363 and $597 each.

Fans can still buy tickets on the secondary market.

VIP packages are also available to purchase, with limited availability, and come with merchandise including a tour t-shirt, a commemorative “Restless Leg” ticket, a tour poster, a tote bag and sticker.

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“Tina and I have big news we want to share with you: We are headed out on tour. Join us for the Restless Leg Tour, coming to your city soon,” Poehler said in an announcement video tweeted by @ChicagoTheatre.

“You can come see us live and in person — Amy and Tina’s Restless Leg Tour — it’s going to be an evening of comedy, conversation, improv, maybe a little slow dancing between us, we don’t know yet, but it’s going to be awesome,” Fey continued.

The four-city tour kicks off April 28 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., then goes to to Chicago at the Chicago Theatre on May 20, Boston’s MGM Hall at Fenway on June 9, and ends June 10 in Atlantic City, N.J., at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena.

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The comics met in 1993 at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic (now known as iO Chicago). In the early aughts, they became the first and only female co-anchors on “SNL‘s” popular “Weekend Update.” They have co-hosted the Golden Globe Awards four times. Fey even dedicated a chapter of her memoir “Bossypants” to Poehler, titled “I Don’t Care If You Like It (One in a series of love letters to Amy Poehler).”

Tickets for the tour, perhaps in celebration of their 30-year friendship, go on presale beginning Wednesday. General sale begins Friday.

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Former Saturday Night Live costars and real-life pals Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will launch their first live comedy tour together this spring.

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tou r will kick off with a limited run of four shows from April to June. The jaunt, billing itself as a celebration of “thirty years of friendship with an evening of jokes, iconic stories and conversational entertainment,” begins April 28 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.

No additional dates were indicated in today’s announcement, with Poehler and Fey saying only, “If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship!”

In addition to their years together on SNL and its Weekend Update, Poehler and Fey have hosted the Golden Globes Awards four times to considerable praise.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler launch their "Restless Leg Tour" this weekend in Rosemont and at the Chicago Theatre.

What do you call what Tina Fey and Amy Poehler did at the Rosemont Theatre Friday night?

Vaudeville? A 100-minute comedy hang? A sweet, loosely organized catch-up between Chicago-bred comics and their audience? A live dual portrait of old friends? Whatever you call it, they’re doing it all weekend, next in three sold-out shows at the Chicago Theatre, and if you couldn’t pull the trigger on the pricey tickets, or simply find a ticket before resell pirates began demanding cretinous, Taylor Swift-ish prices, I hate to say … Sometimes charm, authenticity and a distinct lack of a rigidly-executed show is enough.

Sounds like a backhanded compliment, but I promise: It’s all compliment. Their “Restless Leg Tour,” which is making a tentative tiptoe into a handful of cities this spring, presumably as a test run for grander plans, is a victory lap and reminder of how comfortably Fey and Poehler ping off each other. To the song “For Good” from “Wicked,” Fey sang to Poehler: “I do believe you make me slightly better.” And Poehler sang to Fey: “We are work friends and we see each other at work.” They would have done the actual song, Fey said, but they would have had to pay for rights, negating the point of the tour.

The beauty was in the casualness, the intimacy they somehow achieved through the touches they can’t control: Poehler’s openhearted cackle; Fey’s dyspeptic side-eye. Poehler did a terrible impression of Richard Dreyfuss in “Jaws” and gave a shoutout to Gen-X (“We remember people!”). Fey, wearing a T-shirt reading “Mother,” said being a mother was like being the guy controlling Kermit the Frog: “If you’re doing your job right, nobody should notice and you’re just a filthy hippy sitting on a dirt floor.” They referred to each other as basically colleagues. “Common law comedy wives.” “Work husbands.” They relayed this so often you know there’s a truth there and a bond that transcends it.

Whatever poignancy they generate, it lands doubly here.

They don’t know exactly when they met, but they know it was about 30 years ago in Chicago. After opening the Rosemont show in knockoff Golden Globe glitter dresses, they climbed into ’90s wigs and clothes and danced through a recounting of their Chicago years: Before a backdrop of the Buckingham Fountain, they talked about both taking Second City classes, both performing with the then-Improv Olympic and both working miserable jobs on the side. Fey, who lived in Rogers Park, worked at the front desk at the YMCA in Evanston, dodging the harassment of its residents. Poehler, who waitressed in scores of restaurants, also worked the phones for Steppenwolf, soliciting donors to donate more.

Since they couldn’t recall their first meeting, they used improv to recreate it. They asked the audience for prompts, and took them. “You had brown hair and I had blond hair,” Poehler said, “and we all know that’s the only way women can be friends.”

Again, I have to ask, what should you call all this?

Both did stand-up — and as jarring as it is to see them slipping into the familiar rhythms of the seasoned road comic (Fey used her set to mock the format), they also sort of killed. In their gowns, they slipped into award-show mockery. Fey: “Ben Affleck is not here tonight. He’s busy slamming car doors behind J Lo.” Poehler: “Chicago, home of Central Standard Time.” They rolled out on office chairs from opposite ends of the stage and, to a roaring audience, did a new “Weekend Update” segment, with guest star. (I won’t spoil the surprise, but it’s good.) At the end, in pajamas, curled into large chairs, they wound down the night with reminiscing and fielded questions from the audience.

If we have to give a name to this, call it Live Charm.

They took the idea for the tour, they’ve told talk shows, from Steve Martin and Martin Short, who have paraded their friendship in a similar show for years. (Indeed, Martin and Martin return to the Chicago Theatre in June.) It’s not a new idea. Hugh Jackman’s arena shows, which play like pleasant old-school showbiz reviews, deliver a bit of comedy, song, dancing, storytelling. But the genre only works when the performer is genuine, self-deflating and, most importantly, their fame is incidental. They were you once, in an audience, and they show delight in your delight.

As Poehler said, way back when, she froze on her bike riding through another Chicago winter, but “it was a magical time when you could make up a show on the spot — a tradition we continue to this day!”

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler “Restless Leg Tour” continues through May 21 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; tinaamytour.com

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler announced Monday (Feb. 13) that they are headed out on their first joint comedy tour.

The besties broke the news to Rolling Stone . Produced by Live Nation, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour will start its four-city run April 28 at Washington, D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall before heading to Chicago, Boston and Atlantic City through June 10.

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In a bicoastal video, recorded with the former 30 Rock star in New York City and the onetime Parks and Recreation lead in Los Angeles, the two pals shared just how excited they are to be hitting the road together. “It’s gonna be an evening of comedy, conversation, improv, maybe a little slow-dancing between us… we don’t know yet! But it’s gonna be awesome,” Fey promised while Poehler added, “We cannot wait to see you. I cannot wait to see you in person, buddy! And yeah, let’s do it!”

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The Restless Leg Tour will be the first time the two Saturday Night Live legends have appeared together on stage since they last hosted the Golden Globes together back in Feb. 2021. That ceremony marked the fourth time they had MC’d the now-embattled awards show following a three-year stint in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Most recently, Poehler popped back into SNL late last month to support her former Parks and Rec co-star Aubrey Plaza for the one-time NBC page’s hosting debut. Fey’s latest projects include Only Murders in the Building , Girls5eva and the upcoming Netflix series Mulligan .

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Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Announce New Tour Dates

Tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, June 21 at 10am local with presale

General on-sale starts friday, june 23 at 10am local .

After the incredible success of their first live sold out tour this Spring, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey announced their  Restless Leg Tour  will continue. The comedy icons, writers, producers, actresses and Saturday Night Live alumni will first stop in Cleveland, OH followed by Denver, CO, Austin, TX, Las Vegas, NV, Philadelphia, PA and Portland, OR. 

TICKETS:   Presales begin Wednesday, June 21 at 10 AM local time, including an artist presale with code RESTLESS. General on-sale begins Friday, June 23 at 10 AM local time on  tinaamytour.com .

Limited VIP merchandise bundled tickets will be available at each show. 

For more information, fans can head to  tinaamytour.com  and follow @ tinaamytour  on Instagram.

AMY POEHLER & TINA FEY: RESTLESS LEG TOUR DATES: 

Thur Sept 21 – Cleveland, OH – State Theatre at Playhouse Square

Sun Oct. 1 – Denver, CO – Bellco Theatre

Thur Oct 12 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

Fri Nov 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Resorts World Theatre*

Sat Nov 11 – Las Vegas, NV – Resorts World Theatre*

Thur Dec 14 – Philadelphia, PA  – The Met

Sat Jan 13 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds 

*not a Live Nation tour date

About Tina Fey:

TINA FEY   is an award-winning writer, actress, author and producer, known for creating and starring as ‘Liz Lemon’ in  30 Rock.  30 Rock  holds the record for the most Emmy nominations in one season for any comedy series (22), and received a total of 103 Emmy nominations and 16 wins over 7 seasons.   Prior to creating  30 Rock , Fey completed nine seasons as head writer, cast member, and co- anchor of “Weekend Update” on  Saturday Night Live .  While at SNL, Fey also wrote the screenplay for the hit comedy film,  Mean Girls , which Fey subsequently adapted for Broadway(12 Tony Award nominations) and again as a new musical feature film, now in pre-production for Paramount.  

On film, Fey starred with Amy Poehler in  Baby Mama  and  Sisters , with Steve Carell in  Date Night , as lead voice in Pixar’s Oscar winning animated feature film  Soul,  and co-stars in Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.”  Fey also co-created, with Robert Carlock, the Emmy nominated hit Netflix original comedy,  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , and  Mr. Mayor  starring Ted Danson.  Fey Executive Produced the Netflix animated series,  Mulligan , as well as  Girls5eva  from creator Meredith Scardino, which wrapped production on Season 3 for Netflix. Fey’s memoir,  Bossypants , topped the New York Times best seller list and remained for 39 consecutive weeks, and went on to sell over 5 million copies in the US thus far. 

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AMY POEHLER  is one of Hollywood’s most versatile and sought-after talents, with credits including actress, writer, executive producer, and bestselling author. Poehler, perhaps best known for her starring role on the Emmy-nominated NBC comedy series  Parks and Recreation,  can currently be seen as co-host alongside Maya Rudolph in the second season of Peacock’s  Baking It , where she also serves as executive producer. Other recent projects include serving as executive producer and narrator of Peacock’s unscripted series  The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,  co-creator, executive producer, and the lead voice of FOX’s animated series  Duncanville , executive producer of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series  Russian Doll , Amazon’s  Harlem  and Adult Swim’s  Three Busy Debras . On March 4, 2022, Poehler made her documentary directorial debut with Amazon’s Emmy-winning documentary  Lucy & Desi,  where she also executive produced alongside Imagine Documentaries & White Horse Pictures. She recently starred and directed in Netflix’s  Moxie  and appeared as co-host (alongside Nick Offerman) and executive producer of the hit crafting competition series  Making It.  She has several additional projects in development as part of her successful production company Paper Kite Productions, including the upcoming  First Time Female Director,  which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, thriller-drama  The Mother-In-Law , and the Netflix animated feature  Steps .

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Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Announce New Dates for ‘Restless Leg’ Comedy Tour

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Amy Poehler and Tina Fey aren’t leaving the road quite yet. The beloved Hollywood duo, who kicked off their first-ever live comedy tour together last spring, has announced they will continue their “Restless Leg Tour,” with a lineup of dates in major cities such as Austin and Las Vegas.

Produced by Live Nation, the surprise second leg of the “Restless Leg Tour” begins in Cleveland on Sept. 21 at State Theatre at Playhouse Square before going onto Denver’s Bellco Theatre on Oct. 1, Austin’s Bass Concert Hall on Oct. 12 and Las Vegas’s Resorts World Theatre before concluding in Philadelphia at The Met Dec. 14.

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“If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship,” Poehler and Fey said in a joint statement.

Poehler and Fey met in the Chicago improv scene in the 1990s before getting hired on “Saturday Night Live,” eventually becoming the first female co-anchors of “Weekend Update.” In addition to headlining their own long-running TV sitcoms — Poehler’s “Parks and Recreation” and Fey’s “30 Rock” — the dynamic duo has shared the screen in the comedies “Mean Girls,” “Baby Mama” and “Sisters.”

Poehler and Fey have hosted the Golden Globes together four times, where their wry observations of Hollywood A-listers — from Leonardo DiCaprio’s penchant for dating younger women to lifetime achievement award recipient George Clooney living in the shadow of his ultra-successful wife, Amal — were ratings and critical hits.

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‍ AMY POEHLER is one of Hollywood’s most versatile and sought-after talents, with credits including actress, writer, executive producer, and bestselling author. Poehler, perhaps best known for her starring role on the Emmy-nominated NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, can currently be heard as the titular character in the scripted podcast Say More with Dr? Sheila . Poehler also serves as executive producer on the series in partnership with Audacy and her production company, Paper Kite Productions. Other recent projects include Peacock’s unscripted series The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (executive producer & narrator), Peacock’s Baking It (executive producer & co-host alongside Maya Rudolph), NBC’s hit crafting competition series Making It (executive producer & co-host alongside Nick Offerman),FOX’s animated series Duncanville (co-creator, executive producer, and lead voice), Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series Russian Doll (executive producer), Amazon’s Harlem (executive producer) and Adult Swim’s Three Busy Debras (executive producer). Last year, Poehler made her documentary directorial debut with Amazon’s Emmy-winning documentary Lucy & Desi , which she executive produced alongside Imagine Documentaries & White Horse Pictures. She also starred in and directed Netflix’s Moxie and will star in and produce the upcoming Roku film, First Time Female Director . She has several additional projects in development as part of Paper Kite Productions, including NBC’s thriller-drama The Mother-In-Law , and the Netflix animated feature Steps .

TINA FEY  is an award-winning writer, actress, author and producer, known for creating and starring as 'Liz Lemon' in 30 Rock.  30 Rock holds the record for the most Emmy nominations in one season for any comedy series (22) and received a total of 103 Emmy nominations and 16 wins over 7 seasons. Prior to creating 30 Rock , Fey completed nine seasons as head writer, cast member, and co- anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live . While at SNL, Fey also wrote the screenplay for the hit comedy film, Mean Girls , which Fey subsequently adapted for Broadway (12 Tony Award nominations) and again as a new musical feature film, now in post-production for Paramount. On film, Fey starred with Amy Poehler in Baby Mama and Sisters , with Steve Carell in Date Night , as lead voice in Pixar’s Oscar winning animated feature film Soul, and co-stars in Kenneth Branagh's "A Haunting in Venice” for Disney.  Fey also co-created, with Robert Carlock, the Emmy nominated hit Netflix original comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , and Mr. Mayor starring Ted Danson.  Fey Executive Produced the Netflix animated series, Mulligan , as well as Girls5eva from creator Meredith Scardino, which wrapped production on Season 3 for Netflix. Fey's memoir, Bossypants , topped the New York Times best seller list and remained for 39 consecutive weeks, and went on to sell over 5 million copies in the US thus far.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler celebrate friendship, revisit 'Weekend Update' on Restless Leg tour

WASHINGTON – From Steve Martin and Martin Short to Cheech and Chong to Waldorf and Statler, famed comedy duos lean on at least a little bit of shtick.

They’re also predominantly male.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – Emmys winners, authors, actors and, above all, comedians – are a joint unicorn. Friends for 30 years, partners in film (“Mean Girls,” “Sisters” ) and TV ( “Saturday Night Live” ), theirs is a relationship built on shared scrappiness that led both to significant success.

They’re also very funny sans the shtick. Sort of a Gen-X Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda – two cool women whose banter ping-pongs naturally and who can read each other from a mile away.

On Friday, the spitfire duo kicked off their Restless Leg tour at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Tickets for their outings – their first live comedy shows together – sold out so quickly that what was initially a handful of dates expanded to a 12-show run scattered between April and June.

To maneuver their collective history through a 100-minute performance might seem daunting. But these two pros brought fans on a fulfilling journey that included video montages of their greatest hits (Mom Jeans! Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin impersonations! “30 Rock”! “Parks & Recreation”!); a few costume changes instituted for purpose, not vanity; improv; stand-up; and, most rewarding, a Q&A session staged on two sofa chairs with Fey and Poehler in their pajamas.

Actually, the most satisfying moment was their closing song – yes, they sing, charmingly – with new lyrics set to “For Good,” the tender ode to friendship from Broadway’s “Wicked” (“Knowing you has made me slightly better ... we are work friends and we see each other ... at work”).

What will make this tour so enjoyable – especially for those able to catch more than one show – is its malleability.

An opening segment with the pair in glittery gowns as a self-effacing nod to their four-time stint as Golden Globes hosts includes a slot for local-market jokes (“I haven’t been to Washington since Jan. 6 … 1988. It was a school trip,” Fey mused).

A quick change into throwback clothes and wigs to showcase how the duo met in the ’90s becomes funnier when Fey, 52, and Poehler, 51, disclose that they can’t specifically recall when they became friends, other than while performing with Second City in Chicago.

And thus, a reenactment is born via improv (Philadelphia, barber shop, a sex toy, the Mafia and rom-coms factored in the scenario on this night) until Poehler summarizes their burgeoning friendship: “You had brown hair and I had blond hair, and we all know that’s the only way women can be friends.”

The sold-out crowd whooped when a functional “Weekend Update” set was erected on stage. Fey, wearing her trademark glasses, and Poehler scooted in their desk chairs from opposite sides of the stage to tackle headlines in their matching dark blazers. (The pair hosted the “Saturday Night Live” segment from 2004 to 2005.)

Stories about King Charles, rules changes in MLB, Twitter blue checks and the upcoming “Barbie” movie were skewered with scalpel-like precision.

But the humorous instincts of the pair were most noticeable in the little things. When Fey accidentally stepped on a Poehler joke, the latter retorted in a millisecond, “Just like old times.” And when Poehler broke character and unsuccessfully stifled her laughter with a “downer” of a guest during the “Weekend Update” segment, Fey wordlessly spun her chair backward to leave her friend to struggle through her own recovery – and likely hide her own giggles.

The Q&A portion of the show – with the women reading preapproved questions – will probably feature different questions at each date to keep the repartee fresh. But one of the more telling exchanges came when they were asked which member of the Golden Girls they identified with the most.

Poehler chose Rose Nyland (Betty White) because “She tells long stories that don’t go anywhere.” Fey picked Dorothy Zbornak: “I’m Bea Arthur energy all the way,” she quipped.

Appropriately, another duo worth celebrating.

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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler

AMY POEHLER is one of Hollywood’s most versatile and sought-after talents, with credits including actress, writer, executive producer, and bestselling author. Poehler, perhaps best known for her starring role on the Emmy-nominated NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, can currently be heard as the titular character in the scripted podcast Say More with Dr? Sheila . Poehler also serves as executive producer on the series in partnership with Audacy and her production company, Paper Kite Productions. Other recent projects include Peacock’s unscripted series The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (executive producer & narrator), Peacock’s Baking It (executive producer & co-host alongside Maya Rudolph), NBC’s hit crafting competition series Making It (executive producer & co-host alongside Nick Offerman),FOX’s animated series Duncanville (co-creator, executive producer, and lead voice), Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series Russian Doll (executive producer), Amazon’s Harlem (executive producer) and Adult Swim’s Three Busy Debras (executive producer). Last year, Poehler made her documentary directorial debut with Amazon’s Emmy-winning documentary Lucy & Desi , which she executive produced alongside Imagine Documentaries & White Horse Pictures. She also starred in and directed Netflix’s Moxie and will star in and produce the upcoming Roku film, First Time Female Director . She has several additional projects in development as part of Paper Kite Productions, including NBC’s thriller-drama The Mother-In-Law , and the Netflix animated feature Steps .

TINA FEY  is an award-winning writer, actress, author and producer, known for creating and starring as 'Liz Lemon' in 30 Rock.  30 Rock holds the record for the most Emmy nominations in one season for any comedy series (22) and received a total of 103 Emmy nominations and 16 wins over 7 seasons. Prior to creating 30 Rock , Fey completed nine seasons as head writer, cast member, and co- anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live . While at SNL, Fey also wrote the screenplay for the hit comedy film, Mean Girls , which Fey subsequently adapted for Broadway (12 Tony Award nominations) and again as a new musical feature film, now in post-production for Paramount. On film, Fey starred with Amy Poehler in Baby Mama and Sisters , with Steve Carell in Date Night , as lead voice in Pixar’s Oscar winning animated feature film Soul, and co-stars in Kenneth Branagh's "A Haunting in Venice” for Disney.  Fey also co-created, with Robert Carlock, the Emmy nominated hit Netflix original comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , and Mr. Mayor starring Ted Danson.  Fey Executive Produced the Netflix animated series, Mulligan , as well as Girls5eva from creator Meredith Scardino, which wrapped production on Season 3 for Netflix. Fey's memoir, Bossypants , topped the New York Times best seller list and remained for 39 consecutive weeks, and went on to sell over 5 million copies in the US thus far.

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The duo, set to take their Restless Leg Tour to six new cities beginning in September, discuss fine-tuning their new material, why this WGA strike feels different and how the slow-rolling two-woman show is "secretly just a ladies weekend" for the serial collaborators.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler prefer to keep the specifics of their current tour under wraps for the folks who’ve yet to see their 100-minute stage show. And, considering they’ve only played a handful of dates, that group still includes just about everyone.

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“When you think about the ways people could be spending their money right now, it’s gratifying and heartwarming that people are like, ‘Yes, that’s the night out that we want,'” said Fey, during a recent conversation with Poehler and THR . “Because, for me, I don’t want to go to anything. I never want to go out.”

“To even get people into a car feels like a win,” added Poehler.

Ahead of their next batch of shows, the pair also talked about getting Lorne Michaels’ blessing to replicate the “Weekend Update” set on tour, finally having the chance to refine material over a long period of time and why the current Writers Guild of America strike feels different than the last one.

There’s no Los Angeles or New York in this latest batch of dates. Are you forcing me to go to Vegas to see the show?

Tina Fey I would never force anyone to go to Vegas, but I might force you to go to Austin.

Amy Poehler I do think we’re going to do New York and Los Angeles later, probably for a longer run. We just have to figure that out.

How are you approaching pacing these dates?

Fey We definitely work backwards, from school calendar first and foremost.

You just played Atlantic City. How does that crowd compare to, say, Chicago?

Poehler Atlantic City is its own country.

Fey There’s not that much of a difference, but we are learning that some cities really like hearing jokes about themselves. Amy says that Boston loves hearing jokes about Boston. 

Poehler Yeah, if you’re in Boston, every time you mention the word “Boston” — or any town near Boston — you’re golden. Whereas, Atlantic City wasn’t so much like “This your hometown!” It was, “You’ve driven to this casino!” But we did get a lot of Delco vibes in Atlantic City, which does make me excited for when we get to Philadelphia.

Fey I’m a Jersey Shore-goer since childhood, so I dragged everyone down to stay in Cape May. We’re really trying to find ways to make the most of what is secretly just a ladies weekend every time we’re getting away. 

Have any of your kids seen the show yet? 

Fey No, they don’t want to see that. If your mom did a show with her friend, where they were just talking to one another for an hour, would you go to that?

Poehler And, on behalf of all women, isn’t there one damn thing we can do where we don’t have to bring our kids? ( Laughs .) None of these guys bring their kids, that’s for sure.

Without spoiling anything, the “Weekend Update” desk makes an appearance during the show. Did you have to ask Lorne Michaels or NBC for permission?

Poehler If you say the words “thank you in advance” for almost anything, it confuses people. Say you’re trying to buy something … “I’m gonna take this for free, thank you in advance.” The person goes, “You’re welcome?” and then you have enough time to get out of the store.

Fey And we got out of the store.

What have you learned about the audience you’re pulling so far?  

Poehler Tina and I have done so many shows over the years where people haven’t necessarily paid to come see us . We just happened to be there. So, when people spend the time and money to come see you specifically , you’re like, “Oh, now I understand why Bono never gets off the road.” We’ve been doing a section where we answer questions that people ask on their way in, and we’ve learned a lot about our audience and what they’re thinking. They’re really funny, too. During the tour, Tina and I have also partied really hard during the day and gone to Bloomingdale’s or Macy’s. We keep seeing people who came to the show the night before or who are going that night. So, I guess we’re all doing the same stuff. 

Fey We’re all googling “best croissant in Washington” and taking a walk.

How do you approach editing and evolving the material with so much space between dates?

Poehler I feel proud that if you come to a show more than once, you are going to see a different show the second time. We’re always working on new material. We want to make sure that people feel like the show’s for them. But there are some things that have been working really well, that we keep coming back to, and it’s fun to keep tweaking to see if we can make it better and better. 

Fey That’s kind of a luxury, too. With SNL , you get a couple swings at something to make it better. Then it airs, and it’s done. To be able to continue to revisit things in this way, we really enjoy the science of it. Also, after so many years of making single-camera television and movies, hoping someone alone in their house laughs at it, it’s fun to be in the room where they’re laughing. 

Both of you started performing onstage, though these rooms are much bigger. 

Poehler We both started on the stage, and that’s where we’ll both … go at the end. ( Laughs .) But we had so many early days that were just brutal. Zero laughs. 

Fey We really did do gigs that were, like, improvising for people at a business conference in a hotel ballroom before they even got breakfast — just forcing people to look at you. This is the opposite of that. 

I wonder if this writers strike is getting as much mainstream media attention as the last one. Caring as much about the WGA as I believe you both do, is that something you’re talking about on the road?

Poehler I know a lot of triple-hyphenates — SAG, WGA, DGA — are talking more, which is exciting to see in terms of strength in numbers and solidarity. So I feel, anecdotally, people that aren’t in the business are more aware of it than they were last time. I think that’s simply because the AI issue extends past our business. It’s this general concern about “Where will jobs go?” and “How can corporations be doing so well, and yet the wages of writers continue to go down?” The pure labor movement part does feel like a shared knowledge or experience that’s different than 2007-2008. I don’t know if you would agree, Tina.

Fey Yeah, I think you said it well.

I’m going to let you go, and I realize you’re really spacing this tour out, but I think a lot of people would watch a tour bus doc if you ever choose to go that route.

Poehler I would love to do a Partridge Family-style bus. Or Wavy Gravy’s. All the references nobody remembers! But I do get very car sick, and Tina doesn’t love to drive.

Fey Amy makes me drive.

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Why you need to see Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘Restless Leg tour’ coming to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square

C LEVELAND, Ohio – If you saw the “Barbie” movie, Beyonce, Taylor Swift or “SIX the Musical” this summer, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Cleveland should be on your calendar. This is the “Eras Tour” for theater geeks, soccer moms and anyone looking for a night out filled with laughs.

I saw the comedy duo the way they were intended to be seen: live on a Saturday night. I will also be in the audience when their “Restless Leg” tour opens at Playhouse Square’s State Theatre on Sept. 21 for a three-day run.

And for me, a 26-year-old who used to dream of hosting “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update, seeing my idols on stage in Chicago in May felt like therapy.

Watching “Saturday Night Live” as an overweight, nerdy middle school girl growing up on the South Side of Cleveland set something on fire inside of me. I saw something in Tina Fey and Amy Poehler that I had never seen before; women being weird, loud, clever and having fun while being loved for it, for the most part.

They’ve had their fair share of critics. But what successful woman hasn’t?

They led me down a long path lined with other women to look up to: Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Kristen Wiig, Gilda Radner, Carol Burnett, Laraine Newman and more.

It’s no surprise that the Fey/Poehler show is just as witty and ridiculous as some of their most famous impressions, characters and sketches they wrote. They don’t advertise their Mom Jeans or the Woomba. And “Sarah Palin” and “Hilary Clinton” did not address the audience. Instead, the award-winning actresses captivated the crowd with an easy-going show that tries to explain how they became friends.

Each night of their tour, a different celebrity guest has made an appearance during their “Weekend Update” segment. In Chicago, Fred Armisen wheeled out in an office chair and gave the audience a rundown on different accents you hear throughout the city.

Each actress gave a concise stand-up set that had people in the row next to me literally slapping their knees. Poehler poked fun at her times waiting tables while waiting to make it big. Fey joked about the price of menstrual products, yelling “P****” expensive, y’all!” to the rafters of the Chicago Theater.

There were costume changes, music, dancing, a Q&A section and, of course, improv.

If you didn’t know, Fey and Poehler got their start in Chicago while performing at the Improv Olympic, now the iO Theater, and Second City. The duo are not sure when they officially met but they were sure it was during an improv class.

When I was in high school, my parents surprised me with tickets to a Second City show while in town visiting colleges. I wore a blazer, because that’s what Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wore while hosting “Weekend Update,” and had the time of my life imagining my heroes strolling up the steps to enter the theater.

When I moved to the city for college, I started taking improv classes one week after moving into my dorm. There, I found other women from different backgrounds who wanted the same thing as me; friends and a fun creative outlet.

And although I didn’t end up at 30 Rock, I wouldn’t be a writer without seeing Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do it first.

The “Restless Leg” tour isn’t just a comedy show. Fey and Poehler’s tour is an inclusive, vaudeville-style celebration of friendship and empowerment.

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, and 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre. The show’s are sold out but a limited number of VIP tickets are available for $436.50 via playhousesquare.com.

Tickets are also available on the secondary market on various ticket-selling sites.

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