That Time Amy Poehler Shut Down Jimmy Fallon at ‘SNL’ Table Read: ‘I Don’t F–king Care If You Like It’

Fans recalled the vignette from Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” in the wake of toxic workplace accusations against the “Tonight Show” host

Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler viewed from behind, two adults with light skin. Fallon wears a suit and plays an acoustic guitar, while Poehler wears a dress with an open back. They look at each other and are standing in front of a seated crowd that's in the foreground.
File: Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler at the 2010 Emmy Awards (Getty Images)

An unforgettable Amy Poehler/Jimmy Fallon anecdote from their “Saturday Night Live” days has been recirculating on social media in the wake of Fallon being called out in a Rolling Stone article for creating a toxic workplace as host of “The Tonight Show.”

In a memorable anecdote from Poehler “SNL” bestie Tina Fey’s autobiography “Bossypants,” Fey opens a chapter praising Amy with the story of when she blasted Fallon’s gender-normative response to her comedic style. The story was shared to X (formerly known as Twitter) by The New Yorker’s Erin Overbey, who wrote, “Tina Fey had Jimmy Fallon dead to rights more than a decade ago.”

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