Good Hang with Amy Poehler is a comedy interview podcast hosted by actress and comedian Amy Poehler. Each episode features Poehler in conversation with guests, discussing their careers and everyday lives. The double first episodes, featuring actors Tina Fey and Martin Short, were released on March 18, 2025. It is executive produced by Poehler for her Paper Kite Productions, Bill Simmons under his The Ringer banner, and Jenna Weiss-Berman. It won the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Best Podcast at the 83rd ceremony.
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Background and format
In February 2025, Amy Poehler appointed podcast producer Jenna Weiss-Berman to lead the audio division of her production company, Paper Kite Productions. That same month, it was reported that Poehler would launch her own podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, in collaboration with Spotify and The Ringer. It is her second podcast after the comedy scripted Say More with Dr? Sheila in 2023.
In each episode, Poehler interviews special guests, focusing on their careers and everyday lives. The show features "a hilarious mix of comedy, personal stories and not-too-serious conversations". Before the main interview, she speaks with people who know the guest personally in a video call to gather insights and potential questions for the interview. New episodes are released weekly each Tuesday, along with the accompanying video versions on the podcast's YouTube channel.
The podcast hosted a live recording at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on December 4, 2025, featuring Maya Rudolph as a surprise guest. It also included appearances by comedian Ron Funches and the podcast's theme music composer Amy Miles. The podcast hosted its second live recording at The Town Hall, New York City, on August 11, 2026. It featured surprise guest D'Arcy Carden and included appearances by William Jackson Harper and Abbi Jacobson.
Reception
Critical reception
Good Hang with Amy Poehler received widespread critical acclaim and was included in several year-end best podcast lists. Elisabeth Garber-Paul of Rolling Stone ranked it third among the best podcasts of 2025, likening it to "being at a dinner table with some of the brightest, and funniest, minds of our times". Writing for BBC, Francis Agustin praised Poehler's interviewing style, noting that she "leverag[es] her signature humour and infectious laugh to disarm her guests". Agustin also wrote that the podcast "mak[es] you feel like you're in a room hanging out with your closest friends". The Guardian described the podcast as "a tonic of a series that offers levity, joy and just the right amount of celebrity schmoozing". The publication also praised the twenty-fourth episode, featuring Aubrey Plaza, describing its conversation about loss as "a masterclass in engaging with a friend's grief". Emily McCombs of HuffPost described the podcast as "a true win for the girls" and called Poehler's conversations with women guests "powerful". Lauren Passell of Lifehacker described the podcast as a "comfort-listen that will leave you feeling like you've just been hugged".
Commercial performance
In November 2025, Apple Podcasts released its annual list of the platform's most popular podcasts, with Good Hang with Amy Poehler topping the Top New Shows of 2025 chart. The podcast was ranked tenth on The Top 50 Podcasts in the United States on Spotify in 2025.
