SNL alums Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers reunite and crush critic of women’s sports
At one time, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers were co-hosts of Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live.”
They’ve both gone on to other ventures. Poehler’s “Parks and Recreation” was a hilarious. Meyers has his own late-night talk show, and he invited Poehler to join him to recreate a SNL segment they once did. The target of their ire: Sports Illustrated’s Andy Benoit.
Why? Watch this clip from Wednesday night:
To his credit, Benoit deleted his tweet and then issued an apology:
My sincere apologies for last night’s senseless tweets. I got carried away responding to playful ribbing ….
— Andy Benoit (@Andy_Benoit) June 23, 2015…. and, in my stupidity, overcompensated by saying something ignorant and extreme. 100% mistake on my part, for which I'm deeply sorry.
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