Amy Poehler called out the Oscars on her “Good Hang” podcast for always ignoring comedy movies when it comes time to give out awards. Poehler’s latest episode featured Olivia Colman as a guest as part of the latter’s press tour for the Searchlight Pictures comedy “The Roses.” Colman stars opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, who called in to the “Good Hang” episode to chat briefly with Poehler.
“If you can do comedy, you can do anything. I really do believe that,” Cumberbatch proclaimed.
“Of course. You don’t have to tell me, babe!” replied Poehler, who is a bona fide comedy icon thanks to “SNL,” “Parks and Recreation,” her stints hosting the Golden Globes with Tina Fey and more.
“Every single year at the Oscars, everybody [in comedy] gets blanked and all the serious people get up and acce