America’s Sweetheart Cop Wants to 'Freaky Friday' Amy Poehler

America’s Sweetheart Cop Wants to 'Freaky Friday' Amy Poehler

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On her Good Hang podcast yesterday, Amy Poehler dug into Mariska Hargitay’s foundation in comedy. For 25 years and 577 episodes, Hargitay has played America’s favorite cop, Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU . She’s been nominated for eight consecutive Lead Actress Emmys and won in 2006. But she started as part of The Groundlings, the LA-based improv/sketch comedy theater and incubator that was the launching point of many of our favorite comedians. Phil Hartman, Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell, Conan O’Brien, and Paul Reubens are some of the most notable alumni of the program.

Mariska’s Hollywood debut was in 1984’s Ghoulies . It’s not a comedy, but it’s pretty funny. At this point, if you’r