In celebration of Time Out magazine’s 40th anniversary, Time Out New York features Saturday Night Live comedienne Amy Pohler (among others) in a new interview with the mag wherein she talks about her fave NY things and also poses for a supercute new photospread where she shows off her burgeoning baby bump. Here are a few pics from her photoshoot and a portion of her interview:

Time Out: What do you love about doing comedy in New York?
Amy Poehler: New York is so accessible to the lifestyle we were leading when we first moved there. You can eat really cheaply and buy nitrous at the deli before your show.

Time Out: What’s the biggest thing to happen to the city in the last 13 years?
Amy Poehler: Well, what do you think that answer’s gonna be? For me, it’s the new restaurant next to Kiehl’s.

Time Out: What’s your favorite place or thing in New York?
Amy Poehler: During the blackout our theater [UCB Theater] didn’t lose power for some reason. Everyone in the neighborhood came over and some people slept there. We performed all night.

Time Out: I was there the first night the theater reopened after 9/11, for performers only. It was a very special gathering.
Amy Poehler: Yeah, in the past 13 years, when the shit goes down, we meet there. It’s a great place to be when the world goes to shit.

Time Out: Complete the sentence: New York is…
Amy Poehler: …full of cheeseburgers.

Aww I love it … and I love that Time Out NY chose Amy as one of their 40 Most Amazingest New Yorkers Ever for this issue of their mag. Amy is a doll and she looks absolutely beautiful with a baby bump. I’m utterly convinced that she is going to be the coolest mom ever … even tho a little part of me thinks that she may kinda be a little like the character she played in her last movie (with Tina Fey) Baby Mama. Whatevs, I’d love to have Amy Poehler as a mom … wouldn’t you?

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Last night the 60th Annual Emmy Awards were given out for outstanding achievement in television at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, CA. I was not able to watch the show myself, since I am currently in Reykjavik, Icelancd on holiday, but the reviews are in and I understand the show itself was pretty unwatchable. Despite the shortcomings of this year’s Emmy Awards show, the whole reason for the shindig in the first place is to hand out awards to some very deserving folks … oh, and for the fashions on the red carpet. Here are a few pics of some of the folks who strutted their stuff down the red carpet last night:

Christina Applegate looked stunning on the red carpet, I’m so glad to see her looking so well. Heidi Klum and Julie Benz also looked pretty amazing … I threw in David Boreanaz so that there could be a little bit of Angel/Darla love going on here. I liked Brooke Shields’s pink dress and I thought Kathy Griffin picked out a nice wig to wear for the event. Here are a few pics of some of the winners in the Emmy Awards press room backstage … I also threw in some non-winners as well, cuz they were brave enough to pose for pics without having actually won anything last night:

The sleek ’60s drama “Mad Men” made Emmy history Sunday as the first basic-cable show to win a top series award, while the sitcom “30 Rock” and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin also emerged as big winners. “We’re all so very grateful to have jobs in this turkey-burger economy,” Fey said after accepting the best comedy series trophy for her satire about a late-night TV show. “This is the greatest job I’ve ever had in my life,” Baldwin said of his role an a network executive. He paid tribute to Fey, the NBC show’s star and creator, as “the Elaine May of her generation.” “I thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done. That is what all parents should do,” said Fey, who also won for best actress and writing in a comedy series. Emmy voters rewarded quality, not ratings: Many of the winners draw relatively small audiences. AMC’s “Mad Men,” which looks at America through the prism of Madison Avenue, is lucky to get 2 million viewers. Glenn Close of FX’s “Damages” and Bryan Cranston of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” captured drama acting trophies. Close, honored for her portrayal of a ruthless attorney, complimented her fellow nominees, including Holly Hunter and Sally Field. “We’re proving that complicated, powerful, mature women are sexy in high entertainment and can carry a show,” she said. “I call us the sisterhood of the TV drama divas.” Cranston won the trophy for his role of a desperate man who turns to making drugs. Dianne Wiest of “In Treatment” and Zeljko Ivanek of “Damages” won supporting acting honors for the drama series. Jean Smart of ABC’s “Samantha Who?” was honored as best supporting actress in a comedy series, with Jeremy Piven her actor counterpart for “Entourage.” Piven took aim at the five reality hosts who helped open the ceremony in what could charitably called a rambling way, saying, “What if I just kept talking for 12 minutes — what would happen? That was the opening.” The crowd at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards laughed heartily, not a good sign for the hosts, who included Ryan Seacreast of “American Idol.” … Jeff Probst of “Survivor,” one of the ceremony’s masters of ceremonies, claimed the first award for best reality series host. “We feel honored to be part of this family. Thank you for letting reality in,” he said … HBO’s “John Adams,” about the founding father, was named best miniseries and won other awards including acting trophies for Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. The historical drama set a record for most awards, 13, including five trophies Sunday and eight previously announced. The record of 11 was held by HBO’s “Angels in America,” the TV academy said. HBO was the most-honored network, with 26 awards earned Sunday and at the creative arts ceremony held earlier this month. ABC was second with 12 awards, followed by CBS, NBC and PBS with 10 each; AMC with eight, Showtime with five and Fox with four.

Felicitations and congratulations go out to all of this year’s Emmy Award winners … but I am struggling to find nice things to say about last night’s award show. Since I didn’t get to see it for myself, I have to rely on what others are reporting … and none of it is good. After the jump, check out some of the scathing yet funny bad reviews of last night’s 60th Annual Emmy Awards — believe me, some of them are deffo worth checking out …

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Folks, please tell me that you caught the opening skit on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night … cuz, if you did then you know it was the funniest thing ever. If you missed it, check it out below:

Amy Poehler was great as Hillary Clinton but Tina Fey was EFFING brilliant as Sarah Palin. The voice! She killed me with that shrieking voice! SNL has a reputation for really funny political humor and amazing impersonations … this skit was just perfect for me. Tina rules, well done. Do you not just love this skit?

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Tonight is the night that 14-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps will make his comedic acting debut as he hosts the season premiere of Saturday Night Live live from NYC. It was previously reported that Senator Barack Obama would be making a cameo on tonight’s season premiere ep but due to the severity of Hurricane Ike (which is currently pounding the Southern portion of the country) he has decided to postpone his appearance out of respect for those dealing with the storm’s onslaught. A wise choice, I think. But, it’s full steam ahead for Phelpsie to take the hosting reigns for tonight’s show. Here is a screencap from a video that Access Hollywood posted online from Phelpsie’s SNL rehearsals:

Michael Phelps steps out of his chlorinated comfort zone to host the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, treading the same stage where his comedy idol Chris Farley once got big laughs. The swimmer who won a record-setting eight gold medals at last month’s Olympics has been riding a pop culture wave since Beijing, making the rounds of the TV talk shows, presenting at MTV’s Video Music Awards and being gossiped about in the tabloids. Phelps follows in the athletic footsteps of such jocks as LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan, who also hosted NBC’s late-night sketch show. “I was a little nervous coming into this whole thing, but I’ve actually started to get really, really excited,” Phelps said Thursday on a conference call from New York. “I’m definitely looking forward to Saturday. This is a completely new experience for me, but something that is going to be pretty fun.” He hopes to connect by phone with Ashton Kutcher for some comedy tips, having met the actor’s wife, Demi Moore, at the VMAs, where she offered help. Hosting the show’s 34th season opener has made Phelps the envy of his friends. Swimming rival Ryan Lochte may be particularly jealous since the show’s musical guest is Lil’ Wayne, Lochte’s favorite rapper and someone Phelps likes, too. Among the sketches under consideration for the 90-minute show are ones involving his mother, Debbie, the skintight body suit he swims in, and his eight gold medals. “Anything you can imagine, they nailed just about every topic,” Phelps said of the show’s writers. He laughed at a suggestion that he’ll take off his shirt to reveal his rock-hard abs. “If it happens, it happens,” he said. “It’s all in good fun. I’m along for the ride.” Taking the stage alone for the opening monologue worries Phelps more than stepping on the starting block in China did. “I’m more nervous doing this than I was swimming in Beijing,” he said. “But after readthroughs, I started getting into it and started warming up. I felt completely confident today.” That doesn’t mean Phelps should leave his watery world for show biz, though. “There’s no question about him getting it and being funny and knowing what to do,” said Lorne Michaels, the show’s executive producer. “He’s certainly not going to be a professional sketch player, but I think he’ll do just fine. “No matter what happens they can’t take those medals away.”

Click HERE to watch the Access Hollywood video in full. Because Senator Obama was scheduled to make his cameo on the show tonight, NBC reportedly got Tina Fey to agree to appear with him playing the role of Sarah Palin. I understand that she may still make her cameo tonight (which I can’t wait to see … it will be BRILLIANT!). I am really looking forward to tonight’s season premiere ep … I am curious to see if Michael Phelps has got what it takes to pull off hosting duties on SNL. Do y’all think he can do it?

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