Amy Poehler recently opened up a flying experience that didn’t go quite as planned. Fortunately, it didn’t involve the bomb squad like Ellen Pompeo’s travel fiasco, but it did involve a heated exchange between her and a fellow passenger.
During a Dec. 2025 episode of her podcast “Good Hang” (which recently made history by winning the first-ever Golden Globe for Best Podcast), Poehler was joined by her “Mean Girls” co-star Ana Gasteyer. As the duo reminisced about filming the 2004 hit, Gasteyer recalled a specific flight they shared years ago.
“You got into a fight with a guy. Baby Frances was on the plane with us, do you remember that?” Gasteyer said, referring to her daughter, who is now 23.
Poehler was surprised: “And I still got into a fight with the guy with the baby around?”
“I hope so,” Gasteyer joked, ”because the guy got mad that you were swearing in front of the baby.”
The “Parks and Rec” alum then gave listeners the rundown. “What happened was a guy — a first-class guy, which we were in first class too — was like, ‘Excuse me, I’m trying to [relax]. You’re being too loud.’”
Poehler did not care for the man’s complaint. “My Boston came out, let’s just say that,” she recounted of her response to him.
While the “Saturday Night Live” alum didn’t go into exact details, she seemingly dropped a few curse words during the exchange as Gasteyer and her baby sat nearby.
Gasteyer, who described their argument as “the best thing I’ve ever seen,” didn’t take offense to Poehler’s sailor’s mouth. But the man was allegedly distraught that Poehler would speak like that in front of a baby.
This was just one of many anecdotes that Poehler has shared during her “Good Hang” podcast.
While accepting the 2026 Golden Globe for the show, the 54-year-old actress explained that the show ” is an attempt to try to make a very rough and unkind world filled with a little bit more love and laughter and laughing with people, not at them.”
She added, “And we just have such a good time making it. Thank you so much for letting us make more.”
Poehler also gave a shoutout to her boyfriend, Joel Lovell, during her acceptance speech, saying, “I love you. Thank you for everything.”
Lovell, who grew up in upstate New York and attended Cornell University, has a deep background in media. He previously served as deputy editor of “The New York Times Magazine” before pivoting to the podcasting world.
Poehler was previously married to actor Will Arnett, with whom she shares two kids.
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