On this week’s episode of her Golden Globe-winning podcast, Good Hang, Amy Poehler interviewed comedy icon Carol Burnett.
Amy Poehler has, time and time again, been applauded for the kind-but-earnestly-curious nature in which she interviews her guests, asking thoughtful questions that you’re hard-pressed to find elsewhere in the interview circuit right now. In an era when so many celebrity interviews feel like a vehicle for clickbait-y headlines and juicy, gossipy clips for socials, it’s a refreshing change of pace that earnestly feels like listening to a conversation between friends over drinks, celebrity-status aside.
Amid Carol reminiscing about how she and her friends would climb the Hollywood sign as kids and about her friendship with comedy legend Lucille Ball, Amy asked the 92-year-old Palm Royale star about getting older.
Here’s 22-year-old Carol back in ’55, and 92-year-old Carol in 2026. I have to agree with Amy here — she looks incredible!
Toward the tail end of the interview, Amy asked Carol about the best part of being in your 90s, which Carol joked was not being 105.
Amy thoughtfully followed Carol’s joke up by asking if she still feels like a kid today, to which Carol responded that she feels 11 years old on the inside.
Amy fought through tears and offered a compliment that thousands of fans are praising her for: “When I’m with you, I feel 11, too.”
Leslie Knope may just be a fictional character Amy once played, but her penchant for unique and touching compliments certainly seems to live on in Amy. The segment, which garnered 2M+ views across TikTok and Instagram, really touched viewers, and hundreds flocked to the comments to praise the conversation the two shared about getting older.
“‘When I’m with you I feel eleven’ is such a beautiful compliment ❤️,” one user wrote.
“This makes aging feel less scary somehow. Thankful for her and that sharp wit,” another added.
“Amy’s inner child 🤝 carol’s inner child 😭 😭 😭,” another wrote.
“That’s the thing about genius, it’s never out loud. It shines in regular conversations,” this user said of Carol’s musings.
This, of course, isn’t the first time Amy’s been praised for having a uniquely thoughtful way of responding to often difficult conversations on her podcast. Back in November, Amy had Ariana Grande as a guest, and the simple but touching question she asked the Wicked star about her late Nonna quickly went viral online.
You can watch Amy’s Good Hang episode with Carol on YouTube, or stream it wherever you get your podcasts.
