Amy Poehler was part of a comedy group that emerged from Boston.
Amy Poehler . After studying improv at Chicago 's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s , she went to New York City in 1996 to become part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade . Along with other members of the comedy group , Poehler was a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre .