Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Good Hang with Amy Poehler is a comedy and conversation podcast hosted by Amy Poehler, an actress, comedian, writer, and producer known for her work on Saturday Night Live and as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. Launched in 2025, it is the newest show in the current top 10 by catalog size, with 58 episodes. The format centers on Poehler inviting friends and notable figures into her studio for informal, humor-driven conversation.

Format and tone

Each episode is structured as a loosely guided conversation between Poehler and one or more guests. The emphasis is on chemistry, humor, and the social dynamics of the hang rather than on information transfer or self-improvement. Poehler has described the show as explicitly not trying to improve the listener or offer advice, a positioning that separates it from The Mel Robbins Podcast and The Diary Of A CEO, both of which frame episodes around actionable takeaways.

This no-advice stance makes Good Hang an outlier in the top 10, where most shows offer either expertise, news, or tools for personal change. The closest analogue in intent is This Past Weekend with Theo Von, which also prioritizes personality and humor, though Von's show includes solo monologue episodes and draws on a different comedic tradition.

Host background

Poehler was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008, co-anchoring the Weekend Update segment. She starred in Parks and Recreation (2009 to 2015) and has directed, produced, and written for film and television. Her production credits include Broad City and the Duncanville animated series. Poehler's celebrity network gives the show access to high-profile guests from comedy, film, and television.

Content and guests

Episodes cover careers, creative work, mutual friends, pop culture, and whatever the guest finds funny or interesting. The guest list, while not fully enumerated in current raw data, draws from the entertainment industry and Poehler's social and professional circles. The show does not typically feature politicians, scientists, or business figures, distinguishing its guest profile from The Joe Rogan Experience, The Diary Of A CEO, and The Shawn Ryan Show.

Position in the top 10

Good Hang's presence in the global top 10 despite having only 58 episodes and no established podcast back catalog speaks to Poehler's name recognition and the appetite for lighter, personality-driven content amid a landscape dominated by long-form interviews and self-improvement shows. It is one of three comedian-hosted shows in the top 10, alongside The Joe Rogan Experience and This Past Weekend, but occupies the most purely conversational and celebrity-social end of that spectrum.

The show's rapid chart performance with a small catalog is consistent with the interview format dominance trend, in which a well-known host can attract large audiences from episode one regardless of back catalog depth.

Connections to other top-10 shows

This Past Weekend with Theo Von is the nearest comparison: both are comedian-hosted and personality-forward, but Theo Von's show includes solo riffs and draws from Southern storytelling traditions, while Good Hang is studio-based and guest-curated. The Joe Rogan Experience shares the comedy-host lineage but differs in episode length, topic range, and tone. The Mel Robbins Podcast and The Diary Of A CEO represent the advice-driven model that Good Hang explicitly rejects.

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