Amy Poehler honored by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding
CJ GUNTHER/EPA Actress Amy Meredith Poehler (C) poses with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Jason Hellerstein (L) and Sam Clark (R) before being awarded the Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2015 Woman of the Year at Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday. Comedian Amy Poehler is being distinguished by Harvard University’s famed theater troupe with a parade and roast.
The Golden Globe-winning “Parks and Regeneration” star and “Saturday Night Live” alum has been named 2015 Woman of the Year by Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the state’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe.
DOMINICK REUTER/REUTERS Fans of actress and comedian Amy Poehler hold up posters and copies of her book as she is honored with a parade as Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday. 
Charles Krupa/AP Actress Amy Poehler, focal point, sits with Jason Hellerstein, left, and Sam Clark, who are dressed in drag, as she rides in a changeable through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday.
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Poehler was paraded from Harvard Square to the theater hall Thursday afternoon with a boisterous marching band, costumed marchers and a duck boat in tow.
She’ll be roasted later by Jason Hellerstein, head of the student group, and vice head Samuel Clark and hear her award — a ceremonial pudding pot.
Charles Krupa/AP Amy Poehler, left, holds up a stuffed animal pig as Sam Clark, dressed in drag, cheers as she rides in a changeable through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday. “Guardians of the Galaxy” star and fellow “Parks & Regeneration” cast member Chris Pratt has been named 2015 Man of the Year. He will get his own parade and roast Feb.6
The annual awards go to performers who have made “lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.” Last year’s winners were Helen Mirren and Neil Patrick Harris.
Poehler has a 2014 Golden Globe award and five Emmy nominations for her role as Leslie Knope on “Parks and Regeneration,” an NBC comedy series.
Students and fans who lined Massachusetts Avenue for the parade held signs declaring “Leslie Knope for head” and shouting, “We like you Amy!” as she made her way down the back seat of a changeable Bentley.
Poehler spent seven seasons on “Saturday Night Live” and was a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City.
Her first book, “Yes Please,” was released in 2014 and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
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