At the end of the ceremony, Poehler held a press conference during which she described Boston as a rough city and traced her sense of humor back to her childhood there.
She also discussed her recent memoir, "Yes Please," and offered advice to those seeking to achieve their dreams.
“Every day your small actions mean something. You do this repetitive stuff every day and you wonder if it really makes a difference—but I’m here to say that it does,” Poehler said.
—Staff writer Ivan B. K. Levingston can be reached at Ivan.Levingston@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @IvanLevingston.
—Staff writer Victoria Lin can be reached at victoria.lin@thecrimson.com.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
CORRECTION: January 29, 2015
An earlier version of this article incorrectly described the composition of the Hasty Pudding cast.