Good Hang with Amy Poehler
4.3/5
Critic Rating
Come hang with Amy Poehler. Each week on her podcast, she'll welcome celebrities and fun people to her studio. They'll share stories about their careers, mutual friends, shared enthusiasms, and most importantly, what's been making them laugh. This podcast is not about trying to make you better or giving advice. Amy just wants to have a good time.
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Jun 2, 2025
"I do not like celebrity podcasts. I mean, I believe that Amy Poehler’s Good Hang is technically good, I liked what I heard and think it’s well done and that Amy Poehler is amazing blah blah blah. But I’d rather hear about other things. I listened, very skeptically, on a walk somewhere and had to stop several times to cackle, especially during the part when Mike explains why and how everyone on the shows he works on have absolutely crazy names. This episode is a beautiful mess and I love every single thing about it, most of all the authentic laughing."
Score: 4
Chloe Walker • PodcastReview.org • Apr 21, 2025
"Six episodes in, Good Hang doesn’t seem to know what it’s about. The conversations themselves are a mixed bag. There have been more worthwhile moments...While her self-consciousness does make Good Hang a hard show to relax into, somewhat defeating the purported point of the podcast, it’s easy to see how some might find her lack of polish endearing. It’s early days: there’s a good chance that the show might develop more of an identity, and that Poehler will become a more comfortable presenter. Until then, however, it’s nice that she’s catching up with some old pals."
Score: 4
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Apr 12, 2025
"All is slapdash and self-congratulatory. An episode with actor Ike Barinholtz gives us almost nothing. every episode, Poehler enthuses so much about her guest – to their face! – that it feels performative. She laughs too much and for too long. Are these incredibly successful, creative, funny people so insecure that they need bolstering every other sentence? (Yes, clearly.) …"
