Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers reunited on Late Night last night to prove that women’s sports are really worth watching, really.
The former Saturday Night Live stars recreated their famous Weekend Update “Reall!?!” bit to go after Sports Illustrated writer Andy Benoit. He had suggested that women’s sports aren’t worth watching, despite all the excitement surrounding the Women’s soccer World Cup tournament.
“I guess I’m not surprised you work for Sports Illustrated. You guys put out a swimsuit issue every year dedicated entirely to women who aren’t in sports!” Poehler said. “Unless you think it’s a sport to cover both boobs with one arm... Really?”
Later, Poehler said that Benoit has to stop tweeting because “you’re too dumb.” She added, “In fact, everyone, just get off Twitter.”
Benoit did eventually apologize for his tweets. “My sincere apologies for last night’s senseless tweets,” he wrote. “I got carried away responding to playful ribbing and, in my stupidity, overcompensated by saying something ignorant and extreme. 100% mistake on my part, for which I'm deeply sorry.”
(By the way, Benoit hasn’t tweeted since those apology messages on Tuesday.)
You can currently hear Poehler’s voice when you see Pixar’s Inside Out.
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