Video of ‘SNL’: Aubrey Plaza gives tour of the set, surprise of Amy Poehler

Aubrey Square like this weekend Saturday night live The host returned to her old 30 Rock spot, having worked there as a page for NBC when she was in college.

As such, it was inevitable that her monologue, which began by assuring us that, with characteristic sarcasm and all, she really “cares” about (some) things, and featured a cameo by President Biden of Delaware, would find her reflecting on that concert from earlier. years. And it was just as inevitable that she would then don her old pageboy’s jacket and give viewers a backstage tour (showgirls requisite headgear and all).

Plaza showed us why, as a page, she was never assigned switchboard duty (something about her being a “bad page” with “terrible phone etiquette”), and Kenan Thompson is apparently still waiting for a coffee to help him. was bringing in 2004.

Then, just as Plaza was rolling her eyes at how tour groups would expect to see a celebrity wandering the halls, who greets her but snl alum and ex Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler.

“Aubrey, I see you’re wearing your page coat,” Poehler commented. “Are you drinking again…?” After which Plaza apparently picked up Poehler’s wallet.

(And if that wasn’t enough Pawnee power for you, Plaza and Poehler later literally played with April and Leslie during the weekend update!)

What did you think of Plaza’s monologue? Watch the full video above and have your say!

Aubrey Plaza’s monologue! pic.twitter.com/ZgspB9xCS9

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