Nov 11, 2025 · 59:22

June Squibb on Good Hang with Amy Poehler

with JS June Squibb

The Hang, in Short

Will Forte calls in from a trailer outside Atlanta and immediately confesses something perfect: he can't remember if he's ever met Oprah Winfrey. "I love Oprah. You would think that I would know if I met her or not. I can't remember." Amy gets it. She says at this point someone could tell her they were roommates in New York and she'd just believe them. Then they actually talk about June Squibb, Will's Nebraska costar, who memorized the entire script before shooting started. Will was terrified doing drama for the first time with Alexander Payne and Bruce Dern, but June put him at ease immediately. She's sharp, current, not interested in dispensing grandmotherly wisdom. Will's question for her: what's your favorite food and why, answered in song, public domain only. Amy's pumped to talk Eleanor the Great, 1950s New York theater, and what being 95 looks like when you're still working.

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  1. 0:00

    Hello everyone. This is Amy Puller.

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    Welcome to another episode of Good Hang.

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    I'm in a different studio today, but

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    don't worry, I have my fake food with

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    me, so no need to panic. Um, but I have

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    the great June Squib here today. June is

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    a legend. She is an incredible artist

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    and wonderful person, and we talked

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    about a lot of things today. We're going

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    to talk about um Eleanor the Great, her

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    new movie that premiered at Can. We're

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    going to talk about what it was like

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    being an actor in New York in the 1950s

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    her love of sketch comedy, the fact that

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    we were both in Inside Out. Um, and and

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    we're going to just talk about her

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    incredible career and what it's like

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    being 95. Uh, which June makes it look

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    real good. So, I always like to do this

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    at the beginning of every episode. We

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    talk well behind our guests back and we

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    have someone who has worked with June in

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    a great film called Nebraska. He is SNL

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    alum, an incredible actor, and dear

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    friend, Will Forte, joining us from a

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