Amy Poehler, the Saturday Night Live veteran and star of multiple films as well as Parks and Recreation, has spoken out about what she perceives as an anti-comedy bias at the Oscars.

Speaking to Olivia Colman on her Good Hang podcast, Poehler first canvassed Colman’s The Roses co-star Benedict Cumberbatch for questions.

“If you can do comedy, you can do anything. I really do believe that,” Cumberbatch said, to which Poehler concurred, saying: “Of course. You don’t have to tell me, babe!”

She continued: “Every single year at the Oscars , everybody [in comedy] gets blanked and all the serious people get up and accept and accept. It’s some hot bullshit! Because comedy is not easy. And I got to tell you, both you and Olivia can do both.”

Speaking later, Colman credited Paddy Considine,

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