Parks and Recreation News

Back in the day, Amy Poehler was a necessary and hilarious part of the "Weekend Update" segments on "Saturday Night Live." We got a bittersweet reminder of this during the current season's finale when Poehler joined Seth Meyers for the fake news bit.

PARKS AND RECREATION "MS. KNOPE GOES TO WASHINGTON" 05/23/2013 : LESLIE AND ANDY HEAD TO WASHINGTON D.C.-SENATORS BARBARA BOXER, JOHN MCCAIN AND OLYMPIA SNOWE GUEST STAR-Leslie and Andy visit Ben and April at their new jobs in Washington D.C., and Leslie feels overwhelmed by the city -- especially after meeting two of her idols .

PARKS AND RECREATION "SODA TAX" 05/30/2013 : LESLIE FIGHTS OBESITY IN PAWNEE WITH A NEW SODA TAX-Leslie engages on her first mission as city councilor: passing a city-wide tax on giant sodas.

MUSIC : Findlay Cockrell @ the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall , Troy. The Music @ Noon lunchtime concert series concludes its spring season with the return of the veteran pianist performing selections from his latest album, Findlay in Blue: The 3 American Gs , featuring music by Gershwin, Gottschalk and Gould.

This never gets old. Minooka's Nick Offerman, who will play Ron Swanson in the two-hour finale special of TV's Parks and Recreation at 7 p.m. Thursday on NBC , puts down his chain saw and reads Tweets from famous female celebrities.

Mad Men 's Jon Hamm to help him re-create the opening credits of '80s detective series Simon & Simon .

We hope you didn't get too attached to NBC's new comedies last fall, because the network has cleaned house.

NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt jumped right into the late-night controversy during the network's upfront presentation this morning in NY, announcing a change in the network's late-night plans as he took the stage at Radio City Music Hall.

After unveiling their new schedule , Fox has released previews of their new series, including Andy Samberg 's new cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Seth MacFarlane 's Dads , which will join New Girl and The Mindy Project on the network's Tuesday night comedy lineup.

Inside the new visitor's center at Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe in Chambersburg is a glimpse into how it all started.

Parks and Recreation 's season five finale ended on the mother of all cliffhangers: Someone in the parks department is pregnant! But fans won't have to wait until the season six premiere to find out who's with child as we caught up with Amy Poehler on the red carpet at NBC's upfront presentation, where she revealed to us who's pregnant on the hit ... (more)

Some might argue that comparing art is a fruitless exercise. They'd probably be right.

Seth Meyers, who joined SNL in 2001, became the show's head writer in 2006 and currently occupies the "Weekend Update" desk.

Jace Lacob examines NBC's fall and midseason 2013-14 schedule, which shifts around a lot of returning shows.

Bunches of new stuff and still some limbo -- no time slot for the renewed "Community" and several new shows; no decision yet on "Hannibal" and "Celebrity Apprentice." But here's the official word: NBC has announced a new lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 season that provide a winning combination of popular returning series, fresh new ... (more)

Shockya.com has the pleasure of breaking the news; Chioke Nassor's "How to Follow Strangers" will open the 2013 L.E.S. Film Festival at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on June 13th.

The cancellations of four shows that have been on the bubble indicate that NBC is undergoing a comedy makeover, reports the Los Angeles Times' Show Tracker .

Nick Offerman , who plays the ever charming Ron Swanson on Parks & Recreation, has brought joy to many people with his reading of inane celebrity tweets on Conan.

Insiders confirm to Us Weekly that the actress is dating Nick Kroll , the creator/star of Kroll Show! on Comedy Central.

Today in show business news: NBC remains in the Amy Poehler business, Randy Jackson is getting out of the Idol business, and Adam Brody is a gay best friend.