Amy Poehler Recalls Plane Blowup After Passenger Scolds Her for Cursing Near Co-Star’s Baby

Amy Poehler is laughing now, but she says a long-ago flight once turned into a tense, first-class showdown after a fellow passenger objected to her language—right as her Mean Girls co-star Ana Gasteyer was traveling with her infant daughter.

The story came up on Poehler’s podcast Good Hang during a holiday episode featuring Gasteyer, where the two comedians started reminiscing about a trip they took together years back. Gasteyer reminded Poehler that her daughter Frances—now 23—was on the plane at the time.

According to Poehler, a man seated nearby complained that she was being “too loud” and also took issue with her swearing in front of the baby. That’s when, Poehler joked, “my Boston came out,” describing how she argued back and “got in a fight” with the passenger.

Gasteyer didn’t seem rattled by the memory—she told Poehler it was “the best thing” she’d ever seen, as the two recounted the moment with smiles rather than outrage.

Poehler and Gasteyer’s friendship goes back years, including overlapping time on Saturday Night Live and later appearing together in the 2004 film Mean Girls, where each played one of the moms.