Claim: Amy Poehler was outside of a comedy group that emerged from Chicago.
Evidence: After studying improv at Chicago 's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s , she went to New York City in 1996 to become part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade.
The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago 's ImprovOlympic in 1990.