Amy Poehler & Will Arnett Separate, Internet Declares Love Dead

Arnett and Poehler at one of their last public appearances together in May. (Getty)

While you were microwaving popcorn for the VMAs and lining up shots for every time Obama says “hope” during his DNC speech, US Weekly broke the news that Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, the first couple of comedy, have separated after nine years of marriage. A source told US Weekly that the split is “amicable,” which is totally believable for these two, but still, the comedy world mourns. As TV critic Tara Ariano points out on her Twitter, a blind gossip item should have prepared us for the breakup last week.

Just a sampling of the headlines on this news so far:

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Are Separating, All Joy Is Gone From This Earth (Vulture)

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Announce Divorce, We Learn True Love Does Not Exist (Vh1)

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Are Separating So Go Home and Break Up With Your Boyfriend Because True Love is a Lie (Gawker)

Yeah, it kind of feels like that right now. Expect a flood of those creepy but oddly emotionally manipulative fan-made YouTube breakup montages in the next few days.