Amy Poehler has appeared in some "inappropriate" sketches on Saturday Night Live.

The 53-year-old actress starred on the hit comedy show between 2001 and 2008 - but Amy now acknowledges that some of her sketches haven't aged well.

During an appearance on the Good Hang podcast, Will Forte - Amy's former co-star - explained: "There are so many things I look back now and I go -- you think, 'Oh, it's all about getting a laugh.'"

Amy then said: "Agree. The part about getting older and being in comedy, is you have to figure out everything has an expiration date."

The actress subsequently acknowledged that she made lots of mistakes during her time on Saturday Night Live.

Amy was reminded on her errors during the 50th anniversary episode of the TV show, which featured a "cancelled and tasteless jokes" segment.

Amy said: "They had that segment, which was like, 'Here's all the ways we got things wrong.' And they showed way inappropriate casting for people. We all played people that we should not have played.

"I misappropriated. I appropriated. I didn't know. I did know. It's very real, and the best thing you can do is make repair, learn from your mistakes, do better -- it's all you can do."

Meanwhile, Amy previously admitted that she struggles to be funny in a "dysfunctional" environment.

The actress has very fond memories of her time on Saturday Night Live and that's created a blueprint for her entire career.

Amy - who also starred in the hit TV sitcom Parks and Recreation - told The Independent: "You do not need to have a chaotic or dysfunctional work environment to be funny or to be creative.

"I don't do great with people who want to fracture that feeling.

"I either get really defensive or really protective - I've got my stuff to work on. But I think once you prove that it works, it's pretty hard to go back.

"I've sometimes gone to other places and I'm like, 'Babe, it does not have to be this way - I've seen the other side, we don't need to kill each other to make great stuff.'"