Amy Poehler’s new NBC comedy series, Parks And Recreation has been shrouded in secrecy for months, but with the series premiere only weeks away, the former Saturday Night Live vet has decided that the time is right to drop a few tidbits on the mockumentary style comedy.

Did you know President Obama provided some of the inspiration for the show?

“I play Leslie Knope, the head of the parks department in a small town—and her dream is to build a new park. When Obama says, ‘Okay America, let’s get to work!’ Leslie is the one who responds, ‘Great! I have all these big ideas!’” Amy says in the April 2009 of GQ.

“Government shows are usually about people making huge decisions super quickly—ya know, those big walk-and-talk shots down the halls of the White House. We wanted to explore the small ways in which people try to make a difference and fail—in a mockumentary style, like ‘The Office.’”

Parks And Recreation, from the writers and creators of The Office, premieres next month on NBC.