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  1. Fred Armisen Announces the Charlie Chaplin Photo Awareness Festival on […]During last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers checked in with band leader Fred Armisen to ask about his latest project “Charlie Fest,” an all-day […]
    By Megh Wright
  2. videology
    Sleater-Kinney Got a Bunch of Their Famous Friends to Sing for ThemIncluding Andy Samberg, Connie Britton, Sarah Silverman, and Norman Reedus.
    By Nate Jones
  3. the drum of the 90s is alive in portland
    Watch the Portlandia Stars Duel on the DrumsFeaturing the totally, definitely true story of Fred’s birth.
    By Abraham Riesman
  4. last night on late night
    Fred Armisen’s Impression of Bill Hader Is As Accurate As It Is InsultingHe performed it as payback.
    By Jesse David Fox
  5. A Family at Disneyland Thought Fred Armisen Was Rick MoranisPortlanda stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein visited The Tonight Show last night, where they looked back at some of their favorite […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph Developed a New Way to Stay Warm This WinterYesterday was one of the coldest days in New York this winter, but luckily during last night’s Late Night, Fred Armisen and special 8G Band […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. ‘SNL’ Review: Amy Adams’ Got Christmas SpiritLike anything else this time of year, it’s hard not to come away from SNL in good spirits. Traditionally, the show’s holiday episode provides […]
    By Erik Voss
  8. Learn About New York City’s Many Accents with Fred ArmisenAccent master Fred Armisen performed at a charity benefit Wednesday night, and as part of his routine he devoted nearly five minutes to […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. ‘Portlandia’s Season 5 Trailer Features Paul Reubens, Jeff Goldblum, […]var bc_params = […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. Fred Armisen, Judy Greer, Selma Blair, and Billie Joe Armstrong to Star in […]Fred Armisen, Selma Blair, and Judy Greer are teaming up with Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong for a dramatic film. Variety reports that […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. Fred and Carrie Go Goth in This ‘Portlandia’ Season 5 Preview// // Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s hit IFC show Portlandia returns in January with a ton of great guest stars, but in the […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. book excerpt
    Amy Poehler on Taping SNL While PregnantIt’s like wearing a sombrero, apparently.
    By Amy Poehler
  13. ‘Portlandia’s Fifth Season to Feature Matt Groening, Jane Lynch, Paul […]Portlandia’s fifth season doesn’t premiere until next year, but over the past few weeks Carrie Brownstein has been posting some pictures from […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. Lena Dunham and Fred Armisen Talk About ‘SNL’ and Their Other Shows for […]To celebrate both of their Emmy nominations, Variety recently sat down with Lena Dunham and Fred Armisen for a hybrid interview/conversation […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. Fred Armisen Plays the Weirdest Johns Hopkins Surgeon Ever on ‘Late Night’So far in his remote-from-Portland segment “FredEx,” Fred Armisen has portrayed an American building designer who questions the existence of […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. Fred Armisen Transforms into a Philosophical American Architect on ‘Late […]Fred Armisen’s ongoing remote “FredEx” segment continued last night, and this time he used the props to turn himself into an “American building […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. Fred Armisen Plays a Peruvian Beatles Cover Band Member from Portland on […]Now that Fred Armisen is in Portland working on the next season of Portlandia, Seth Meyers and Late Night figured out a way to keep him on the […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. Fred Armisen Explores Some New York City Statues in ‘My New York with Tom […]Late Night debuted a new recurring segment last night called “My New York with Tom Jankeloff,” in which Fred Armisen plays an amateur New York […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. vulture transcript
    Fred Armisen Talks to Sharon Van Etten About Her New RecordLate Night’s band leader catches up with his pal to talk her brand-new album.
    By Fred Armisen
  20. opening numbers
    Watch the Opening Number From Maya Rudolph’s Variety ShowFeaturing Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen, Sean Hayes, and a pony.
    By Lindsey Weber
  21. ‘SNL’ Review: Andy Samberg, with a Little Help From His FriendsSNL transforms when a former cast member returns to host. The regular format is stretched to make room for a massive SNL reunion, with classic […]
    By Erik Voss
  22. Fred and Carrie Go Big and Broad in Season 4 of ‘Portlandia’“I’m tired! My dogs are barking, my calves are mooing, can’t you hear them?” 2014 has so far been a particularly explosive year for sketch […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein Love ‘Spinal Tap’“When we were writing Portlandia, I once had this idea of doing something with a whole bunch of bass players together, but it was like, ‘Oh, […]
    By Bradford Evans
  24. Watch Fred Armisen Try Out to Be Lead Singer of The Flaming LipsHere’s a new Funny Or Die video in which Fred Armisen auditions to take over as lead singer of The Flaming Lips and takes the band through […]
    By Bradford Evans
  25. Talking with Fred Armisen About ‘Portlandia,’ ‘American Documentary,’ and […]Whenever it seems like Fred Armisen has more than enough projects on his plate, he goes ahead and becomes the new Late Night band curator, or […]
    By Megh Wright
  26. Fred Tells Seth About His Young Adult Novels on ‘Late Night’Seth Meyers continued drilling Fred Armisen on his fibbing habit on Friday by asking about his alleged young adult novel “quadrulidy” which […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. pilots 2015
    Fake Documentary Series Coming to IFCFrom Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, and Bill Hader.
    By Margaret Lyons
  28. IFC Orders News Shows from Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rob […]In addition to renewing Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys this morning, IFC announced today that they’ve picked up two new series. The […]
    By Bradford Evans
  29. Fred Tells Seth About His New ‘Star Wars’ Role on ‘Late Night’ On last night’s Late Night, Fred Armisen shared his most recent fake news by revealing to Meyers that he landed quite the part in the upcoming […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein Talk ‘Portlandia’ on ‘Late Night’ The bandleader turned into the celebrity guest on last night’s Late Night. Portlandia superstars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein sat down […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. chat room
    Carrie Brownstein on Comedy Versus Music“I’m less interested in music that is novelty or jokey or ironic.”
    By Steve Marsh
  32. ‘SNL’ Review: Lena Dunham, Guest Stars, and Lots of ImpressionsThis time last year, Megh Wright and I compiled a list of 10 first-time SNL hosts we’d like to see someday. The list included Stephen Colbert […]
    By Erik Voss
  33. chat room
    Fred Armisen on Writing Sponsors Into PortlandiaSeason four premieres tonight.
    By Steve Marsh
  34. Fred and Carrie Up Their Game for the Fourth Season of ‘Portlandia’It’s almost hard to believe that the once-underdog IFC show Portlandia is now chugging along into its fourth season on the air with a fifth […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. we dream of livestreams
    Watch Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein at 92YWith Ophira Eisenberg.
    By Vulture Editors
  36. friends
    Watch Seth Meyers and Fred Armisen’s Adorable First Late Night BanterIt’s nice to have your friends around, isn’t it?
    By Lindsey Weber
  37. A Look at the Debut Episode of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ After a long wait, Late Night with Seth Meyers finally premiered after Fallon’s Tonight Show last night with guests Amy Poehler and Vice […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. francophile
    Fred Armisen Took Late Night Band Gig to Be Like James Franco“I like to think… ‘What would James Franco do?’” 
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. party chat
    Lorne on Fred Armisen As Late Night Band Leader“At least if [Seth] looks to his left, he’s got a friendly face.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  40. fun with music
    A Look Back at Fred Armisen’s Best Musical MomentsFrom the Blue Jean Committee to Ian Rubbish to covering TLC’s “Waterfalls.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  41. aww friends
    Fred Armisen Will Be Seth Meyers’s Late Night Band LeaderQuest-who?
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. Fred Armisen is ‘Late Night’s New Band Leader/CuratorThis afternoon, Seth Meyers tweeted out the following photo of Late Night’s 8G Band, which surprisingly included Portlandia star Fred Armisen. […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Saturday Night’s Children: Fred Armisen (2002-2013)Saturday Night Live has been home to over a hundred cast members throughout the past 38 years. In our column Saturday Night’s Children, we […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. ‘SNL’ Review: Melissa McCarthy and a Farewell to Seth MeyersSome episodes of SNL are bigger than the host. For example, this season’s premiere spotlighted the show’s record six new cast members, while […]
    By Erik Voss
  45. Here’s a New ‘Portlandia’ Sketch and Web Series Season 4 of Portlandia is set to debut on IFC Thursday, February 27th, and here’s the first sketch IFC has released from the new season. The […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. Fred Armisen Is Releasing 7’ Singles from All His Fake ‘SNL’ BandsGet ready to blast the sweet sounds of “Massachusetts Afternoon” on your vintage record player, because Pitchfork reports that SNL/Portlandia […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. Fred Armisen and Patton Oswalt to Appear on ‘Modern Family’The Modern Family cast and crew are filming a vacation episode in Las Vegas prior to their bigger trip to Australia next month, and both Fred […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. There Will Be a ‘Portlandia’ CookbookGet ready for what is probably the first cookbook based on a sketch comedy show. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have signed a deal to write […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. Jack Black and Fred Armisen to Star in New Web Series ‘Ambiance Man’ Here’s a behind-the-scenes teaser for Ambiance Man, a web series created by artist Alix Lambert and produced by LA’s Museum of Contemporary […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. Fred and Carrie Announce Season 4 of ‘Portlandia’ What’s more Portlandia than teasing the season 4 premiere of the show via Instagram? Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and crew posted this […]
    By Megh Wright
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