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  1. Portlandia Examines Its Own Comedic Musicality This behind-the-scenes Portlandia video features all kinds of secret information, like how to get great guest stars on your show (let them do […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  2. saturday night live
    A Vulture Study: Which SNL Season Reused the Most Characters?Was it a Stefon year? Or something from the Church Lady or Spartan Cheerleader eras?We examined 36 seasons and 7,798 sketches to find out.
    By John Sellers
  3. Portlandia Tour Will Make Every City the Dream of the 90’sPortlandia’s going on tour! To promote the new season, which starts January 6, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein will travel to six cities […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  4. fred armisen
    Download Fred Armisen’s Cover of ‘Police On My Back’Following in the footsteps of Joe Piscopo and Jim Belushi, another SNL player proves himself to be a talented musician (we’re being sarcastic, but only about Piscopo and Belushi).
    By Eliot Glazer
  5. snl
    Watch Emma Stone and Fred Armisen’s ‘SNL’ PromosBelieve it or not, 30 seconds of Emma Stone in a control room with Fred Armisen is arguably better than 98 percent of what’s on TV.
    By Eliot Glazer
  6. Fred Armisen Released a 7-Inch Based on an SNL SketchIt’s from Crisis of Conformity, his faux eighties hardcore band.
  7. party chat
    Portlandia Enlists Smiths Guitarist Johnny Marr“He’s a brilliant guitar player, and he’s really funny.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  8. Kristen Wiig and a Cat Will Make Beautiful Music Together on PortlandiaOh boy oh boy. When Kristen Wiig guest-stars on Portlandia, she will be in a band called Catnapped with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  9. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein on Dracula and Blood and Stuff in Spin Spin is doing their first comedy issue which, yes, obviously, and in celebration Portlandia folk Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. Netflix Makes The Inevitable Change To Nutflicks In Unaired SNL Sketch On one hand, as this cut-for-time SNL Netflix sketch points out, the company’s recent price change/Qwikster debacle seems like real pain in […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. Charlyne Yi and Fred Armisen Follow Some Sort of Time Compass To Yo Gabba […] I hope they got to keep those outfits. What am I saying? Charlyne probably came with that outfit. Charlyne Yi and Fred Armisen guest on Yo […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. clickables
    Watch a Short Teaser for Portlandia Season TwoIntroducing the adult babysitter.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  13. Fred Armisen’s Commencement Speech at Oregon Episcopal High School You know, Conan wasn’t the only comedian giving a commencement speech this past weekend. Fred Armisen also donned the ceremonial robes to […]
    By Adam Frucci
  14. Fred Armisen to Speak at a Portland High School GraduationFred Armisen is quickly becoming the honorary mayor of Portland, despite him spending far more time in NYC and LA. His good-natured teasing of […]
    By Adam Frucci
  15. clickables
    Hear a Song by Modern Weepers, Mike Myers and Fred Armisen’s New Wave Parody BandWe will probably be hearing more from them.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  16. Mike Myers and Fred Armisen Are The Modern WeepersLast Friday night, a band no one had heard of, The Modern Weepers, played a sold-out set at NYC’s Mercury Lounge. Why did it sell out, when it […]
    By Adam Frucci
  17. clickables
    Hear Fred Armisen and the Lonely Island’s Pitch for a New Pixar MovieFred will voice the kid; Andy will voice the seagull.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  18. Fred Armisen and The Lonely Island Talk Siamese Cats, Pubes, Roombas and […] Fred Armisen guest hosts the latest episode of Pitchfork’s Over/Under, in which he interviews the guys from The Lonely Island and quickly […]
    By Adam Frucci
  19. Fred Armisen, Defender of Our Friends From the Watery DeepHow does Fred Armisen spend his post-show Sundays? By lazing about, for the most part. And taking care of his fish! Fred Armisen loves his fish […]
    By Adam Frucci
  20. SNL Castmembers on Meeting The Celebrities They Impersonate: ‘Aw, please […] Whether it’s staring down a taxidermied ram, threatening to pork Alex Trebek’s mom or worrying their hands are turning to sand, SNL […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. party chat
    Armisen, Hader, Samberg, and Sudeikis on Meeting the People They ImpersonateIt usually goes well.
    By Jada Yuan
  22. clickables
    Watch Helen Mirren Dance the Electric Boogaloo With Fred ArmisenDame Helen hosts ‘SNL’ this week!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  23. Helen Mirren and Fred Armisen’s SNL Promos Are Fresh, Funky Here are this week’s SNL promos, featuring Helen Mirren and Fred Armisen showcasing their dance moves from that other 80s remake Mirren is […]
    By Adam Frucci
  24. Garth and Kat: SNL’s Only Improvised SketchIn a Movieline interview with Kristen Wiig, she talked a bit about how the excellent Garth and Kat desk bits work on SNL. If you figured that […]
    By Adam Frucci
  25. And You Don’t Want to Know How He Signs His ChecksThose SNL guys, they have fun. Here’s Jason Sudeikis on working for Fred Armisen on Portlandia: “Getting paid was quite simple on Portlandia. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  26. chat room
    Devo Made Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen Want to Be on TV“I don’t know how to do jokes. I don’t know how to tell stories.”
    By Steve Heisler
  27. tv
    Fred Armisen Enters The Approval MatrixMaybe he’ll do his Hosni Mubarak again.
    By Josef Adalian
  28. Portlandia Has Been Picked Up For a Second SeasonPortlandia, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s lovingly mocking tribute to the city of Portland, has been picked up for a second season by […]
    By Adam Frucci
  29. vulture recommends
    New on Vulture Recommends: Gregg Araki’s Favorite Movies With Sex Scenes and More!And the fun is just beginning.
  30. clickables
    Watch the First Episode of Portlandia in Its EntiretyGo! Watch! Report back.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  31. clickables
    See Another Preview Clip From Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s PortlandiaMake sure you’ve read everything first.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  32. Fred Armisen and Andy Samberg’s Gwyneth-Free SNL Promos Apparently, SNL host Gwyneth Paltrow got stuck in London due to this wackadoo weather, so this week’s promos feature Fred Armisen and Andy […]
    By Adam Frucci
  33. Fred Armisen Discusses Mocking Portland with Love with PortlandiaHere’s a lengthy interview with Fred Armisen about Portlandia, which debuts on IFC Friday the 21st. It is an awesome show by all accounts, so […]
    By Adam Frucci
  34. Don’t Blame Fred Armisen For Jay Pharoah Not Being SNL’s ObamaMovieline interviewed Fred Armisen, and they asked him why he was still doing Obama rather than newcomer Jay Pharoah. His answer is humble and […]
    By Adam Frucci
  35. clickables
    Watch Fred Armisen’s Portlandia Music Video, ‘Dream of the 90s’Nose rings not welcome.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  36. Fred Armisen’s Larry King Interviews the Real Larry King Last night, CNN pushed Larry King’s wheelchair down a hill and towards the sunset after something around 60 years of loyal service. As a part […]
    By Adam Frucci
  37. portlandia
    Fred Armisen’s Portlandia Wants to Be That Show People Keep Trying to Get You to WatchIs this new clip enough to make you consider developing a fan/cult-show relationship?
    By Amos Barshad
  38. Jeff Bridges Busts Out the Coen Brothers Hand Puppets for This Week’s SNL […] Here’s this week’s promo for SNL, featuring host Jeff Bridges and Fred Armisen. New to me in this promo: the fact that Lil’ Wayne will be […]
    By Adam Frucci
  39. A Peek at Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s Portlandia Here’s a promo for Portlandia, IFC’s new comedy starring SNL’s Fred Armisen and former Sleater-Kinney guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein. It […]
    By Adam Frucci
  40. clickables
    See Jane Lynch’s SNL Promos With Fred ArmisenTiny hats, tiny hands; big hats, big hands.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  41. Jane Lynch’s SNL Promos Here are this week’s SNL promos, featuring Jane Lynch and Fred Armisen.
    By Adam Frucci
  42. caricatures
    Governor David Paterson Will Be on SNL This WeekendHe probably won’t outshine Amy Poehler.
    By Willa Paskin
  43. Gov. Paterson – The Real One – Appearing on SNL Tomorrow NightApparently, Governor Paterson is appearing on the season premiere of SNL tomorrow. The real one, not Fred Armisen’s, although they might meet, […]
    By Adam Frucci
  44. SNL Taking Over Larry King This FridayFriday at 9pm, a handful of SNL folks (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Kristin Wiig, Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg and Lorne Michaels) will be on Larry […]
    By Adam Frucci
  45. Goodbye, Armisen’s Obama: SNL Hiring Jay PharoahThe Comic’s Comic is reporting that SNL is hiring Jay Pharoah, a standup and impressionist from Virginia, for the upcoming 36th season. And […]
    By Adam Frucci
  46. breakups
    The Moss-Armisen Breakup Saddens Us, IllogicallyWith our favorite couple now in splitsville, who is there left to root for?
    By Emma Rosenblum
  47. late night
    Fallon Goes Glee with the Parks and Rec CastHow did the world live without the insult “jazzhole” until now?
    By Lindsay Robertson
  48. performances of the week
    The Nard Dog, Bob Dylan, Betty White and MoreThis week’s great TV performances, in easy-to-digest video form.
    By Dan Kois
  49. music
    See St. Vincent’s Genuinely Funny ‘Laughing With a Mouth of Blood’ Music VideoFeaturing Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  50. nuptials
    Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss Tie the KnotIn typically understated fashion, they let the Trump/Kushner nuptials overshadow their big day.
    By Mark Graham
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