Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, Guides to 'Portlandia'

The stars of 'Portlandia' describe the tools and techniques they use to create the IFC sketch comedy series.
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[@caveatemp]

She just whips out 'verisimilitude' like it was toast or something. Very Fellini like the way they use faces. Excellent show.

[@ch0wac1]

They are soooo smart and well spoken. Portlandia is such a gift to sketch comedy. Brilliant!

[@stevenskul]

Best show on television right now -Jerry Springer

[@TheNeverposts]

you're easily impressed

[@annerchisline9641]

She actually used "verisimilitude" in a sentence!! I'm straight and I swooned.

[@AcidRavelEffect]

i thought i had a good vocab and ,,, i din't.

[@AcidRavelEffect]

i've been housing "multitusmal" a word for when two bad things happen at once. meh? meh? got me thinking of amazing uses. like 'i fear to tell you, something of multitusmal proportions has happened...' 'a multitusmal catastrophe caused a breach in the space-time continuum. it involved vesta...'

[@mspixiedust100]

These guys are SO funny, they're BRILLIANT. Brillliant, brilliant, brilliant.

One of the best shows ever. Love it.

[@EduardoLopez-yb2hi]

Sòphìe That and Key & Peel

[@CarrotFlowers421]

I love how every word from both of them seems so serious but is actually sarcastic

[@kimberlycabanas2496]

I just stumbled upon this show really recently. It's comedy genius.

[@MindlessTurtle]

"Song #8" -- loved that profound moment they all shared.

[@mrc6032]

I was about to write a lot, but im just going to say i like the show. Especially Fred Armisen. He is a modern day genius. He is himself. And his better half Carrie accentuates him. For this..im glad.

[@jocelynkelly3294]

I think Fred is her better half. Lol

[@mrc6032]

@@jocelynkelly3294 as a comedy writer, i agree, Fred is no doubt the top tier

[@jfs77]

she totally didnt bring anything and whipped out her phone and talked about it lol

[@EZFIREFOX]

Haha! Probably true!!

[@simetry6477]

I kinda felt that wasn't her at all, and was just trying to relate a bit to the millions of people that are like that.

[@nomadben]

Carrie is SOOOO cute.

[@pelswicks]

"verisimilitude". Bringing the A-game for the WSJ.

[@boppob1343]

Chill, its just a word

[@lordfarquaad8267]

@@boppob1343 yo mama is 2 words.

[@rockyraccoon]

Carrie really held this interview. I loved getting her perspective. Mad respect.

[@jetsamperes5762]

Imagine being a huge fan of a band then discovering you're kindred spirits with the guitar player.

[@pepy7779]

I love love love them !!! They sound so intellectual and not-quirky lol

[@tacomadc]

She is so sharp Carrie is almost the dominant one of the pair. I didn't expect that.

[@cBodhi]

i felt like she was overcompensating..she even rambled just a bit and i felt she was looking at fred too much for approval. i think fred is more talented in his responses to an interviewer and carrie follows his lead. whatever mood fred is in will dictate how everything goes. and he will sometimes let carrie take the lead cause he's nice like that and doesn't want to hog the time; but at the end of the day i think fred has more hand in their situation

[@SethHesio]

"Devon?! What are YOU doing here?"

[@designerproductions]

Ah, they crack me up.

[@GoatDust]

noobenstein dont you have some roblox to play?

[@cBodhi]

they all make me feel dumb lol

[@muiness1]

Fred

[@TheLokiBiz]

I've always liked whoever hot the Portland extra is who plays the hot girl in glasses that goes "Yeah!" after the line "All the hot girls wear glasses" in the song The Dream Of The 90s Is Alive In Portland

[@wolfcrown_pop7682]

Loove the show!! Soo funny!!

[@lordfarquaad8267]

Carrie gives good interview. 😘

[@colecarter2829]

really good interview

[@brettmansfield3136]

There's just something that makes this my favorite interview. 2:28

[@mmniv7065]

😂😂😂😂 her cellphone

[@TheMiwaro]

I was really questioning their verisimilitude in the beginning

[@goo6]

haha i noticed. the last part was about how carrie met fred

[@anyastlytho3486]

i can't tell if they are being serious half the time

[@bernlin2000]

And Fred is much worse in that regard that Carrie...he's constantly playing a character XD

[@bernlin2000]

The interviewer talks and looks like a dude that could be in one of Portlandia's coffee shops :-)

[@LDTube-pz9fq]

how did they make Fred Armisen 5'10 looks like a 5' tall little guy in the garmin sketch?

[@IndieIntellect]

Portland is like the snobby LA.

[@LiamSilverman]

I am very not used to them beings serious...

[@only257]

Awesome 😈

[@CamberGreber]

its always song #8

[@saskia.h]

And celery juice became the fad of 2019 😂

[@edp3202]

God**** quinoa

[@richardkocksworthy8423]

People in Portland never stream TV they use torrents

[@dinamaria7360]

they are so cute.

[@ohnilisle6206]

good interview. the interviewer is super hot too.

[@SethHesio]

The interviewers face is intriguing… weird.

[@yellowonesdontstop]

SethHesio like a vanilla Nic Cage?

[@bloodrayneg]

Yeah. Reminds me of the bone structure of Benedict Cumberbatch; also looks kinda like cult leader Warren Jeffs...

[@rachelayjay89]

Cant tell if theyre serious or doing a bit.

[@carysfaerie]

Loud quiet loud

[@sfoeric]

Don’t come back. You would not like it nor recognize it. I moved here in 2018 and am planning on leaving. Coming here was a mistake.

[@mrtimezone8658]

Get ready for the new show called "Wilmington". Meet Red and Lupe and watch Joe Biden's hometown fall to pieces. It's both funny and sad well mostly sad and you can see it this Spring at 10:30 p.m. on IFC Saturday nights but that could switch to Wednesday or Thursday later on. *Watch Joe Biden visit Wilmington and sometimes ride in the front of the train.

[@theultimatecatloverchannel9432]

Carrie's shirt is giving me a headache

[@THATREALBREW]

Portland is like the old couch in the hole in the ground coffee shop. Lots of character, the idea was good, but nah......

[@manninghind2230]

just another northwest act nicking pixies dynamics