Portlandia

American television series

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Armisen

  • Fred Armisen
    In Fred Armisen: Portlandia and other work

    …the IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia, which was filmed in Portland, Oregon, and satirizes the city’s politically liberal, hipster lifestyle. Armisen had met Brownstein in 2003, and over the years they had made several video shorts, some of which feature characters later included on Portlandia. The two appear on the…

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Brownstein

Buscemi

lang

  • k.d. lang
    In k.d. lang

    …the TV shows Ellen and Portlandia in 1997 and 2014, respectively.

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Michaels

  • Lorne Michaels
    In Lorne Michaels

    …series 30 Rock (2006–13) and Portlandia (2011–18). Among his later shows were A.P. Bio (2018–21) and Miracle Workers (2019– ). His film-producing credits included Wayne’s World (1992), Tommy Boy (1995), Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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Plaza

  • Aubrey Plaza
    In Aubrey Plaza: Safety Not Guaranteed and Ingrid Goes West

    …on the sketch comedy show Portlandia (2011–12), and was the voice of the character Eska in The Legend of Korra (2013–14), a spin-off of the popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–08), and the internet celebrity Grumpy Cat in the TV movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (2014).

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