Fred Armisen

Portland Mayoral Candidate Releases 'Portlandia'-Themed Political Ad - Posted April 20, 2012
From Portland-based prodco Mmmmm Society comes "Put a Job On It," a new polit... [AgencySpy]

Carrie Brownstein Lands Deal for a Memoir - Posted April 2, 2012
Sleater-Kinney co-founder and Portlandia star Carrie Brownstein has inked a book deal with Riverhead Books. According to the publisher, the book will tell the story of "her life in music, from ardent fan to pioneering female guitarist to comedic performer and luminary of the independent rock worl... [GalleyCat]

Grand Central To Publish Portlandia Guide Book - Posted February 9, 2012
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the creators and stars of the IFC's Portlandia, are writing a travel guide to the television show that is due out this fall. Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors will look like any other guidebook wi... [GalleyCat]

Amazon Studios Adds Celebrity Voiceovers - Posted August 16, 2011
Quietly, Amazon Studios has been rewriting the rules of screenplay competitions. They have introduced a lot of innovative elements to the process, including the ability of competitors to voice a scene from their script. To publicize that element of the operation, Amazon recently went ahead and ... [FishbowlLA]

SNL's 'Obama': 'Let me be clear. Glenn Beck has no idea what he's talking about.' - Posted November 14, 2010
At the beginning of last night's "Saturday Night Live," Chinese president Hu Jintao, (Bill Hader) accused President Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) of spending $200 million a day on his trip through Asia. "Jintao" told "Obama" that he heard it from Glenn Beck, prompting "Obama" to say: "Again, let me be clear.... [TVNewser]

Funny or Die: POTUS Takes on SCOTUS Decision - Posted January 26, 2010
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Larry King (the SNL version) Assembles Late Night Summit - Posted January 17, 2010
Saturday Night Live's cold open sketch last night was a Larry King (played by Fred Armisen) late night summit featuring Jay Leno (Darrell Hammond), Conan O'Brien (Bill Hader) and David Letterman (... [TVNewser]

Fred Armisen Gets an Intervention Intervention - Posted August 7, 2009
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Afternoon Round-Up - Posted July 6, 2009
• Kal Penn has finally arrived to work in DC. WaPo's Reliable Source reports today was the former "House" actor's first day on the job as an associate director in the White House's Office of Public Engagement. • Former embed reporters ... [FishbowlDC]

Affleck as Olbermann: "It is the Fear and the Tyranny Up With Which We Dare No Longer Put" - Posted November 2, 2008
So, the Keith Olbermann skit made it into the live edition of SNL last night. Ben Affleck, who's been a guest on Countdown, played Olbermann to the extreme, and that's not easy to do. We were particularly fond of ... [TVNewser]

Richard Wolffe Gets The SNL Treatment - Posted November 2, 2008
...or as Ben Affleck Keith Olbermann calls him, "Sen. McCain's butt boy." Fred Armisen nails the impersonation, including Wolffe's trademark (and oh so petite) "Hi Keith..." (sort of political pun... [FishbowlDC]

A New "Magic Wall" Player — SNL - Posted October 24, 2008
CNN's John King and FNC's Bill Hemmer need to step up their "Magic Wall" game — Fred Armisen is rea... [TVNewser]

Couric, Palin, and Bush: Everybody's Talking About the Economy - Posted September 26, 2008
So there may or may not be a debate tonight. Or Barack Obama may debate himself (calling Fred Armisen!). Or do a townhall. Or do a Q&A with Jim Leher. At this point we've given up predicting what the world might look like by noon today let... [Fishbowl NY]

Couric, Palin, and Bush: Everybody's Talking About the Economy - Posted September 26, 2008
So there may or may not be a debate tonight. Or Barack Obama may debate himself (calling Fred Armisen!). Or do a townhall. Or do a Q&A with Jim Leher. At this point we've given up predicting what the world might look like by noon today let... [FishbowlNY]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's ... [Fishbowl NY]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's ... [FishbowlNY]

Scenes From Today's HuffPo Luncheon - Posted August 26, 2008
Arianna Huffington and panel host Charlie Rose. WaPo's ... [Fishbowl NY]

Scenes From Today's HuffPo Luncheon - Posted August 26, 2008
Arianna Huffington and panel host Charlie Rose. WaPo's ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.20.08 - Posted August 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. A little college tear drops in memory of Leroi Moore. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. ... [FishbowlDC]