Fred Armisen News

The "SNL" alum and his co-star and co-creator Carrie Brownstein spend the day with THR sharing the secrets of their Portland-set comedy, which continues to draw some of cable's most high-profile guest stars.

Fred Armisen proved to be one of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's most versatile, consistently funny players over the 11 years he was featured on the show.

The dream of the Nineties will continue until at least 2015: the IFC cable channel said on Wednesday that it had picked up two further seasons of "Portlandia," its popular sketch comedy series with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein about life in a city that is similar but not identical to Portland, Ore., where alternative culture still thrives and ... (more)

The hit cable TV show "Portlandia" is coming back for two more seasons of comedy that lovingly skewers overzealous progressives, hipsters and folks who go to extremes to live sustainable lives.

You've seen him on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia . Now see him on stage in Seattle.

On the Fred Armisen farewell episode of Saturday Night Live one video short featured a spoof punk band made up of Armisen, Bill Hader , and Taran Killam .

Saturday Night Live will certainly feel different next season without Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, but fortunately, there are funny cast members like Kate McKinnon to pick up the slack.

Fred Armisen, Portland tour guide: The "Saturday Night Live" veteran obviously has a soft spot for Portland, and he spends a good chunk of time here for his work on "Portlandia." Armisen recently wrote a piece for the British newspaper/Website, The Guardian, going into more detail about his fondness for the city and suggestions for visitors.

We've got questions, and you've got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we're lobbing queries left and right about shows including Orphan Black , Bates Motel , Nashville and Was it a tad idiotic of Orphan Black 's Cosima to leave Delphine - whom she suspects might be her monitor - alone in her apartment? And who else wants to borrow Alison's ... (more)

During a visit to "The View" to promote his new movie "Epic," Sudeikis was pressed about his future with the show by Barbara Walters.

Fred Armisen of "Saturday Night Live" and "Portlandia" fame made an unscheduled appearance at Internet Week New York Wednesday morning.

"I don't do this music on the phone nonsense and I don't download one song. I download whole albums because that's the way they were intended to be listened to," he said.

This weekend's season finale of Saturday Night Live was an especially emotional episode, one that saw beloved cast members Bill Hader and Fred Armisen bid the show a fond adieu.

Is Jason Sudeikis leaving "Saturday Night Live" before the start of next season? A tweet from cast member Jay Pharaoh indicates that the comedian will be following his former "SNL" co-stars Bill Hader and Fred Armisen out the door.