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There’s good news and there’s bad news. What do you want first? Okay, the bad news is that the season of “Out There” is over. Yep, Chris and Chad and Terry and Sharla and everyone else have wrapped and you’ll have to find something else to do until “Maron” premieres on Friday, May 3 at…
The nominees for the 2013 Webby Awards were announced and guess what? Portlandia‘s sleek and sassy website was nominated for not one, but two awards! When it comes to the Webbys, it really is an honor just to be nominated as the annual event honors the best sites, features, series, design and more on the…
TIME Magazine recently listed 140 of their top Twitter feeds for 2013 and guess who was there nestled amid such luminaries as Lil B, Bill Gates, Chelsea Clinton and fake Prince? Portlandia’s very own Carrie Brownstein. There is no doubt that the recognition is well-deserved. Carrie’s Twitter feed (@Carrie_Rachel) is perceptive, observational, incisive and laugh-out-loud…
As you know, Portlandia isn’t really into plastic bags. In fact, if you don’t bring your own bag to the grocery store you can raise not only a few eyebrows, but a real ruckus, too. If you haven’t watched what happens when a visiting Jack McBrayer forgets his bag in Portlandia, you should watch it…
There were a lot of great moments throughout the third season of Portlandia, but the characters that may have managed to upstage Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein were the rats, their anthropomorphic rat personas. When we first met the rodents during Portlandia’s season two, the mischievous threesome of animated rat versions of Carrie, Fred and…
Did you know you can watch entire episodes of Portlandia and Out There in the IFC Stream Room? Did you know that when television shows are streaming for free on the internet it is entirely legal, if not encouraged, to watch them? Even at work? It’s the law*! (*Please note: We know nothing about the…
The season finale of Portlandia was filled with a lot of magical and memorable moments, but perhaps the most last impression was of that of SNL’s Bill Hader in a majestic mullet. If you missed the season finale of everyone’s favorite sketch comedy show, there was a blackout in Portlandia when the Mayor (played by…
Good bye so soon, Portlandia? It’s true, tonight at 10/9c we bid farewell to the third season of everybody’s favorite hit sketch comedy show “Portlandia.” But they are going out with a bang with Saturday Night Live’s Bill Hader joins Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in the big finale. The SNL vet appears in Portlandia…
We knew it was going to happen. It was expected. That doesn’t mean we’re not thrilled to see Saturday Night Live’s Bill Hader making a guest appearance on Portlandia’s season finale, which airs this Friday at 10/9c. In this trailer for the Portlandia season finale, the show pays homage to “Lost,” which is no Battlestar…
We all know the cinematic trope: A teacher comes to a school and inspires his students not just to academic success, but to greatness and fulfillment and a better life. That story arc has created some of the most memorable movie moments from the students in “Dead Poets Society” standing on their desks and declaring…
There’s no denying it: being a new parent is hard. That’s why so many new or simply frustrated parents turn to books for a bit of advice on how to get you through the rough patches (a.k.a. birth – age 18). While we can all agree that letting Candace and Toni watch your child is…
Something amazing happened at the Writers’ Guild Awards last night: Portlandia won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series! We are so proud of the show whose victory was deemed “the night’s biggest upset” by TVLine for winning over such incredible and incredibly funny shows as Saturday Night Live, The…
Choreographer Twyla Tharp said that art is the only way to run away without leaving home, and since no one would ever leave their homes in the wonderful city of Portlandia, they explore the outside world through art. There are artists all over the city of Portlandia. They are making jewelry, carving furniture, making bad…
Are you tired of Red Vines and Junior Mints when you hit the local movie theater? Are you done with cardboard-y fake-butter soaked popcorn? Sick of Sprite? If so, there’s a new theater in Portlandia that you have to check out. They’ve replaced all those tired snacks with new, improved, artisanal snacks and, yes, it’s…
As you may recall, the Dream of the 1890s is alive in Portland. So obviously the residents of Portlandia are really into steampunk, which, in case you don’t know, Wikipedia helpfully defines as “a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th…
Last season Portlandia introduced the catchy song “She’s Making Jewelry Now” about a woman who had given up her day job, cashed out her 401k and followed her bead-filled dream to start making jewelry. Now, because we believe in gender equality and because we know that the desire to make something with your hands is…
When we handed control of our@IFCportlandia twitter handle to the In Other Words feminist bookstore, a.k.a. the inspiration and setting for Portlandia’s Women & Women First, we didn’t realize that they would be live tweeting the Super Bowl. But wow are we glad they did. Here are some of our favorite tweets sent out by…
There are a lot of things to love about the city of Portland: It’s eco-friendly, dog friendly, fashion friendly and just plain friendly. That said, the weather (especially in winter) can sometimes leave something to be desired: Portland is a wonderful city that just happens to not see the sun very often, especially in winter…
Portlandia is the land of love and equal opportunity. However, like in every other municipality (except maybe Maine, but what happens there is between them and the moose) there are laws and those laws must be enforced. In this clip from Friday’s brand new episode from Portlandia’s third season, we see the strong arm of…
Portlandia is invading New York City tonight. The show’s creators and stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and director Jonathan Krisel are taking part in a TimesTalks tonight at 6:30pm ET with moderator Dave Itzkoff, the culture critic for The New York Times. Spending the evening talking about Portlandia and all it’s wonderfully wacky residents,…
Portlandia is a lovely place to live, but just because you can’t move to Portlandia, doesn’t mean you can’t stop by for a visit. If you need some ideas as to what to see on your trip, be sure to check out our guidebook, Portlandia: A Guide For Visitors. With your guidebook firmly in hand…
It’s not Valentine’s Day yet, but we wouldn’t be surprised if San Francisco sends a Whitman’s Sampler and a mash note to Portlandia. The city loves Fred Armisen’s and Carrie Brownstein’s sketch comedy show. The great love affair continues when Fred and Carrie on Wednesday, January 30th at 8pm at the Herbst Theatre, when the…
This Friday at 10/9c, legendary Dinosaur Jr frontman J. Mascis, Quasi/Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag drummer Janet Weiss and indie rock darlings Dirty Projectors all stop by Portlandia to take part in a soon-to-be legendary Battle of the Gentle Bands. (You can watch a clip here.) Portlandia has a three season long history of having incredible musicians swing…
Shhhh! You’re not going to want to miss this sneak peek clip from Friday’s brand new episode of Portlandia. But you’re going to have to be extra quiet in order to fully appreciate Portlandia’s first (and maybe last) Battle of the Gentle Bands. In fact, go put on some slippers, sit on a cushion and…
Out of all the characters in Portlandia there is something truly special about feminist bookstore owners Toni and Candace. Whether they are reminding Steve Buscemi about their bathroom policy, running a journaling group with Heather Graham, “helping” Audrey Plaza find the obscure texts on her reading list or confronting tennis champion Martina Navratilova over a…
