What's On Tonight

See Full Schedule
Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises “The Dark Knight Rises” debuts more new character posters sacha_baron_cohen_the_dictator_oscars Has the Sacha Baron Cohen shtick jumped the shark? Will Smith in Men in Black 3 Tim Grierson on Will Smith, the Last Movie Star 052021_Corporal Exclusive download: Corporal, featuring Michael Shannon, presents “Glory”

In Portlandia politeness wins and also loses

portlandia-fred-armisen-portland-carrie-brownstein-ifc
Portlandia
Posted January 19th, 2012, 11:01 AM by Melissa Locker

People use a lot of words to describe the denizens of “Portlandia.” They are quirky, conscientious, environmentally aware, hypoallergenic, outdoorsy, concerned about dog welfare, foodies, into pickling and knots and birds and cacao and Battlestar Galactica. They are many many things, but first and foremost they are very polite. Extremely polite. Overwhelmingly polite. Watch the clip below as Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein illustrate this trait. Please note: This is a cautionary tale, not an example of good behavior:

Want the latest news from Fred and Carrie? Like us on Facebook and follow us on @IFCportlandia and use the hashtag #Portlandia.

“Portlandia” airs on IFC on Fridays at 10/9c

Tags: , , , ,
Logout
http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses In Portlandia politeness wins and also loses type:title title:in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses articles type:post-type post-type:articles mlocker type:author author:mlocker On IFC type:category category:on-ifc Carrie Brownstein type:post-tag post-tag:carrie-brownstein Fred Armisen post-tag:fred-armisen Portland post-tag:portland Portlandia post-tag:portlandia What to Watch on IFC post-tag:what-to-watch-on-ifc type:show show:portlandia portlandia type:primary-category primary-category:portlandia auto-tagged
  • Newest
    comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses reverseChronological
  • Oldest
    comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses chronological
  • Most Replied
    comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses repliesDescending
  • Most Liked
    comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses likesDescending
Comments(
childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses
)
childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses type:comment -(user.state:ModeratorBanned OR state:ModeratorDeleted,SystemFlagged,CommunityFlagged) -source:Twitter safeHTML:aggressive children -(user.state:ModeratorBanned OR state:ModeratorDeleted,SystemFlagged,CommunityFlagged) safeHTML:aggressive http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2012/01/in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses In Portlandia politeness wins and also loses type:title title:in-portlandia-politeness-wins-and-also-loses articles type:post-type post-type:articles mlocker type:author author:mlocker On IFC type:category category:on-ifc Carrie Brownstein type:post-tag post-tag:carrie-brownstein Fred Armisen post-tag:fred-armisen Portland post-tag:portland Portlandia post-tag:portlandia What to Watch on IFC post-tag:what-to-watch-on-ifc type:show show:portlandia portlandia type:primary-category primary-category:portlandia auto-tagged
Rainbow Media AMC IFC Sundance Channel WE tv IFC Entertainment