Portlandia Brings Out the Fan in Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Brownstein ripped it up on guitar with critically acclaimed power trio Sleater-Kinney and her new indie supergroup Wild Flag. And she let her comedic hair down in IFC’s excellent hipster satire Portlandia. So why does she still feel like a noob as Portlandia’s second season, whose cameo-riddled fun is previewed in the gallery above, premieres Friday night?
Portlandia Tackles Battlestar Galactica Addiction
Every fan of the Battlestar Galactica reboot remembers when they knew they had a problem — the moment they realized they were fully addicted to the Syfy show. Now the fine-tuned comedy minds behind Portlandia are putting that addiction into hilarious focus. In the above clip from a Battlestar Galactica-inspired episode, we see what happens […]
Kristen Schaal Can Make a Smartphone Seem Funny
It’s not all that surprising that comedienne Kristen Schaal brings the funny on The Daily Show and Flight of the Concords, when she’s surrounded by other gifted comedians who give her something to work with. But the fact that she can be just as hilarious standing in a white room holding a smartphone? That’s borderline […]