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Fred Armisen to lead, curate Late Night with Seth Meyers band

by Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 11, 2014

Seth Meyers didn’t have to look far to find his new Late Night bandleader. Meyers announced Monday afternoon that his longtime fellow former Saturday Night …

IFC’s Portlandia goes tailgating…for Prairie Home Companion

by Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2014

Portland, Ore., is so close to Seattle, and yet Portlandia is so far away from football. So, obviously, the IFC sketch comedy series starring Fred …

SNL #39.13 RECAP: Host Melissa McCarthy, musical guest Imagine Dragons (Seth Meyers farewell)

by Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2014February 3, 2014

Melissa McCarthy returned, making yet another new member to SNL’s Three-Timers Club (which isn’t a thing, but then again, is the Five-Timers Club really a …

Sneak peek the premiere of Comedy Central’s “Broad City” with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer

by Sean L. McCarthyDecember 30, 2013

Broad City, the Comedy Central series that began as a webseries by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, has its TV debut on Jan. 22, 2014. …

SNL #39.8 RECAP: Host Paul Rudd, musical guest One Direction

by Sean L. McCarthyDecember 8, 20132

With promotion overload this week featuring the cast of Anchorman 2, and Paul Rudd already hosting this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, and the fact that …

Fred Armisen and dozens more recount their SNL auditions for the New York Times

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 22, 20131

“The rest of it — the actual audition — is a blur. And that’s a good sign. Because the best things in your life, I …

IFC renews Portlandia for seasons 4-5, recruits James Carville to “Put an Emmy on It”

by Sean L. McCarthyJune 13, 2013

IFC announced yesterday that it’ll keep Fred Armisen plenty busy for his first two years post-SNL, renewing his pre-taped sketch comedy series with Carrie Brownstein …