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In the latest issue of Details magazine, Carrie Brownstein shares 20 behind-the-scenes photos captured during the filming of Portlandia, which begins its second season in January. Here are a couple of my favorites, with captions written by Brownstein. The photo above: “This is our core local cast. We get a …
Do you love IFC’s new sketch comedy series, Portlandia, but don’t live anywhere near Portland, Ore.? Not to worry, because Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are bringing their eclectic comedy and musical tastes to a city near you. If you live near one of these six cities. IFC announced Portlandia: …
One of the more fascinating features of IFC’s Onion News Network is how this fake parody of TV news relies heavily on people with real experience as anchors and reporters on local and cable news programs. Its star, Brooke Alvarez, is really Suzanne Sena — former host and reporter for E!, Extra …
At New York Comic-Con today, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel introduced a fresh, new clip from season two of their IFC sketch comedy show, Portlandia. The “Sanitation Twins,” Marcus and Madeline Harris, bring an expanded recycling system to Portland. Which bin should you put your fingernail clippings in? The …
IFC and Just For Laughs are joining forces on a new action/comedy series, Bullet in the Face, which begins production this week in Montreal, with a TV debut on the cable channel in summer 2012. Created by Alan Spencer (from 1980s Sledge Hammer!), Bullet in the Face has a six-episode …
After The Comic’s Comic reported exclusively that The Onion News Network series on IFC was facing a work stoppage due to a lack of union protections for its writing staff, comes word that the seven writers on the cable TV series have earned the right to join the WGA-East, and …
UPDATED! (9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1) Word from my sources at The Onion have informed me that the labor dispute described below has been resolved. Details forthcoming. Last night, former and current contributors to The Onion — America’s leading humor print and online publication — received an appeal by email …
