Gallery: Portlandia Brings Out the Fan in Carrie Brownstein

  • Carrie Brownstein Portlandia
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    *From Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag's thunderous rock to* Portlandia*'s postmodern comedy, Carrie Brownstein's multifaceted star has risen. So why does she feel like a fraud?*
  • Fred Armisen Portlandia
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    *Fred Armisen,* Portlandia*'s man of a million (hilarious) disguises, in rare repose.*
  • Portlandia Season 2
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    *Brownstein and Armisen strike a blow for Portland, Oregon's weird and wonderful in* Portlandia*'s second season, premiering Friday night on IFC.*
  • Eddie Vedder Portlandia
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    *Brownstein and Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder celebrate a strange union in* Portlandia*'s second season.*
  • Jeff Goldblum Portlandia
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    *Jeff Goldblum guest-stars as a peddler-in-pink of absurd oddities in* Portlandia*'s second season.*
  • Portlandia Los Angeles
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    *Armisen and Brownstein venture into the heat-death of Los Angeles, wearing appropriate clothing, in Season 2 of* Portlandia.
  • Joanna Newsom Portlandia
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    *Avant-folkie Joanna Newsom joins Brownstein and Armisen's neo-hippies in* Portlandia*'s sophomore season.*
  • Portlandia Gutter Punks
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    *Brownstein and Armisen heckle hipster street cretins in as* Portlandia*'s Gutter Punks.*
  • Penny Marshall Portlandia
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    *Television comedy lifer Penny Marshall meets her match in Armisen's bookstore sensitive in* Portlandia*'s second season.*
  • Kyle Machlachlan Portlandia
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    Twin Peaks' *Pacific North detective Kyle MacLachlan reprises his mayoral role in* Portlandia*'s second season.*
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