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Aubrey Plaza to guest star on new show from SNL’s Fred Armisen

Friday, August 6th, 2010

From The Hollywood Reporter:

IFC has given the green light for “Portlandia,” a comedy series from “Saturday Night Live” star Fred Armisen, musician Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel of “SNL.”

Allison Silverman (”The Colbert Report”) joins them as a writer on the series.

“SNL” creator Lorne Michaels will serve as executive producer with his Broadway Video producing the show.

IFC eyes the series, which “lovingly illustrates the people and values of Portland, Ore.,” for a 2011 debut.

Armisen and Brownstein will star, with Aubrey Plaza (”Parks and Recreation”) and Kyle MacLachlan (”Twin Peaks,” “Sex & The City”) being guest stars.

“Portlandia” begins production in Portland later this month.

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Spoilers: Season 2

Monday, May 10th, 2010

This post lists spoiler information for Parks and Recreation’s second season. To view season one spoilers, please click here.

UPDATED: May 10, 2010

More news about Rob Lowe and Adam Scott. Also: One Parks and Recreation character begins a new relationship this week. Click the jump!

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Video: SNL with Betty White and special guests (Amy Poehler!)

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Here’s full video of last night’s Saturday Night Live. It was a Mother’s Day special uniting host Betty White with several female SNL alums, including Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Molly Shannon and more.

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Watch Amy Poehler tonight on SNL special

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

From NBC:

Continuing to tell the story of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC presents a new installment of the compelling behind-the-scenes documentary series chronicling the highs and lows of the iconic comedy show. “Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time And Again” airs on Thursday, April 15 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

“This special features the funniest clips and most dramatic moments of the decade on SNL, along with new interviews with the biggest stars of comedy,” said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President of Late Night and Prime Time Series, “Don’t miss it!”

Among the new and candid interviews are creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, and many of the stars of the show including: Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Abby Elliott, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Horatio Sanz, Molly Shannon, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, and Kristen Wiig. In addition, some of the most memorable hosts in SNL history – Alec Baldwin, Christopher Walken, Senator John McCain, and Justin Timberlake also offer insights.

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‘Park Safety’ (2.19)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Original air date: March 18, 2010

Writer: Aisha Muharrar | Director: Michael Trim

Summary: LESLIE LEAPS INTO ACTION WHEN JERRY IS MUGGED IN A PARK-ANDY SAMBERG (”SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”) GUEST STARS-After Jerry (Jim O’Heir) gets mugged by a bunch of kids, Leslie (Amy Poehler) meets with the head park ranger (guest star Andy Samberg) in hopes of improving park safety. Meanwhile, everyone tries to be nicer to Jerry once he returns to the office. Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt also star.

Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from March 18-21, viewers gave “Park Safety” an 8.81/10.

Ratings:
4.70 million viewers | 2.0/6 A18-49 | Source

Other:
Photos | Ron’s Self-Defense Tips

Knope Knows Q&A:
Aisha Muharrar

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