Television

Are You Watching Portlandia Yet?

Find the IFC channel — it’s very worth it.

By Laura Dannen February 2, 2011

This is some fine satire: Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein don’t quite eviscerate Portland, Oregon in their new IFC comedy series Portlandia —just lovingly ruffle its hair, then tell it to get a job. But the jokes about the city’s flannel-lovin’ counterculture are spot on (and often ring true about Seattle, too). After finally sitting down for a few episodes last night, I’m hooked. It airs Friday nights at 10:30pm (or whenever you DVR it) and there are only six episodes total, so you can catch up quickly. "The dream of the ’90s is alive in Portland…"

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