Watch Portlandia & Fred Armisen: Live at the Paley Center: A Special Two-Event Set

"Portlandia" at The Paley Center for Media on January 21, 2012 and Fred Armisen on February 21, 2013. Take a romanticized and dreamy look at the culture of Portland, Oregon: land of militant bike messengers, eco-conscious warriors, rock stars, and eccentrics of all stripes. Come visit with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein ... and put a bird on it. And then follow up with a solo spot on Fred.

These PALEYLIVE events celebrate "Portlandia" (the sketch-comedy show examining the offbeat culture and lifestyles in Portland, Oregon) and the career of Fred Armisen, "Saturday Night Live" cast member and co-creator/star of "Portlandia."

"Portlandia" with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, January 21, 2012. Host Arthur Smith (curatorial researcher, The Paley Center for Media) offers opening remarks and introduces Julie Klausner (comedy writer/performer).

Klausner moderates the following panelists: "Portlandia" series creators/writers/cast members Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.

The panelists touch on such topics as: how Armisen and Brownstein started working together and the pair's process for determining their "identities" for various sketches.

Questions from the audience then lead to a discussion of the following topics among others: the nature of Armisen and Brownstein's friendship and Armisen's work as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member.

Fred Armisen in New York, February 21, 2013. David Bushman (television curator, The Paley Center for Media) offers opening remarks and introduces the evening's moderator, Jonathan Krisel (writer/director, "Portlandia").

Armisen and Krisel talk about Armisen's audition for "Saturday Night Live" and his first meeting with "Portlandia" co-creator and co-star Carrie Brownstein.

Questions from the audience then lead to a discussion of the following topics among others: how Armisen prepares for