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Watch The Postal Service Audition Anne Hathaway, Japanese Breakfast, Huey Lewis, and More

Amusing Voter Video Also Features Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), and Others

Oct 07, 2020

Yesterday on social media The Postal Service teased that something was coming today. Calm down, no it’s not a long awaited new album from Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis. Instead they have shared an amusing video to encourage you to vote in which various notable people audition to join the band via Zoom, including Anne Hathaway, Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast), Huey Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), J Mascis, and others. More

Watch Jenny Lewis’ Intentionally Awkward Telethon Feat. St. Vincent, Beck, Jeff Goldblum, and More

Also Featured Tim Heidecker, Vanessa Bayer, Danielle Haim, Mac DeMarco, Jim James, Jason Schwartzman, and the New Song “Rabbit Hole”

Mar 04, 2019

Last night Jenny Lewis live-streamed On the Line Online, a telethon/variety show to promote her upcoming new album, On the Line, and to raise money for Los Angeles’ The Downtown Women’s Center. If you didn’t catch it live, you can still watch the whole three and a half hour thing here. It was co-hosted by comedians Tim Heidecker and Vanessa Bayer (of Saturday Night Live) and featured a slew of special guests, including Jeff Goldblum, St. Vincent, Beck, Danielle Haim, Mac DeMarco, Jim James, Jason Schwartzman, and more. More

Aug 04, 2015

Saturday Night Live‘s Vanessa Bayer also stars in the Above Average web series Sound Advice, in which she plays Janessa Slater, a terrible publicist/media coach who gives bad advice to various musicians who play themselves. She’s already had the likes of St. Vincent, HAIM, Jenny Lewis, and Sleater-Kinney on the show. This time it’s Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock who’s in on the joke. More

Jun 23, 2015

Saturday Night Live‘s Vanessa Bayer also stars in the Above Average web series Sound Advice, in which she plays Janessa Slater, a terrible publicist/media coach who gives bad advice to various musicians who play themselves. More

Watch: Jenny Lewis – “She’s Not Me” Video with Fred Armisen, Feist, and Vanessa Bayer

Lewis Spoofs Her Formal Child Actor Days, Video Also Features Zosia Mamet and Leo Fitzpatrick

May 27, 2015

Jenny Lewis’ fantastic new video for “She’s Not Me” does an amazing job sending up Lewis’ previous life as a child actor and she’s got some great guest stars in on the joke, including Fred Armisen, Feist, Saturday Night Live‘s Vanessa Bayer, Girls’ Zosia Mamet, and Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids, Bully, Storytelling). More

Watch: Jenny Lewis on Vanessa Bayer’s “Sound Advice” Web Series

"Now I'm sad enough to write one of your albums."

May 26, 2015

Saturday Night Live‘s Vanessa Bayer also stars in the Above Average web series Sound Advice, in which she plays Janessa Slater, a terrible publicist/media coach who gives bad advice to various musicians who play themselves. More

Mar 10, 2015

Following in the footsteps of St. Vincent, HAIM, and many other poor souls, Sleater-Kinney recently became the latest victims of the world’s worst music publicist Janessa Slater, Saturday Night Live castmember Vanessa Bayer’s recurring web series character for Above Average. More

Nov 17, 2014

When she isn’t performing on Saturday Night Live comedian and actress Vanessa Bayer stars as Janessa Slater, the worst media consultant to ever work the industry in Above Average‘s ongoing web series “Sound Advice.” More

Jul 09, 2014

HAIM appeared recently on Sound Advice, a sketch series from SNL cast member Vanessa Bayer. More