Apr 30, 2014 By Matt Fink Fred Armisen

For someone so accomplished, Fred Armisen gives the impression that he hasn’t thought all that much about why he has become one of the most ubiquitous comedic writers and actors of his generation.

Apr 29, 2014 By Matt Fink Issue #49 - February/March 2014 - Portlandia

When Portlandia debuted in the spring of 2011, it seemed like a longshot for breakout success. Fred Armisen, despite being a nine-year veteran of Saturday Night Live and countless TV and movie cameos, had never been the star of anything, always a brilliant member of an ensemble cast but never the face of a franchise.

Feb 27, 2014 By Matt Fink Web Exclusive

The fourth season of Portlandia starts with a sketch that more or less encapsulates the social critique-mixed-with-absurdity aesthetic of the show.

Dec 06, 2013 By Tom Fenwick Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

We fade in on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland—longtime friends and collaborators—to find the pair in a typical garrulous mood.

Dec 05, 2013 By Tom Fenwick Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are in exuberant form as they discuss Rick and Morty, their latest collaboration, which charts the outlandish, anarchic inter-dimensional adventures of a morally ambiguous scientist and his idiot grandson. Rick—voiced by Roiland—catalyzes the show’s humor as he switches between amoral antagonist and endearing protagonist.

Sep 26, 2013 By Hays Davis Stephen Merchant

Fans of the TV shows The Office, Extras, and An Idiot Abroad know that actor/writer Stephen Merchant has a real gift for placing characters in delectably wince-inducing situations and then setting them loose to squirm their way out.

May 03, 2013 By Charlie Duerr Web Exclusive

In the first scene of the first episode of Maron, his IFC series debuting tonight (Friday, May 3), comedian Marc Maron—playing himself—explains that things are going pretty well for him these days. The only problem is the voices in his head telling him that he is going to screw it up.

Jan 30, 2013 By Austin Trunick Mather Zickel

Newsreaders, the new show from David Wain and Rob Corddry, recently debuted on Cartoon Network’s late-night Adult Swim block. A spin-off of their equally batty Childrens Hospital, the fake news program would pop in to do puff pieces on the cast and crew of its show-within-a-show. This new series has the same twisted, incredibly wrong-feeling sense of humor as their previous series, which appeared on Under the Radar‘s Top 50 TV Shows of 2012 list.

Jan 22, 2013 By Lily Moayeri Dominic Monaghan

Actor Dominic Monaghan, who portrayed the hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy and the addict rock star Charlie Pace on Lost, has been vying for his own nature show all along. Now, with Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan, his dreams have become reality. Wild Things will air on BBC America, following Monaghan to remote locales while he searches for insects, invertebrates, and reptiles.