Fred Armisen of Portlandia, SNL, Late Night with Seth Myers and much more joins Talk Show with Harper Simon for an uncensored interview exploring comedy, music, and his history with Elvis Presley. Crossdressing, true love, Martin Lawrence and John Waters are discussed, along with the real reason he started Portlandia with Carrie Brownstein on the first episode of Talk Show on TheLipTV.
GUEST BIO:
Fred Armisen is an Emmy Award-nominated writer, musician and actor known for his roles on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia. He is the current bandleader for Late Night with Seth Myers.
ADD’L LINKS:
http://fredarmisen.com/
Talk Show Full Episode Playlist:
http://ift.tt/X8ivEU
http://thelip.tv/
http://ift.tt/19gRJeW
http://ift.tt/1qQBCOB
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Welcome to Talk Show.
00:30 Introducing Fred Armisen.
01:20 Who is the “real” Fred Armisen?
04:30 Saturday Night Live.
07:30 The influence of Andy Kaufman, Martin Lawrence, and SCTV.
12:20 Crossdressing.
16:00 Punk rock, Captain Sensible, and The Damned.
22:00 Scotty Moore story.
24:30 Portlandia, Television, and Richard Hell.
26:00 John Waters, Female Trouble, and Cookie Mueller.
32:40 Thanks and goodbye.