Movies: Fred Armisen

In May 1997, Tim Taylor, creative force behind the beloved Dayton, Ohio rock weirdos BRAINIAC, was on the verge of his band signing to a major record label when his life was cut tragically short by a freak accident. He was 28 years old. Devastated, h...

Maya Rudolph's take on the variety show special with guest stars in the vein of the Carol Burnett Show....

From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash)...

“I was thrilled when the Hardly Strictly folks asked me to perform for this year’s online series,” Mould said. “They wondered if I had a colleague who might be able to help out on a few songs, and I immediately thought of my good friend, Fred Armisen...

George and Lacy walk through the streets of Brooklyn and revisit their memories....

A celery salesman goes to great lengths to get celery back on the table. An edited, early release segment ahead of the Season 4 premiere....

The indie-pop quartet perform live as part of American Express’ AMEX Unstaged concert series. Songs include “A-Punk,” “Unbelievers,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Step,” and a special acoustic rendition of “White Sky.”...

Emotions run high in this loose homage to the final moment of the season 2 finale of The O.C. (SNL Digital Short by The Lonely Island)...

Documentary about the Mekons....

This film put indie rock drummer, Armisen, on the comedy map. Less than four years later, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Watch him interview Janeane Garofalo with a German accent and other unsuspecting talent as a rabbit. Sally Timms hi...

Seth Dodson, along with everyone else in the world, know the exact date of their ultimate demise. Just not how or at what time. We follow Seth on his death date as paranoia builds. Until something unlikely happens....

An ambitious young woman who can't afford to pay for college throws caution to the wind by moving to New York City and attempting to break into the toughest stand-up comedy circuit in the country....

A book club meets in a coffee shop....

In the 21st century, audio storytelling, one of the oldest forms of entertainment, experienced a remarkable resurgence, giving birth to the new medium and industry of podcasting. This documentary delves into this revival, offering insights into the h...

One of the first film adaptations of Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders' work, this examination of white male rage against " the other' tells the story of Roger (Patton Oswalt) and Adams (Fred Armisen), two neighbors locked in an escalating ...

For almost three decades, a passion and obsession drove "Chicago's Taping Guy" to record audio from thousands of live rock concerts. Melomaniac introduces Aadam Jacobs and his archive of recordings while exploring his impact as a Chicago music scene ...

After many years of selling LP's and CD's full of the wild mystery of music with no explanations and fewer apologies, Drag City is pleased to finally be able to give something back to the legions of wanna-be musicians that form our listening audience...

For almost two decades, Yo La Tengo have put on an annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series in New York City. With help on Night One, 2019, from guests Fred Armisen, William Tyler, Jon Glaser and Greg Hetson, it's total musical "mishegoss" -- and i...

A year in the life of Casey....

Bighead and Dr. Brainio devise a way so that nobody would be safe from their carnivorous Cyber-Eel. When Ace and Gary arrive upon Bighead, Dr. Brainio, a beetle from Zolaro, Half-Scary and Lizardo hacking into their credit card accounts, Half-Scary b...